With all the debate running around on this film I'm a little surprised no one on this site has made a thread on the picture, and I'm unaware if anyone here has even seen the film yet. Well I saw it, because I'm not the type to be ignorant when it comes to film. A friend and I went off to the ghetto theater (partly because its in the ghetto and partly because its the cheapest show in town and you're guaranteed to have at least two seats in every theater with garbage bags over them. Well in theater 10 we were literally the only ones in there, and I wondered if we were the only people in the entire theater.

Well we're watching and a few laughs can be had early. A few quick cuts, surprised people and we're in for a good treat. Then they go to a bed and breakfast run by Jews. Anti-semitic humor is en vogue and this films basks in it. At first there is the "Running of the Jew" where a giant Jewish head complete with green skin and devil horns is raced. The later reprise of the gag is converted to Christianity, and instead they crucify a Jew and hit him with pitchforks. Anyways they're convinced the Jews have "changed forms" and turned into two cockroaches and in order to get out of their house Borat and his partner throw dollar bills at the roaches and run out of the house. Well this set it up for a good laugh.

After this the duo decide to get protection against the Jews, and after being denied access to a gun, the two buy a Bear. Since Borat's car is a run down ice cream truck seeing the kids run up to the window of an ice cream truck only to have their bear growl out the window was priceless. I figured at this point the film was a winner. However when two grown men have a nude fight that runs into a business convention, well lets just say I thought I was going to have a heart attack.

The film ranges from the best of prank like reality shows with good old fashioned scripted gags. A film that looked immensely fun to make, and one that rarely lets up on genuine laughs. Perhaps my sense of humor is @#%$ up enough to truly get this, but I'd be willing to sit through it again. Damn good show, and a damn fine piece of social commentary. Borat has gotten many American's to get their real politically incorrect feelings out there including congressmen bashing homosexuals, and rednecks admitting all Muslims look like terrorists. The film shows some of the worst sides of being an American, but you don't mind laughing at yourself. Still wonder what the Jewish take on the film would be.

Grade A