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(1 - 50) of 55 OFCS Rating: 93% Fresh Page   12   > Next "It's theatrical genius: Cohen has devised a split-level act in which being hooked off the stage by his in-the-movie audience makes for success with his at-the-movie audience."   Blogcritics.org   Alan Dale "Borat may be marked as a clownish, regressive foreigner, but as often as not in America he seems right at home."   Eye for Film   Anton Bitel A- "Truly smart comedy is hard to come by these days, but Cohen has delivered a simultaneously uproarious and thought-provoking experience."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark 3/5 "This is not to say that the movie is a bomb. In fact, (Borat)'s one of 2006's most light-hearted and warm surprises. It's just not the greatest, most daring, or controversial film in the history of humor."   DVD Verdict   Bill Gibron A "Borat is an obscenely terrific comedic treasure of a film, and it furthers Cohen's agenda to reveal America's large collection of boobs and bigots."   eFilmCritic.com   Brian Orndorf 4.5/5 "Cohen is a one-man-army of prodding laughs and ingenious performance art"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin A "[Baron] Cohen melds the pranking of "Jackass," the punking of "Punk'd," the satire of Matt Stone and Trey Parker, and the inventiveness of Mel Brooks to create an original brand of comedy that stands alone as a defiant manifesto for compulsive laughs."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "Like Borat, Luenelle's a joke as well as a means to target others. But unlike Borat, she doesn't have her own movie."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 5/5 "With its frequently astute social observations, "Borat" effortlessly uses bad taste for a good cause."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 1/5 "Cohen's mix of ineptitude and laziness propels this to become one of the worst comedies in recent memory."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius 3.5/4 "Very nice. Happy times. Great success."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth 2.5/4 "...hit-and-miss..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair A- "An outrageously crude slapstick comedy that is by the way heady and politically aware."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 4/4 "A comedic masterpiece and possibly the funniest movie in years."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman "Borat's cultural learning is revealing, even if it doesn't adequately convey how it benefits glorious nation of Kazakhstan."   House Next Door   Ed Gonzalez 3/5 "Un falso documental bastante transgresor e irregular que desafía lo políticamente correcto. Su mayor logro es desnudar la hipocresía, el racismo y la xenofobia del estadounidense promedio."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio A "It's scathing satire, audacious, ridiculous and screamingly riotous -- but it's not mean-spirited. It's just funny. Good heavens, is it ever funny."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3.5/4 "Don't count out Borat to be above more straightforward practicality or participating in the most intestinal-dropping, gut-smashing bit of cough-inducing hilarity of male bonding ever committed to celluloid."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B "I laughed a great deal, but I cringed almost as much -- and as a result, Borat and I may never be great friends."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov "Like great theatre, Borat holds up a mirror to its obliviously intolerant audience ... that serves as a shocking, but entertaining wake-up call."   DVD Review   Felix Gonzalez Jr. "Often functions hilariously as an exposé of squirming American tolerance shading into condescension toward the rest of the world"   CinePassion   Fernando F. Croce C+ "Hold the hyperbole...isn't a work of genius, just a cable comedy sketch with some sharply funny bits but overextended, needlessly crude and ultimately...smug."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 65/100 "Frequently uproarious and occasionally side-splitting%u2026but it's very hit-or-miss, prone to stretches of unnecessary crudeness and flat one-liners."   Film and Felt   Gabe Leibowitz 3/4 "Is Borat the funniest comedy of the year? Almost certainly -- but what's the competition?"   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 4/5 "Vulgar, hilarious, and frighteningly revealing."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 2.5/4 "In spots, the movie can be hysterical. But, for the most part, its appeal is not unlike that of a veteran rock band putting on a greatest hits concert."   Cinema Writer   Jay Antani 8/10 "En se donnant lui-même carte blanche, Cohen conféra une étonnante crédibilité à un personnage qui, en soi, n'en a absolument aucune."   Panorama   Jean-François Vandeuren 3.5/4 "Plucky, uproarious and totally uncompromising."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 9/10 "Borat makes it hip for the hipsters to mock prejudice."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Jeffrey Chen 7/10 "An extremely funny yet offensive movie..."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 3.5/4 "By the end, you're eager to wrap things up. Along the way, though, Borat is a helluva ride."   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito 4/5 "I may never recover, but it's worth seeing. Just leave your sensibilities at home. ."   3BlackChicks Review   Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel 5/5 "[I am] so tired of people being offended by the littlest thing that a seemingly crazy man in a dirty, gray suit who says the most outrageous things is a welcomed relief."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr 3.5/4 "A joke is never funny when you have to explain it. Either you get why Borat is hilarious or you don't."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest A- "...Sacha Baron Cohen clearly has the biggest comedic cojones in the industry today and his movie is brilliant."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "A force of political provocation less on the level of the cuddly Archie Bunker and more on that of Pasolini's libertines in Salò and Pink Flamingos' "filthiest people alive.""   Reverse Shot   Leo Goldsmith 3/4 "It's a fearless performance and yields some squirm-inducingly funny moments."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 4/4 "This is not only the best comedy of the year; it may well be the best comedy in a decade. Hell, it might be the best comedy in one-score years. Maybe even one-score years plus a decade."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik A "Borat is the rare comedy that operates without a safety net. Cohen and director Larry Charles' film provides constant laughter and surprises while daring the viewer to be rightfully offended."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer 1/10 "Dreadful hardly seems to cover this film. BORAT is a barrage of is one stupid vulgarity after another."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper "Sacha Baron Cohen is a genius. A crazy genius, maybe, a man who takes dedication to his art to a level courting criminal prosecution and bodily harm, but a genius nevertheless."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 4/4 "Borat is a full-throttle comedy experience. You don't just laugh at it - you howl, often uncontrollably. I can't remember the last time a movie so completely made me go insane with laughter."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "The most extensive and subversive practical joke ever played by a Hollywood studio. America's been punk'd."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 3.5/4 "What makes Borat a riot isn't its socio-analytical acuteness, but rather Cohen's gift for establishing circumstances at once squirm-inducing uncomfortable, slapstick-stupid, and insanely inappropriate."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 5/5 "Uma comédia não apenas engraçadíssima (algo cada vez mais raro), mas também inteligente e repleta de observações importantes sobre a Sociedade norte-americana contemporânea."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 5/5 "Cohen has created an instant classic"   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 3.5/5 "While this film will indeed insult almost everyone, it's also genuinely hilarious."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 5/5 "A rude punk-rock snapshot of an America that quails at two men kissing but cheers the notion of George W. Bush drinking the blood of 'every man, woman and child in Iraq.'"   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves B+ "It is more than just a silly comedy. Like a social science documentary, it also reveals the racism and hatred that simmers in America."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 5/5 "One of the funniest movies ever made. Yes, ever."   eFilmCritic.com   Scott Weinberg  (1 - 50) of 55 OFCS Rating: 93% Fresh Page   12   > Next