I went into this movie with high hopes having been a fan of _Da Ali G Show_ for several years now, including the Borat sketches. But I was a little disappointed when this movie showed a few of the same shortcomings as _Ali G in Da House_--it is very difficult to make a full length film out of an 8 minute sketch(see _Superstar_ or most of the other SNL attempts at feature films) Don't get me wrong, this movie is entertaining and a riot at points. I especially liked his interaction with the gang on the streets of Atlanta and his subsequent attempt to check in to the hotel where he calls the receptionist "vanilla face". The scenes where he learns about etiquette and then goes to a formal southern dinner were a complete retread of bits from the TV show, kind of a same but different approach. Then the end. It was horrible. It was like they had more planned and ran out of money so the movie ended in the middle of nothing. It needed a lot more.