The King of the Neo-Cons!

Rating: 1/10 (9 May 2007)

I doubt the critics praising "Borat" would be caught dead in the same room as Rupert Murdoch, Premier of the Evil Empire a.k.a News Corp. Ditto the equally-smug, self-righteous Sasha Baron Cohen. Yet they are now indebted to The King of the Neo-Cons for unleashing this "masterpiece." I'll let the irony of that sink in!
How does using the plight of the peoples of Eastern Europe mock Americans' preconceptions of them, as critics insist? That Cohen reduces them to nothing but clichés - and paid the natives a pittance for their cooperation - says a lot more about him than he thinks it does about us!
I won't give Cohen a pass for his despicable rendering of Jews because he is Jewish. There is such a thing as being an anti-Semitic Semite! Borat's anti-Semitism tells me Cohen needs to see a psychiatrist instead of deluging us with his self-loathing.
Most of the skits were obviously staged, and some were just gross. Again, how are our preconceptions mocked or challenged by Borat jerking off in front of a Victoria's Secret, chasing strangers to kiss them or unleashing a chicken he keeps in a suitcase on a subway train?
Are we actually to believe that Borat has never heard of Jesus? Kazakhstan is 47% Muslim, 44% Russian Orthodox, and 2% Protestant. Guess they've never heard of Jesus, either!
As far as the "outrageous" wrestling scene -- yawn! Why were Borat's naughty bits blacked out but his son's weren't? One more issue for Cohen's shrink to sort out!
Borat speaks Hebrew to Azamat, and Azamat speaks to Borat in Armenian; needless to say, they shouldn't be able to understand each other. In case anyone cares - and Cohen certainly doesn't - Kazakh and Russian, the designated language of inter-ethnic communication, are spoken in Kazakhstan.
The "message" in "Borat" is obvious and nothing new: America is one seething cauldron of stupid, hateful and violent sub-humans. I guess this explains why Borat lusts after Canadian Pamela Anderson instead of Texan Anna Nicole Smith, who also had tattoos, big fake boobies, and Fruit Loops for brains. If I could sue to get my $3.99 back, I would.