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- 80Having been made with a specific political purpose, Subsequent MovieFilm won’t age as well as the previous Borat did. Whereas that one will stand as an evergreen comedy, this one might be as ephemeral as a newspaper’s editorial cartoon or an episode of Spitting Image. But it’s the ripped-from-the-headlines relevance that makes it so fascinating, and it’s the boiling rage at current politics that makes it so bracing. There aren’t many films as urgently satirical as this one. You might not want to re-watch it in a few years’ time, but you should definitely watch it now.
- 78Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerAustin ChronicleRichard WhittakerThere's still too much punching down, but especially too much peddling in stereotypes and xenophobic clichés.
- 75The Associated PressJake CoyleThe Associated PressJake CoyleIt takes a little while to get going...The “Borat” sequel will make you laugh and squirm as much as it will send shudders down your spine.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperChicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperSacha Baron Cohen remains a fearless and funny comedic force, and Maria Bakalova is hilarious and endearing as Tutar. We also get a clever twist ending and I’ll say no more than that. Borat is an idiot, but “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” ends on a pretty smart note.
- 75CNNBrian LowryCNNBrian LowryHis catchphrase notwithstanding, "Borat" isn't always very nice; indeed, the material is pointed, and occasionally guilty of working a little too hard to shock. In its best moments, though, the twisted mirror that Cohen holds up to America from a Borat's-eye-view is telling, and like the previous "moviefilm," very, very funny.
- 67The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerBorat Subsequent Moviefilm is frequently funny and occasionally pointed, more than enough to recommend it as a comedy. It’s also another instance where doing things as they’ve always been done no longer feels like quite enough. The prejudices Baron Cohen exposes have become too fond of exposing themselves.
- 60Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzBorat Subsequent Moviefilm is certainly funny. It’s just not the flash of inspiration the first movie was — it can’t be. Baron Cohen revealed more out of contemporary America (and a lot about Arizona) with the 2018 TV series “Who Is America?” The new movie will make you laugh, but too often it’s more of the same.
- 58ConsequenceBlake GobleConsequenceBlake GobleCohen still has it in fits and starts. That “pedo radar” from Who Is America really ruffled feathers. He’s a performer of chameleonic qualities; see his immersive, anarchic turn in The Trial of the Chicago 7 for a nice contrast. But applying his talents to a sporadically funny, 90-minute SNL political cold open of a film is a little bit of a bummer.
- 50Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsI laughed at a good deal of the movie, but a good deal more of it left me with (Cohen’s intention, probably) the taste of ashes in the mouth.