borat review Chad S.: Borat quite puzzingly ruins its conceit that the documentary is a product of Kazakhstan when the music and situation references films by John Schessinger and Albert Brooks. Suspension of disbelief is crucial to a successful mock-doc such as This is Spinal Tap and Bob Roberts, so when Harry Nillson and Steppenwolf are cued up on the soundtrack, it makes us aware that the man in the suit is Sacha Baron Cohen and not a real person because this documentary no longer looks like it was made by naifs to American culture. But who cares, right? Borat is a funny and sometimes devastating satire on the mores of American people, especially so when Borat makes a point about anti-Semitism and anti-Semitism that's sanctioned by Christian doctrine. The film is brave, the zaftig nude guy, braver. borat review