cinephile-27690
I really liked this movie. It's an honorable mention for one of the funniest movies I have ever seen(I laughed 41 times in 78 minutes-at the start of the credits.) The movie is a comedic look at mannerisms in other countries(eg, no kissing as greeting, it's a bathroom, not a s**thole). The movie reminded me of Coming To America, since Akeem has to learn what is acceptable in America. It may offend a few but just have fun! I am sure you will! And at 78 non-credit minutes, the movie flies by! My main critique would be Cohen's accent was hard to understand without subtitles. But the humor overshadows that.Note: Thanks to actors Nathaniel Potvin and Kayla Maisonet for mentioning it on YouTube, it was a great recommendation!
sushant-90119
This movie took black comedy to its next level. It has lots of s*** jokes but even if it is too uncultured, it is still too funny. I couldn't stop laughing at most of the scenes. In some scenes i laughed so hard that water started coming out of my eyes. The story plot is simple, a man from Kazakhstan comes to USA to understand the American culture and take some valuable lessons back. Sacha Baron Cohen is a genius in doing such roles and no one could have done better. This is without a doubt one of the most funniest movies i have ever watched. If you love s*** jokes and are not offended easily, then this is a must watch movie for you.
Smoreni Zmaj
I'm sitting in front of an open post for about 10 minutes not knowing what to think, let alone write. It left me speechless for a while. In fact, not movie itself, but hype it caused when it was released. For months I was listening about it, "It's hilarious. It's offensive. It's actually pretty smart as well", its screenplay was even nominated for Oscar... I was skeptical, but I would lie if I said I had no expectations. I expected it not to be as good as it was popular, but I really didn't expect complete crap. Out of the attributes mentioned above, it is only offensive. Don't get me wrong, I'm not at all against offensiveness. Quite opposite, I'm against today's aggressive political correctness and offensiveness is one of my favorite techniques in achieving humor. But if we are going to be offensive let's do it in the most hilarious way possible. If it's not funny then it's just offensive and just offensive is ugly. This movie offends not only Kazakhstan and Americans, this movie offends our intelligence. I admit, in preadolescence childhood I might find it quite entertaining, but as an adult... If they were going for "it's so bad that it's good" type of movie then I could forgive their failure cause that kind of movie is really hard to do right, but if they were just going for good comedy then I really have no idea what to say...4/10
Filipe Neto
I remember that this film caused a lot of buzz when it debuted and everyone was talking about it. Obviously, in front of such a film its difficult to remain indifferent but, whether you like it or hate it, truth has to be said: it's a funny movie that uses (abuses) non-sense comedy but it's very hard to digest. Despite having the laudable courage to break hundreds of taboos and talk about things that would never be addressed in a movie in other way, it does so with a deeply offensive comedy, ungrateful for those who are subject of the jokes. In this film, the target shot down by Sacha Baron Cohen is the "politically correct". The character himself, a pseudo-journalist from Kazakhstan, is brilliant because he can convey to reality all our preconceived ideas when we think of someone from that remote region of the world. Unfortunately, he does it in a very offensive way for Kazakhstan itself, which earned the British comedian intense (and understandable) criticism, coupled with criticism of the film's anti-Semitic humor (Cohen himself is a Jew). The film also criticizes the US and the American way of life. I was always unsure if the people who came out in the movie were aware that they were being filmed for a humor film but, whether as non-sense humor or as severe social criticism, the film works.The movie is good for anyone who likes non-sense comedy and does not mind being the subject of some jokes. For all other audiences, it may seem indigestible for several reasons. Kids, in particular, should not watch this movie. Only an absolutely clueless father would let a child watch a movie like that.
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