Ali G Indahouse (2002)

Ali G Indahouse is a decent movie with a bad storyline but it makes up for it with a ton of very funny scenes and a very likable performance as Ali G from Sacha Baron Cohen.Ali G is definitely not my favourite character Sacha Baron Cohen created,and the brief cameo Borat has in this movie just reminded me that he is much funnier than Ali G.I think that Martin Freeman was a bad decision,I always like him in everything he's in,but he is usually a very calm character,and Ricky C just wasn't the right role for him.Fans of the series Da Ali G Show will probably be disappointed with this movie,but will still enjoy the many laugh out loud scenes,and Ali G is a very likable character.While protesting to save his beloved leisure center,Ali G gets caught up with the Prime Minister and makes the government for liked than they've ever been,but the Chancellor has is own plans set up against the Prime Minister.

'Ali G Indahouse' is the first movie of Sacha Baron Cohen's trilogy that was followed by 'Borat' and then 'Bruno'. All three characters originated from Cohen's 'The Ali G Show' and thus, crude and vulgar humour is expected and this kind of humour isn't suitable for all. I found the humour of 'Ali G Indahouse' to be much less crude compared to the followup films. Expectedly, it's a silly movie with a predictable story but entertaining nonetheless. The execution is adequate and the writing a tad nonsensical but most of the jokes work. While actors like Michael Gambon, Charles Dance and Rhona Mitra are left with cliché roles, Sacha Baron Cohen steals the show obviously. Martin Freeman stands out as his homosexual sidekick. Of the three films, I prefer 'Bruno' because of the original story while 'Borat' is the least favourite. I wonder what Cohen has installed next.

This film is one of those few films that really...should never see the light of day, its so politically incorrect its stupid (if we compare to Sacha Baron Cohens other films, its not so bad - however i don't like the follow ups so there you go) anyway, i like to compare this film to a car crash....you shouldn't look....but you do anyway...then you know you should look away...but you just cant do it! You have to watch to the end just to see if the hapless Ali G does manage to save Staines (where i live btw, and yes, it is that much of a hole). Not a bad film, not the best film, funny in a 'im drunk and need to watch something silly' way.

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.