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 (4)
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Sacha Baron Cohen co-writes and stars as Ali G in this British comedy. Ali G, leader of Da West Staines Massiv, runs a support group in a local community centre for local suburban kids. When the centre is threatened with closure by budget cuts Ali is persuaded to run for the job of local MP, bringing him to the attention of scheming Deputy Prime Minister Carlton (Charles Dance), who is keen to somehow discredit the UK Prime Minister (Michael Gambon) through association with a loose cannon like Ali. Unfortunately, Ali's platform on race relations and immigration proves surprisingly popular, and Ali saves the PM. (Mediumrare Entertainment)
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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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