what hasn't changed a bit is Sacha Baron Cohen's escaped-from-the-asylum performance, and Borat is still one of the most lovable and abhorrent characters ever
though his jokes don't always land, Sacha Baron Cohen's creation remains a fearless and funny comic force in sequel; Borat is an idiot, but "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" ends on a pretty smart note
the sequel lacks an audience-destroying showstopper like the original film's protracted nude wrestling match, but Bakalova rivals Baron Cohen in her well-concealed yet palpable joy of performance lurking under the firmness of her commitment
fascinating and urgently satirical; It's the ripped-from-the-headlines relevance that makes it so fascinating, and it's the boiling rage at current politics that makes it so bracing
a staggering act of comedic revolt; Even more than in his previous feature outing, "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" delivers a consistent, coherent feature-length narrative, punctuated with outrageous, unpredictable set-pieces
a ramshackle film that's not potent enough to be satire or smart enough to be zany character comedy and just falls, splat, somewhere hopelessly, blandly, in the middle
"Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" is jaw-droppingly, eye-poppingly, suffocatingly hilarious; funny, but sometimes hard to watch; Not everyone will like this movie. But a case could be made for its coarseness and excess as a reflection of our current moment
by Johnny Oleksinski [New York Post ]
by Kevin Maher [The Times (UK) ]
