Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

⭐ 9.5/10

(Originally written by Mathew)

What. a. ride. Like all media made by Sacha Baron Cohen, one really needs to have a good understanding of who he is and what he's trying to accomplish with his work, and Borat 2 is no exception.

There will be moments where you will straight up not be having a good time, but they are almost always important to moving the story forward. This movie is equal parts offensive, American political commentary, and heartwarming father/daughter tale.

This moviefilm, in typical Baron Cohen fashion, often exposes the ugly and honest side of American culture, sometimes even the horrific parts of important elected officials. Jill made the good point that she hopes film and media like this scares these people, especially the high profile ones. There's no room for bigotry and hate in the world, and exposing people the way Sacha Baron Cohen sneakily (yet honestly) does, both as Borat and as many of his other personas, denies the certainty of a safe space for them to share their bigotry. When any interview for an underground alt right news source could be Borat with a fake nose and a turtleneck, who can you trust?

Also, the last ten minutes of the film are some of the best minutes I've seen on screen this year. I can't wait until more clips are available online for those of you that (understandably) won't watch because there are a lot of gems.

Sacha Baron Cohen is a genius who is successfully working to make the world a better place, albeit in an really funky way. Change my mind.

Half a star removed for a couple of scenes that I could have gone without seeing.