Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Michael Gambon, Kellie Bright, Charles Dance, Martin Freeman, Rhona Mitra

Director: Mark Mylod

Summary: Ali G's got two words for you: Keep it real! The goofy gangsta (Sacha Baron Cohen) and his West Staines Massive crew iz in a film that was shown on big screens but iz now shown on small screens. Iz dat phat or what

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By the marginal-or-miss standards of British TV spin-offs, Ali G in da Houseis well above adequate, even though it drags out every smart line or decent routine until they lie dead on the screen just begging for a laugh track. The film pulls back a bit from the absolute obnoxiousness of the Ali GTV skits, which makes Sacha Baron Cohen's character bearable at feature length, but also significantly less funny. Here it is finally confirmed that Ali is a weedy white kid called Alistair who pretends to be Jamaican, rather than a weedy white comedian doing a Jamaican character.

Believe it or not, there's actually a plot, with a scheming Chancellor of the Exchequer (Charles Dance) recruiting Ali as a parliamentary candidate for Staines in a devious attempt to unseat Prime Minister Michael Gambon. Yet this framework is really an excuse for the sketch-like bits, such as a Los Angeles ghetto movie fantasy, Ali G addressing a meeting of lesbian feminists ("I've seen a lot of your videos"), and Charles Dance forced to read a budget speech in Ali G speak. Oddly, the film makes early-1990s jokes about Tories rather than going after New Labour, but any political satire here comes in second to knob-polishing jokes and sometimes-hilarious patter. Luckless inhabitants of the M4 corridor will nod ruefully at the final gag, in which Ali G persuades the PM not to devastate Staines and nods agreement as Gambon reassures him, "it's all right, we'll destroy Slough instead". --Kim Newman

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Audio Commentary, Trailers, Deleted Scenes, Featurette - 1. ME VIDEO DIARY, Stills Gallery
Year:	2002
Release Date:	November 11, 2002
Runtime:	88 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	903 206 9
Keywords:	House, Comedy, Ali, Movie, General, G, Indahouse
Genre:	Comedy