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Ali
G In Da House
Ali G In Da House Cast : Sacha
Baron Cohen, Emilio Rivera, Charles Dance, Michael Gambon, Isabelle
Pasco, Kellie Bright.
Director : Mark Mylod
Ali G In Da House Written By : Sacha Baron Cohen and Dan
Mazar
I approached
this movie with a lot of apprehension, due to the fact that
I am one of the original show's biggest fans. I have loved the
comic genius of Sacha Baron Cohen since he debuted his most
popular character on The 11 'O Clock show on Channel Four a
few years back, through to his hit prime time program, The Ali
G Show. This was a movie that was either going to be a pile
of pants or one of the best British comedies/ parodies of the
year.
The beauty and attraction of The Ali G Show is its unpredictability.
Ali G has interviewed such people as ex-BBFC head James Ferman
through to magician Paul Daniels that produces some of the most
hilarious of results through Cohen pretty much humiliating his
guests, and manipulating whatever they say into the most filthy
of double-entendres. My favourite Ali G moment appeared on last
year's Comic Relief show over here in the UK where Ali interviewed
Victoria (Posh Spice) and David (Man Utd) Beckham. Anything
I repeat here will not sound half as funny as watching the clip,
but his was Ali G at his greatest and I urge anyone who hasn't
seen it to hunt it down as it's simply hilarious.
The burning question I had was can the character of Ali G carry
a feature-length 'scripted' movie, and one that will translate
overseas too. Well.............I think he has you know.....
The opening sequence is possibly one of the best I've seen this
year, with a great parody of a South Central drive-by set to
the sound of NWA's 'Straight Outta Compton'. Literally, there
was not one person not in hysterics in the packed theater where
I caught the movie.
So the plot, yes there is one. Ali G is appointed as the Staines
member of parliament, and from there he gets into the Government
cabinet as a close advisor to the Prime Minister (played by
Michael Gambon on autopilot). Hoping that Ali will lose the
PM popularity points, the deputy Prime Minister Charles Dance
plots various stunts, involving Ali, to oust Gambon from office.
What follows is a flurry of hilarious, laugh out loud moments
mixed with the grossest of gross out comedy. So definately not
for the easily offended.
Sascha Baron Cohen's acting holds up throughout the film and
he makes the transition from small to big screen very well indeed.
The supporting cast are fairly good, although the old veterans
Dance and Gambon seem to phone in their roles as the high flying
politicians. Oh and check out the original Lara Croft, Rhona
Mitra as Dance's right hand woman. I think we'll be seing a
lot more of her. Well, I hope so anyway.
Cohen and Dan Mazar's script is okay, the only flaw being the
tedious moments between gags when the film's plot is being fleshed
out, but director Mark Myrod keeps thing failry well paced and
the next hilarious moment is only just around the corner to
keep the viewer interested . The comedy timing throughout is
absolutley spot on, epecially that superb opening scene.
But this is a fun movie and it cannot be taken too seriously.
Die hard Ali G fans will love it. For everyone else i'm sure
most will have a great night out. Just don't take your Nan.
In fact go wiv ya mates and leave ya bitch at home innit.
