Borat: Politically Incorrect Comments for Make Annoyed World Tabloids! :-)

Rating: 10/10 (9 January 2007)

It is actually quite difficult to even get past the title of Sacha Baron Cohen's latest venture without laughing out loud, and the film itself certainly lives up to the laughs of the title.
Cohen, made famous for his portrayal of west-side bad man Ali G, re-invented himself in 2002 as the overly-inquisitive and incredibly politically incorrect Kazakh reporter, Borat. 'Cultural Learnings' marks Borat's first Big Screen outing and is set to make a huge impact on movie-goers worldwide!
The film starts in Borat's Hometown as he embarks on his journey to the 'US and A' to learn about what it is that makes America the greatest country in the world. After filming his experiences, he hopes to bring back that information to his country to allow his people to reach a new level of greatness. However, as the film progresses, Borat does get slightly distracted from his original goal and attempts to track down Pamela Anderson (And the twins!) with the intention of marrying her!
The tone of the film is set within the first few seconds, and as Borat introduces members of his village you start to realise that no punches are going to be pulled with how offensive this film will be. I consider myself to have a very dark sense of humour but this film even managed to shock me! Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying this in a bad way, as what I experienced was one of the funniest events of my life. I, along with the entire audience in the cinema, laughed to the point I thought I was going to throw up!
I am well aware that some of the scenes in this film were set up, but the dialogue between Borat and the people that he meets is so funny, it just doesn't matter. As the film moves on from scene to scene, the antics get more daring in nature, none of which I am going to disclose however, as you simply have to see them to believe them!
Cohen is so at home with the character of Borat that even though his material contains some of the most politically incorrect ideas ever to make it onto a cinema screen, he still manages to seem innocent in his demeanour. This of course makes his 'victims' want to believe him and also want to help him reach his goals. In turn, this makes for superbly funny watching for us the viewers.
This film, since its release has caused almost as much controversy as the 'Michael Jackson' court-case, and I imagine as time goes on will continue to cause more. I think people need to take a step back and see it for what it is. It is probably the funniest film ever made! Don't go and see it and expect to come out un-offended as I imagine it was created to offend as many types of people as possible. If you are going to see it (As well you should!), I recommend that you turn off your brain, watch the chaos that ensues and enjoy it!
Ronson's Rating: 10/10 - Probably the funniest movie in the world!
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