Sick Product of a Sick System

A Disappointing Continuation

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

I remember just before Christmas 2001, I was up late with my dad watching this show he recommended to me, Da Al G Show. After three or four minutes, I was in titers and guffaws "Who the F is this guy". Well he's the name wave comedian of the millennium. Sasha Baren Cohen, who's not just funny as hell, but has great insight in to subjects that come through in his scripts, where he takes so many so many digs at stuff, some stuff that ought to be dissed. The following year, this movie came out. Though really wanting to see it, "Oh, I wait till it's comes out on DVD", and it did in the four months that ensued. I should of gone to see it at the cinema, for this is such funny stuff, only the first in a series of Cohen classics, you could never tired of watching it, where those same funny moments, would still have you kicking yourself, you wouldn't find it less funny. The film too, has a good, if original story. Ali G is such a character you can't hate, and too, like many of us, lives off the dole. His dog really likes to get intimate under the sheets, where Ali: Alistair likes to have sexy dreams, where may'be we see a little bit more of this guy when we should, when his johnson dangles out, whilst in the middle of a shootout, Ali, heavily outnumbered. He teaches kids stuff about self improvement, at the John Mikey Leisure centre, where kids get badges for majoring in advanced swearing. Only now the centre is about to be closed down, where Ali, demonstrates his disapproval in another hilarious uproariously funny scene. Suddenly luck turns his way, while again revealing too much of his anatomy, where he's used as a pawn to overthrow a Governor (Gambon, great) by an evil political adversary, wonderfully played by Charles Dance, who can pack a few punches as seen near the film's end. In return, Ali may just be able to save his centre. And they way Ali tries to get votes, is just another series of funny scenes, where if you don't vote, you may want to check out your letter box. Ali G's girl is a nurse, who really hasn't got a problem with one of her colleagues either. And we have a misunderstood conversation by Gambon and another political party. Highly funny, vulgar and crass in parts, hey that Cohen's trademark, Ali G Indahouse, is essential viewing for comedy fans, or lovers of Cohen's films, where if they've seen the other ones, and haven't seen this, this one finishes the picture perfectly, and delivers at the same level of laughs. Hey, who wouldn't want to see Dance in a woman's leopard outfit and having to be made Ali's bitch.

The hip-hop, white-gangster wannabe only known as Ali G (Sacha Baron Cohen) to his friends (Martin Freeman & Tony Way), his girlfriend (Kellie Bright) and his relative Nan (Barbara New). When the evil chancellor (Charles Dance) and his assistant (Rhona Mitra) wants to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britian (Michael Gambon). Ali G unlikely chosen by the chancellor to make the Prime Minister to look foolish and lose his credibility. But instead, Ali G is a success with the politicians and the media. Ali G is actually more clever and smart, despite what the chancellor thinks of him. Ali G finds himself being embraced by the nation as the voice of the youth and keeping things real. Now the chancellor has to find ways to destroy Ali G credibility as well.Directed by Mark Mylod made an amusing, extremely silly comedy with some sharp satire. It is fun to watch Cohen gives his character Ali G his 110 percent. Although it was only released in Grant Britian back in March 2002. The movie was finally released on DVD in North America in late 2004. Since Cohen is extremely well known for his sketch comedy in the U.K. and the U.S. in "Da Ali G Show".DVD has an good anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) transfer and an fine Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. The DVD has an amusing running commentary by Cohen, Freeman and Way but in the commentary track, the actors are doing their characters watching the movie. DVD also includes Deleted Scenes, Two Featurettes, Photo Gallery and Trailers. "Ali G Indahouse" is a good, crazy, sometimes wildly uneven comedy. Die-Hard fans of Cohen will enjoy this more than others. Besides, it is fun to watch Gambon and Dance in this absurd movie. Written by Cohen and Dan Mazer (Borat:Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Bruno). (*** ½/*****).

Sacha Baron Cohen is clearly a talented comedian. He is able to completely sink into the most ridiculous and obscene characters and completely break boundaries that most films only push lightly. Shock humor barely begins to describe Cohen's style. But while "Borat" was hysterical because it unashamedly tore apart parts of American culture that we'd rather not think about, "Ali G Indahouse" doesn't quite cut it.Ali G (Sacha Baron Cohen) is a wannabe gangsta rapper who loves teaching kids at a community center about the gangsta lifestyle, but the center is losing money and is going to close. He goes to London to go on a hunger strike in protest, but at the same time, the Chancellor is planning on double-crossing the Prime Minister to get his job. To that end, he needs to have the Prime Minister hire a young, "in touch," person to fill a seat in Parliament, who will then fail and force the Prime Minister to resign. The chancellor sees Ali G, and immediately selects him for the role of the unknowing pawn. Needless to say, things don't go as planned."Ali G Indahouse" is a satire. It spoofs the public's concession about what is acceptable behavior in today's world while also making fun of politicians who despite showering the public with words and promises, are so clueless about what the people really want that they fail. The film allows Cohen to do what he does best, which is to act outrageously in places and situations where behavior must be kept under strict control. Yet, despite there being a few hilarious sequences, the film doesn't really work.Perhaps the reason why this film doesn't work is that there's actually a plot. In "Borat," Cohen let the character run wild and that was it. Here, Ali G is given a storyline, and maybe the film could have been better if the story was decent (which it isn't), but it closes the walls on the character, and Cohen's characters need as much room to breathe as possible.I've seen a few clips of Ali G, and he's just not as funny as Borat (I haven't seen "Bruno"). True, he can get us to laugh, but he's just an moron, instead of a man who is so clueless that he doesn't realize that his behavior is appalling, bordering on illegal. "Borat" was funny because only Cohen and the filmmakers were in on the joke. "Ali G Indahouse" doesn't have that luxury.The humor is very British, so if that's not your thing, it's another reason to skip this one.

Ali G Indahouse is really the only of the three Baron Cohen character comedies to be an actual movie. The Ali G character was the lead character of Da Ali G Show on HBO, while the other two characters appeared as more funny. This has always been the main character for Baron Cohen as well, and the first to be created. So anyway this movie is honestly a very nice ode to the character, as he is not getting a hoaxing movie like the other two characters. So basically you get sort of what you get from Ali G most of the time on Da Ali G Show. The writing isn't spectacular, but you get some well needed cheap laughs from this one.6/10