Creating effective social satire is no easy task -- just ask Sacha Baron Cohen. Shortly after scoring a hit in the U.K. with
Da Ali G Show, Baron Cohen attempted to translate his unique brand of humor to the big screen with the disastrously unfunny
Ali G Indahouse. Conventional narrative form simply didn't fit his spontaneous, on-the-spot style, and in order to remain relevant he was forced to innovate. Fortunately for him, the secret of Baron Cohen's genius was still only known to a (relatively) select few, so when
Borat hit the big screen in 2006, most folks were blindsided by the boorish, yet morbidly endearing character. But the same characte...
Released:
2009
Rated:
R
Length:
88 mins