harmless fun and great mad situations

Rating: 8/10 (18 April 2009)

I had wanted to see this for ages but never got round to it. i had heard good reviews and bad but wanted to judge for myself.
I really enjoyed it. the character of Borat is not intended to offend the world but mock the world and let us all laugh at ourselves. the documentary style adds to the spontaneity and the improvised moments (I'm not certain what is and what is isn't) make it even funnier. it seems people are so easily offended that they don't even listen to the joke, or get caught up in the madness of a man like Borat actually interacting with American society.
Sacha Baron Cohen is excellent at this portrayal and he manages to contain this character throughout and his manager is also funny. it is a well pieced together story commencing with his initial arrival to make a documentary and discover the American dream but ends up on a very different journey.
Some of the scenes were very cringe-worthy (In a good way)really Borat is getting away with saying and doing things a lot of people wish they could do or say. in the earlier scenes when people are running from him for simply approaching them, it lets an audience get an insight into how society reacts to different people and different cultures; i find this interesting.
Overall I found it a laugh out loud, hysterical film with unusual situations. it is accelerated into drama with the American citizens having to co-exist with this tactless man who deep down is shown to have a heart but lives simply in a different way to what we are used to, it may be exaggerated but it is simply supposed to be a bit of fun.