Can you believe that the original Borat was released over a decade ago?
In the film, Sacha Baron Cohen plays the titular Kazakhstani journalist Borat who comes to America as a cultural exchange and also kidnap and marry Pamela Anderson (remember her?).
Reviewing this new chapter in the Borat saga is a bit tricky; however, because the very nature of the movie is designed to shock you into an underlying message that transcends its gross exterior. Giving even the tiniest hint of the content would be irresponsible, but I have to comment on it as is the format of criticism.
What you could know about the movie without it giving away too much is that Borat is tasked once again to come to America and to seek out Vice Premier Mike Pence and present him with a gift that is to bridge our countries.
Predictably, nothing goes right.
My original thoughts on the first Borat was that it had a very strong premise and first act and a half, but it sagged and felt strangely uneven toward the end and this new film is not like that at all.
The narrative is far easier to follow this time around and actually feels like a movie. They absolutely do take a strange u-turn in the second act, but you knew it had to come from necessity and what they did was nothing short of genius.
I feel for the people who only see this film at face value and don't see the commentary, the irony, and the heart sprinkled throughout.
I know that a lot of people reading this will be reading this to see if the Rudy Giuliani reports were true and frankly, that's been so overblown. Sure he's super flirty in the scene, but yeah - the scene went just far enough to the line that you're glad when Borat bursts in the room. It didn't look like he was trying to pull out his junk as was suggested.
I really enjoyed this film and laughed out loud more times than I can count and that is the mark of a great comedy.
4/5 Index Fingers
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