When I heard of Sacha Baron Cohen's new mockumentary, I had high hopes for it to be as good as Borat, Bruno was a let down, I felt it was pushing itself too much to be more controversial and I did not really like the storyline, a bit dull. After three years away, it seems Baron Cohen has reflected back gained some good inspiration. The poster scared the hell out of me as my initial idea of what the characters appearance was going to be like was destroyed.
Meet Admiral General Aladeen (now say it five times faster) is the leader of the Republic of Wadiya (filmed in Spain) who travels to New York to "risk his life" for the fictional country he unlovingly prides himself on. The opening to the trailer is shown as a very Gaddafi threat tape, warning movie goers to not underestimate this film, as demonstrated at the Academy Awards. Some would argue it's a sensitive subject to touch on especially for Americans after last years events in the Middle East but director Larry Charles has cleverly made the film focus on the side several characters that look great. Something the previous films did not do, helping Aladeen/Cohen expand on his most outrageous journey yet.
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