Ali G Indahouse
Directed by Mark Mylod
- comedy
The story
Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the evil Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain. However, instead of bringing the Prime Minister down, Ali is embraced by the nation as the voice of youth and 'realness', making the Prime Minister and his government more popular than ever.
What it’s like
Bright, flat daylight over a London estate and the stiff green-and-wood rooms of Westminster, with the broad, deliberately unpolished look of a television comedy stretched to feature length. The camera stays mostly straightforward while Sacha Baron Cohen's character performs to the lens, and the soundtrack leans on bouncy hip-hop numbers and cheerful pop-rap bursts that cut through the scenes. Vibe: silly, scrappy, cheekily satirical, the kind of loud comfort comedy that suits a lazy weekend afternoon, a group watch, or a late laugh with friends. Pacing is brisk and episodic, with gags arriving every few minutes. Tone stays light and irreverent, the emotional arc is simple (an out-of-his-depth young man finds an unlikely place in public life), and the satire of politicians and media is broad rather than cutting. Intensity: crude language, drug and sexual innuendo, and some slapstick scuffles and comic menace; no gore, and little that lands as genuinely frightening. For fans of gleeful, rude British sketch humour and people who want a silly, mild, high-energy laugh.
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