Ali G in da House

Pros: Unrelenting toilet humor.
Cons: Not for everybody.

In case you’ve never heard of him before, Ali G is the alter-ego of a gangly Brit named Sacha Baron Cohen. He’s a white guy who dresses in a skull cap, Fubu clothing, giant rings, and oversized shoes. There are a number of words used to ...

Pros: Big-screen outing for a revolutionary satirical character.
Cons: It's so bad people died. Uh, that might be a lie. But it stinks.

In the time-honoured tradition of transient heroes of popular culture, the Ali G film limped on to the screens four months to the day AFTER everyone got fed up with the character. Sacha Baron Cohen can feel honoured to share an appendix in cinema history...

Pros: Best thug-life/gangster wannabe spoof film ever.
Cons: Goes for the lowest common denominator throughout the film.

While Ali G is well known in Britian with his TV show, over the pond he's known as "that guy in Madonna's 'Music' video." When I first came across this film, I wasn't sure what to expect. I figured it would be a good spoof film like the Wayne's projects...

Pros: Nothing is off limits, Ali's clueless nature
Cons: Ali's hard-to-follow terminology, Very poor plot, Often ridiculous situations, Only 80mins long

I'm glad he's a man without shame because then this movie wouldn't be quite as funny. I've been a huge fan of his show and I just recently found out that he was in a movie. I'll admit I was slightly disappointed compared to his show, but the movie is ...