The hip-hopping, white gangsta-rapper wannabe gets entangled in the evil Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain (Michael Gambon). But, instead of bringing him down, Ali G is embraced by the nation as the voice of youth and "realness," making the Prime Minister and his government more popular than ever.
Sacha Baron Cohen’s creation of Ali G started out as a funny and clever satirical take on a modern cultural phenomenon. As the bandwagon gathered pace and more and more people jumped aboard the character became a somewhat inescapable pastiche. ‘Ali G in da House’ is the final straw as the character finally loses any credibility and humour. The jokes are agonisingly poor, the ‘real’ actors who are in the movie are substandard and the entire film acts as a window for everything that is wrong with modern culture – something that is just too disheartening to laugh at. ‘Ali G in da House’ is nothing more than an indication that it may be time for Mr. Cohen to retire the yellow suit and concentrate on more sophisticated alter-egos.
The review for this is waaaaay too serious! OK it's never going to win any Oscars but this film is a bit of fun and I have to say I enjoyed it more than Borat. The jokes are quite poor but that's kind of the idea. Watch it with a few mates and a few beers (or whatever else you can get your hands on) and it's got some proper funny moments. Just a shame we haven't got the "that pole is really dirty, it's going to need a lot of polishing" scene!
Time for Mr. Cohen to retire the yellow suit
Posted: 06 December 2008The review for this is waaaaay too serious! OK i…
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