6.5
14 years after making a film about his journey across the USA, Borat risks life and limb when he returns to the United States with his young daughter, and reveals more about the culture, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the political elections.
Sacha Baron Cohen
Borat Sagdiyev
Maria Bakalova
Tutar Sagdiyev
Tom Hanks
Self
Dani Popescu
Premier Nazarbayevdx
Manuel Vieru
Dr. Yamak (Gypsy Tears)
Miroslav Tolj
Nursultan Tulyakbay
Alin Popa
HueyLewis / Jeffrey Epstein Sagdiyev
Ion Gheorghe
Bilak Sagdiyev
Nicolae Gheorghe
Biram Sagdiyev
Marcela Codrea
Kuczek Villager
Luca Nelu
Kuczek Villager
Judith Dim Evans
Self (uncredited)
Mike Pence
Self (uncredited)
Rudolph Giuliani
Self (uncredited)
Chase Fein
Cartoon Narrator (voice)
Director
Jason Woliner
Characters, Screenplay, Story
Sacha Baron Cohen
Screenplay
Peter Baynham
Screenplay
Dan Mazer
Screenplay
Erica Rivinoja
Screenplay
Jena Friedman
Screenplay
Lee Kern
Screenplay, Story
Anthony Hines
Screenplay, Story
Dan Swimer
Story
Nina Pedrad
October 26, 2020
8
I'm generally not a comedy guy. I did see the first Borat and found it to be a hodge-podge of prank sketches with some very funny gags.
Sacha Baron Cohan's follow-up improves over the original with a more story-based approach that still upends the '-isms" in America (racism, sexism, etc.) in the midst of a freaking pandemic. It couldn't be more well-timed in this brutal election season.
The standout is Borat's 15 year old daughter played by Maria Bakalova (she's actually 24) who steals the show with her cluelessness and likeability.
How well you enjoy this movie will depend on your own level of political ideology and tolerance to very crude and crass behavior. Personally, I found it hilarious. But it is definitely not for everybody.