Dogmatic

The one sad aspect about Sacha Baron Cohen’s character Borat, is that now with his new found popularity and celebrity - every knows who and what he is which in effect - kills the character from any future misadventures. Spawned from a character from the hit UK comedy show “Da Ali-G Show”, Borat was always my fave from that show so it was with great anticipation that I waited to see this flick. The publicity campaign for the movie has been a resounding success with the movie generating millions on its opening weekend worldwide due to a meticulous promotional campaign that hyped this movie to fever pitch. I was curious to see how Cohen would translate his Borat creation onto the big screen as his previous cinema effort based on his Ali G persona was a diabolical disaster. Having been a big fan of the Ali G show (both UK and HBO versions) - I was counting down the days till I got to see this film. The movie’s vignettes are intertwined with a storyline of Borat heading to the USA to record a documentary. Seeing Borat interact with rednecks, Christian loonies, and upper class snobs who actually believe he is a foreign reporter - is damn funny. Cohen’s ability to go with the flow and create interesting and often ridiculous premises’ that his unsuspecting victims swallow hook, line and sinker is comedically brilliant. It’s all as lowbrow as you can get and there are some disturbing scenes featuring male nudity(!) that one will find hard to forget. It’s a fun flick and if you enjoy it - do check out some of the Ali G DVD’s as some of the material presented there is a little stronger than what is ultimately featured in the movie.