This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Rudy Giuliani: "My liiiffee!"

borat has returned just when we needed him most <3 

while the original feels like he’s using his magnanimous powers for general chaos, subsequent moviefilm finds him using them for good. the idea of borat (6’3”) influencing one of the most important elections in american history is very nice! chenqui to MY favorite feminist superhero! 

ps. “wawaweewa” count is high — lost track after 6. as it should be :)

THAT LAST TWIST THO HOLY FUCK

Not quite as hysterical as the first, but it makes up for that by being actually kinda solid emotionally? And the fact that this storyline was constructed in real time during the pandemic is actually kind of mind-blowing. It's just so nice to get a belated sequel that works as a perfect continuation and companion piece to the original for a change.

Review by Eric Kohn

In his 2006 mockumentary, Borat went to America and provoked rampant anti-Semitism across the land. It was hard to imagine how a sequel could go much further. But then Trump happened, white nationalism scored a national platform, internet conspiracy theories went mainstream, and the pandemic only further exacerbated the festering, stupid rage of a society on the brink. The time was ripe for more Borat, and Baron Cohen has met his moment, with a wily, dangerous satire masquerading as a lowbrow comedy (even though it works fine as one of those, too). Cobbled together in the midst of the pandemic and rushed out ahead of the presidential election, the new “Borat” plays like a prankish wakeup call to the lunacy he’s been pointing towards for ages. At a time when satire often feels too soft, this brilliant, vulgar plea for a better world cuts deep.

cool to see a comedy movie again

🎵 chop 'em up like the saudis do 🎵

I'm a simple man. Borat says "jagshemash" and I laugh.

I appreciate this movie for ensuring that all the conservative guys I knew in high school who endlessly quoted Borat couldn't enjoy the character anymore

"Wazzup with it, vanilla face? Me and my homie Azamat parked our slab outside. We're looking for somewhere to post up our black asses for the night, so bang-bang, skeet-skeet. We just a couple of pimps, no hoes."

Laughed the hardest during the Carolina Women’s Health Center scene.

Maria Bakalova rules.

my most recent google search history:

sacha baron cohen daddy
sacha baron cohen sexy
sacha baron cohen shirtless
sacha baron cohen hot
country steve song lyrics
spit roast creampie recipe
kevin spacey real address

The funny parts are extremely funny but the more “serious” beats aren’t handled as well as they could be.  On the whole a very entertaining movie.

Not anywhere near as rip-roaringly funny, or audacious, or provocative as the first. In fact, while there’s still plenty of cringy “OMFG these people really DO exist!” stuff, the vast majority of “pranked” people seem to be in on the joke (even if they don’t find it funny, and their bits aren’t scripted). Obviously they likes of Pence and Rudy (oh geez, Rudy, Rudy, Rudy) weren’t prepped in advance. Consequently, this sequel has a different vibe to much of the original. It actually plays best in the traditional scripted scenes between Borat and his daughter with their journey towards more enlightened world views particularly re women’s (and children’s) rights. This stuff is written and performed broadly at times, but at others it is surprisingly poignant. That a tribute to the extraordinary talent of Cohen and the remarkable Maria Bakalova. She’s the best thing about this movie.

A work of art

yup

*cringes in bulgarian while laughing in hebrew*

Thoroughly enjoyed this

Wish I could chill with those hicks they seem cool

tbh i don't get the hype

I smiled more than laughed through most of this. And honestly, even though I understand satire and catharsis, even though I know that Baron Cohen is really Jewish, I’m personally not in a place where I can laugh at antisemitism. And the whole Country Steve performance was a bit too appalling to be funny, though I’d blame no one for laughing at its horrifying insanity. It’s a legit response; I just couldn’t. 

Then came the ingenious conclusion. It’s far more focused, more sharply paced, than the previous hour twenty. Baron Cohen actually starts saying what he means, and in the most inspired, ridiculous ways. 
 
I love that Maria Bakalova has Oscar buzz. She’s a shameless comic and demonstrates great instincts. It’s an extremely promising breakthrough performance.

No fue TAAAAN buena como la primera, pero debo decir que el plot twist del final 10/10 jasjasj

This was really funny. I think I was mentally prepared for the film which made me like it much more.

Our savior has returned