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troutman · 11-03-2006, 09:02 AM

Calgary Herald Review:

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...3-2175fe806a52

Shocking. Creepy. Brilliant. Hilarious. Hairy. Borat is all these things, but Sacha Baron Cohen's mockumentary about a Kazakhstani newsman's exploration of America is also one of the most searing indictments of the U.S.A. ever created.

Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...rtainment/home

Borat at its best is pure satiric genius, the Swiftian kind that has you busting a gut with laughter even while checking your conscience for implicating flaws. Since satire with sharp teeth is virtually extinct in our age — how do you lampoon the self-lampooning? — the movie can be readily forgiven its occasional lapses into Jackass inanity. Then again, those legions of Jackass inanity fans will surely fall in love with the lapses. Let's just say the result is pretty much a win-win situation. When Borat is good, it's very, very good, and when it's bad, it's box-office gold.

Toronto Sun:

http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Reviews/B...3/2219979.html

BOTTOM LINE: Is very nice. A unique comedy experience, hilarious and shocking in equal measure. Not even the late, great Andy Kaufman was as committed to a joke as Cohen, who practically has ice water in his veins as he goads the hateful to drop their pretenses and tests the patience of the helpful -- virtually beyond human endurance. ---

CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movi...rat/index.html

If there is any justice Sacha Baron Cohen will walk away with this year's Academy Award for best actor, Pamela Anderson on his arm. Maybe someone should throw in a Pulitzer for undercover reporting, too.

But for all its hilarity, "Borat" cuts deep. Satire, as everyone from Jonathan Swift to the Onion could note, is not a business for the faint of heart.

11-03-2006, 09:02 AM	#38
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	Calgary Herald Review: http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/...3-2175fe806a52 Shocking. Creepy. Brilliant. Hilarious. Hairy. Borat is all these things, but Sacha Baron Cohen's mockumentary about a Kazakhstani newsman's exploration of America is also one of the most searing indictments of the U.S.A. ever created. Globe and Mail: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...rtainment/home Borat at its best is pure satiric genius, the Swiftian kind that has you busting a gut with laughter even while checking your conscience for implicating flaws. Since satire with sharp teeth is virtually extinct in our age — how do you lampoon the self-lampooning? — the movie can be readily forgiven its occasional lapses into Jackass inanity. Then again, those legions of Jackass inanity fans will surely fall in love with the lapses. Let's just say the result is pretty much a win-win situation. When Borat is good, it's very, very good, and when it's bad, it's box-office gold. Toronto Sun: http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Reviews/B...3/2219979.html BOTTOM LINE: Is very nice. A unique comedy experience, hilarious and shocking in equal measure. Not even the late, great Andy Kaufman was as committed to a joke as Cohen, who practically has ice water in his veins as he goads the hateful to drop their pretenses and tests the patience of the helpful -- virtually beyond human endurance. --- CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movi...rat/index.html If there is any justice Sacha Baron Cohen will walk away with this year's Academy Award for best actor, Pamela Anderson on his arm. Maybe someone should throw in a Pulitzer for undercover reporting, too. But for all its hilarity, "Borat" cuts deep. Satire, as everyone from Jonathan Swift to the Onion could note, is not a business for the faint of heart. Last edited by troutman; 11-03-2006 at 09:08 AM.