Genius!

Rating: 10/10 (13 October 2006)

After seeing this movie and practically falling in love with it, I hate to hear that an entire country is suing Sacha Baron Cohen. Clearly it is a film that is fictitious in plot. Although the country of Kazachstan exists, I find it ridiculous that anyone could absolutely BELIEVE that the people of Kazachstan are anything like that. The people are depicted that way in order to favor Borat's character. Movies are made about America all the time with fictitious presidents and people. I don't see any Americans suing a filmmaker because they were insulted by a stereotype. This film is very poignant and it reveals more disturbing things about America than it does about Kazachstan. I'll be honest. I actually had to ask a friend if Kazachstan was real because I didn't know how real Borat was going to be in the movie. Knowing that it is a real country just makes it funnier. I wish they did not feel so insulted by this film. If anything, now more people are aware of its existence. I highly recommend this movie to anyone and everyone. ESPECIALLY PARTISANS! I was more insulted by things said by Americans in the film. I was only humorer by anything relating to Kazachstan. There's such a thing as suspension of disbelief. People should walk into EVERY movie with that suspension. I hope everyone, if they don't love it, at least understands what this movie is about. As humorous as it is, it is really very deep. It doesn't leave room to dwell on petty things such as, "the people of Kazachstan could really use an education," because it's not about that and it never makes it a subject. Watch it when it premieres. You'll see what I'm talking about.