Press clippings Page 7
Borat 2 review
In a sign of changed times, the new Borat is far less funny than its predecessor.
Jake Wilson, Sydney Morning Herald, 22nd October 2020Giuliani dismisses 'compromising' clip from Borat 2
Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani has dismissed as a "complete fabrication" a clip from a new Borat film appearing to show him with hands down his trousers. "I was tucking in my shirt after taking off the recording equipment," the former New York City mayor tweeted.
BBC, 22nd October 2020Sacha Baron Cohen's 15 most outrageous pranks, ranked
He may be a man of a thousand different faces, but Sacha Baron Cohen is surely one of a kind.
Louis Chilton, The Independent, 22nd October 2020Borat 2 slammed by anti-abortion charity for baby gag
The comedy character, played by actor Sacha Baron Cohen, sees his on-screen daughter scoff a cupcake which has an edible model baby on top. The pair then visit Carolina Women's Health Center in the US and discuss "taking the baby out" with a shocked pro-life pastor. The controversial "I swallowed the baby" clip in Borat 2 was posted online earlier this week amassing tens of thousands of viewers ahead of the movie's big release on Amazon Prime Video tomorrow (FRI).
Nadeem Badshah and Sasha Morris, Daily Star, 22nd October 2020Giant Borat statue air-lifted into Sydney
Publicity stunt comes ahead of the release of a long-awaited Borat sequel.
Louis Chilton, The Independent, 22nd October 2020Borat 2 gets lewd & nude in unfunny political satire
Hail the mask-ini. How could any satire be more outrageous or diabolically satirical than what the clowns in Washington have done in 2020? Well, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, which we are informed was made in association with the Centers for Disease Control, tries to answer that question and mostly fails. Rating: C-.
James Verniere, Boston Herald, 22nd October 2020Borat 2 review
Maria Bakalova is brilliant as Borat's daughter.
Tara Brady, The Irish Times, 22nd October 2020Borat 2 review: Borat with a bang
Brave hoaxes, an unforgettable prank and a cringe dad-daughter dance - Sacha Baron Cohen is back.
Dulcie Pearce, The Sun, 22nd October 2020Borat Subsequent Moviefilm review
It's shock that chokes the best laughs out. This is Sacha Baron Cohen's funniest, edgiest, greatest movie since Borat. Very niiiice.
Larushka Ivan-zadeh, Metro, 21st October 2020Borat Subsequent Moviefilm review
The mockumentary pretence is untenable from the start.
Kevin Maher, The Times, 21st October 2020