Directed by:
Mark MylodCinematography:
Ashley RoweCast:
Sacha Baron Cohen, Michael Gambon, Charles Dance, Kellie Bright, Martin Freeman, Rhona Mitra, Barbara New, Naomi Campbell, Emilio Rivera, Anna Keaveney (more)VOD (1)
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On his popular TV show, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen uses his imbecile character Ali G to interview unsuspecting subjects and mine comedy from the clash between the cultures of faux hip-hop and self-important politics. In this feature film, Ali G becomes part of an evil Chancellor's plot to expel the Prime Minister of Great Britain. The British wannabe gangsta appears so infernally clueless that the Chancellor (Charles Dance) believes it will be easily to manipulate him in the campaign to oust his nemesis. However, he doesn't count on Ali G's ability to unknowingly to stumble into greatness. His "Keep It Real" slogan fires the public's imagination and Ali G (and the Prime Minister) become more popular than ever before. (official distributor synopsis)
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Repsekt! Or R35P3K7!?
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Sasha Cohen is absolutely perfect as the wannabe rapper Ali G. But only in short sketches and mystification bogus interviews with celebrities. Not in feature-length format where the few excellent gags are hidden in a pile of unfunny humor and satire that isn’t satirical. It’s terrible to see him wrecking all the work he did on carefully forming this alter ego. Cohen (and Ali G too) can do much better. And those couple of flawless gags do nothing to change that.
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A terribly, terribly stupid thing that is so embarrassing and stupid that it perhaps needs to be respected. -)
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Someone will say that it's nonsense, but in this movie you can see that Sacha Baron Cohen is not just some idiot who messes around, but his jokes make sense. Yes, of course, it's sometimes crazy, but you will still have the feeling that he's trying to tell you something. Even though he appears in the movie as the biggest fool, in the end, he is not the biggest jerk. Some scenes are entertaining all the time.
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