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 Washington Times | When Sacha Baron Cohen jumped the shark Washington Times (Paramount Pictures) Sacha Baron Cohen ? aka Borat, aka Bruno, aka the Dictator ? might just be over and done with. His shtick is wearing thin, and he's starting to let his politics overpower his laughs. Nowhere is that more apparent than at the ... Movie Review: 'The Dictator' Baron Cohen lukewarm in 'The Dictator' Cohen goes 'conventional' |
 Irish Independent | From Borat To Aladeen, Laughter Is Cohen's Goal NPR Baron Cohen splashed his face with toilet water as Borat, the clueless TV reporter from Kazakhstan. He stripped in front of Congressman Ron Paul as Bruno, the gay Austrian fashion journalist. Sacha Baron Cohen says he misses some of his previous ... Chatting with Larry Charles, director of 'The Dictator' Sacha Baron Cohen: The man and the masks: Johnny Carson also shielded himself ... Baron Cohen's "The Dictator" offers political script |
 San Antonio Current | Movie review: 'The Dictator' rules with crudeness and smarts Los Angeles Times 'The Dictator' review: The genius and folly Sacha Baron Cohen displayed in 'Borat' are on display, as are the talents of Anna Faris. By Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times Film Critic Like its creator and star Sacha Baron Cohen, the comedy of "The ... Comedic learnings of 'Borat' no benefit to inglorious 'Dictator' Cohen up to satirical tricks again in "Dictator" Review: Baron Cohen's harsh 'Dictator' falls somewhere between 'Borat' and 'Bruno' |
 Globe and Mail | 'The Dictator' quality falls between 'Borat' and 'Bruno' MiamiHerald.com This was the old "Borat" stuff! And I wish director Larry Charles' third outing with Cohen had more of it. It's maddeningly uneven, though a step up from the wearying "Bruno." Since "Borat," something has happened to Charles' comic technique: The way ... Cohen struggles to stay-on-script in 'The Dictator' Sacha Baron Cohen's out-of-character interviews are more common than you'd think Review: Baron Cohen's 'Dictator' least-focused yet |
 UPTOWN Magazine | Will Smith and he who gets slapped Los Angeles Times By Patt Morrison The Ukrainian TV personality who tries to out-Borat Borat got what he wanted: face time with Will Smith. In fact, he got more than that. He got face-smacking time. The morning news TV performer -- I won't call him a reporter -- named ... A Closer Look At Will Smith's Admiring Reporter |
Reel Critics: On 'The Dictator' and 'Battleship' Daily Pilot He used his incendiary formula as the audacious "Borat" and won the Golden Globe for Best Comedy in 2007. His latest affront to polite society is "The Dictator." It's a satire of the insane life of a Khadafi style despot from North Africa. |
 Telegraph.co.uk | 'Borat' star now gives Cannes set the hump Irish Independent As has been the case in the past, the 'Borat' star's antics did not go down well and this time it was the organisers of the world's most glittering movie gala who were not impressed. The great and the good had been assembled for the first screening of ... Cannes curtain goes up with whimsy, glamour |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Olympics-Aussie shooter Mark squirms under 'mankini' bet threat Reuters May 15 (Reuters) - Australian Olympic shooting gold medallist Russell Mark is set to parade in a lime-green "mankini" made famous by the movie character "Borat" at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics as the penalty for losing a bet. Olympic hopeful to wear ?Borat? swimsuit at opening ceremony Aussie Shooter to Wear 'Borat' Mankini at Olympic Games Opener Australian Shooter Russell Mark Will Wear 'Mankini' To London 2012 Olympics ... |
Zoltan Mesko Does 'Borat' Impression, Shows Off Linguistic Skills (Video) NESN.com (blog) ... a number of other topics, including his ability to speak five languages. Mesko showed off his linguistic skills, while also proving he's rather impressive when it comes to impressions. The Pats punter did a Borat impression that was rather unique. |
The Sphinx of the Steppes Slate Magazine (blog) Kazakhstan is one of those places Americans don't think much about ? except, perhaps, if they trade oil stocks, the mining industry or remember that it is the native land of Sasha Baron Cohen's lead character in the ?Borat? movies. |