« Archive Footage on Web | Main | InkTip Connects Screenplays and Producers »

Borat Buzz Builds

Borat_happy_time_5 Kim Masters tries to make sense of the Borat story on NPR; she compares it to a movie with internet buzz like Snakes on a Plane, which wound up not delivering the goods. That film was what it always was, a mediocre B movie with a funny concept. But it wasn't funny. The difference here is that Borat is.

Here's Anthony Lane's New Yorker review. He's usually a critic who gets what's funny. And here's David Edelstein's similarly wrong-headed New York review. While Borat certainly needs all the help it can get, whatever the critics think, it will be folks talking about it after seeing it that will spread the word that it is belly-achingly funny.

And here's a possible inspiration for Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat persona.

TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
https://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d83451d69069e200d834f7068569e2

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Borat Buzz Builds :

Comments

Got something to say? There’s three exciting options:

  1. Comment instantly and anonymously below. Just enter a real (or fake, we don’t mind) name and email address below and hit "Post Comment." Email addresses remain private. OR--
  2. Check "Register with DISQUS." Same as #1, but you can create a profile, add a photo, vote on comments and more. OR--
  3. Use Facebook. Click the "F Connect" button to quickly post this article on your Wall.
blog comments powered by Disqus
The Hollywood Reporter

About Risky Business

  • Risky Biz blog takes a deep, daily look at the film industry's ups, downs and deals from around the world and the heart of Hollywood. It is edited by media and entertainment journalist Steven Zeitchik, with contributions from The Hollywood Reporter's worldwide team of film editors and reporters. Zeitchik is a Los Angeles-based writer for THR and also has written for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.




    Subscribe to feed



Categories