Another step in mankind's de-evolution

Rating: 1/10 (13 November 2006)

11000 IMDb users, as of this writing, have voted "Borat" a '10'. I guess I should not be surprised, it has been #1 at the box office for 2 weeks. Apparently, Cohen has a built-in audience, from whatever cable TV show he is (was) on. I know nothing of Cohen/Borat, other than the ads for this flick. I went out of deference to my friend who wanted to see it badly.
I never laughed once during this mess. There are moments where Borat's affected goofy naivete holds a certain appeal, but then we are plunged into another practical joke played upon unsuspecting regular folks. I quit making fun of people who are different or 'slow' when I was in 7th grade, so "Borat" was just pointless and interminable for me. Score another triumph for the imbeciles among us. YAY...NOT!