# Ali G: Who Iz I? Review

> Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G returns as a political satire, but critics call it a mistake.
- Title: Ali G: Who Iz I? Review · Variety | Shortify
- Summary: Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G returns as a political satire, but critics call it a mistake. Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G film is criticized as a political satire…
- Keywords: sacha baron cohen, ali g, film review, saturday night live, political satire, critics, entertainment, culture, Ali, Review, Variety
- Source: Variety — https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/ali-g-who-iz-i-review-sacha-baron-cohen-1236918623
- Author: Owen Gleiberman
- Published: 2026-10-22T15:00:39+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: sacha baron cohen, ali g, film review, saturday night live, political satire, critics, entertainment, culture
## Ali G returns as political satire
Sacha Baron Cohen plays Ali G and two other characters in what feels like his overblown version of a Saturday night live movie.

> Does you think that men should marry only one woman? Does you believe in mahogany?
## Ali G's character traits
Ali G had an exquisitely daft track suit and do-rag wave cap, his "street" Cockney Jafaican patois, and a stunted worldview.
## Critics call it a mistake
The film is criticized for being a political satire that misses the mark, a mistake, innit.
## Key takeaway

Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G film is criticized as a political satire that misses the mark.