A hilarious movie

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back and since it was available on Disney+, ago, I was quite eager to check it out again. I remember it very well though, back then, when it came out, it was a huge success which was quite surprising. Eventually, I didn't expect the damned thing to be so hilarious... In my opinion, it is easily one of the best comedies from the last 20 years, even probably the best one, period. The best thing about this flick was that Sacha Baron Cohen managed to create a character who was obviously rather stupid and despicable but, in a weird way, after a while you can't help feeling sympathy for him... And quite often, that was the other great asset in this movie, the 'real' people around Borat were even funnier and more despicable than Borat himself. Many people think it is a comedy based on a stupid character with some stupid jokes, but I think they are wrong, I think it is actually some very smart humor. Like the Tramp who wasn't really bright created by Charlie Chaplin, Sacha Baron Cohen has created something really intriguing here. Of course, instead of poetry, you have vulgarity but, in both cases, you are dealing with a simple minded character but it is still smart comedy, at least, that's what I think. It's too bad that Cohen's following features ('The Dictator' and 'Bruno') weren't that good though. Eventually, 14 years later, Sacha Baron Cohen would come up with a sequel which didn't make many waves and, even though I really wanted to, I didn't manage to watch the damned thing yet because I don't have Amazon Prime which is a pain in the *ss. Anyway, coming back on our main feature, to conclude, I really loved this hilarious comedy and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

8/10