About 30 minutes into this movie, I started making comparisons to Curb Your Enthusiasm in terms of how the situations were driving the comedy and the acting wasn’t acting but rather natural response to fucked up situations.

And when the credits were rolling, I saw that Larry Charles was the director and all things became clear (Charles is a driving creative genius behind both Curb and Seinfeld).

This movie is pure genius but it’s very uncomfortable and there is what seemed like a lot of nudity. Normally that wouldn’t bother me but in this movie, none of that nudity was female.

It’s all about the idiot with a golden heart stuck in a maelstrom of culture clash. The situations that Borat gets himself in are similar to those that Larry David does in Curb in that they are difficult, if not impossible, to explain himself out of but the difference is that Borat lacks the cultural ability to express himself to even begin explaining his intentions.

I laughed for about 103 of the 124 minutes of this movie and I cringed through the remaining 21 minutes. There was one scene in which I was actually the most uncomfortable I’ve ever been while watching a movie and had to physically look away from the screen (you’ll know the scene I’m talking about when you see it).

I highly recommend you see this movie–it’s not necessary to get the big screen experience if renting and viewing in your own home is your preference but it is definitely something you should check out.

PS: The Reno 911 movie trailer was incredibly funny as well and will likely be a renter for me when it hits DVD.

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