Possibly the funniest film I have ever seen

Rating: Null/10 (13 November 2006)

Having seen the TV series Ali G, I had high hopes for Borat's big-screen debut and I wasn't disappointed once I'd seen the film. This movie is so extreme, so over the top and so downright silly, that it has already become a classic. The excellence of Borat is that he lulls people into dropping their guard to such an extent that we see their prejudices exposed. The rodeo ranch bloke in this stood out as an example of backwards, ultra right-wing bigotry second to none. Its scary to think such people actually exist! The great thing about the film was its road-movie/travelogue type plot: Borat drives across America in an ice cream van hoping to marry Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson. Along the way he gets down with some wannabe rappers in the ghetto, destroys an antiques shop, causes a stir at a polite dinner party, encounters some bizarre drunken students and most comically and disgustingly of all, wrestles naked with his vastly obese director in a scene which induces so much cringing you think your face will pop! There are too many moments of hilarity to mention. Go and see this right now. I can't wait to see this film again. Its a quote minefield!