Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2020
**½
Director: Jason Woliner
Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova, Tom Hanks, Dani Popescu, Manuel Vieru, Miroslav Tolj, Alin Popa, Ion Gheorghe, Nicolae Gheorghe, Marcela Codrea
When Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev travels to the US to deliver a gift to Vice President Mike Pence, his daughter, Tutar, has stowed away with him. Like Borat (2006), this belated sequel mixes scripted comedy with real-world interactions. Although Borat now has to disguise himself to gain access to the bigots, misogynists, and racists across the country, the satire on politics, gender roles, and American society feels too familiar, cringey, and increasingly scripted. The film was shot during the Covid-19 epidemic, and the virus is nicely incorporated into the story.
