Review of Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) by Rodneyw. — 04 Nov 2006

Dreck-schmeck, Peter D. I saw this movie today and my face almost hurt from laughing so much.

This review of Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) was written by Rodneyw. on 04 Nov 2006.

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan has generally received very positive reviews.

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