Film Review: Ali-G: Who Iz I?

I recently saw the film Ali-G: Who Iz I. I do like Borat, and generally think I like Sacha Baren Cohen's films. However, this one I really couldn't get into. I am not quite sure what was wrong with it: possibly just that the style of humour doesn't really land anymore. I don't think the white-guy-pretending-to-be-black phenomenon is really as much of a thing anymore, and, well, I don't know, it just didn't really grip me...

I also think the idea it having people in it who were not knowing it was unserious fell a bit flat because those elements were few and far between, and most of the movie was heavily scripted.

A lot of the jokes too, like the weapon they donned, just... weren't all that funny?

I went back and watched Borat after, and it was hilarious as I remember. Just this movie really wasn't very good, I don't think.

Apparently this is the first movie SBC has himself written and directed, so I guess maybe just a lot of the previous appeal owes to other people directing it who didn't get much of a mention.

Anyhow, I can't say I really enjoyed it that much.