"...Baron Cohen, an observant Jew whose committed performance as a gay French race-car driver in 'Talladega Nights' was so good it was like he was acting in a different movie than Will Ferrell, inhabits Borat like no actor in a comic role since Peter Sellers. He rates an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, at the very least.Sort of like Woody Allen?The star is also one of five credited writers on 'Borat'..."
As funny as that seems, his performance really is incredibly seamless. Not for one second do you think he's not who he's portraying. The guy is brilliant.