The Bruno Post

Vatsup!? Bruno is a hard movie to review because it breaks all the conventions of what a ‘movie’ is supposed to be. Yeah there is a plot, and a few characters, and a conflict, but that’s about it. The whole premise is pretty much to stuff an ostentatious character into awkward situations with real people, and to watch their horrified reactions or see them do (or say) some incredibly stupid things. It’s amazing to see the situations Sacha Baron Cohen is able to get himself into while keeping the guise of ‘Bruno’ up in front of the oblivious victims. And for that he should be commended. It's even more amazing some of the real reactions he is able to get out of people. It’s a bizarre world we live in, and this ‘movie’ does a great job of pointing that out to us.

Unfortunately Bruno is simply another flavor of Borat, and without its forefather setting the stage, this movie would be unable to exist on any level. Instead of pushing ethic boundaries, this Cohen effort pushes the sexual orientation issue and exploits people’s fears and ignorance much the same way its predecessor did. The boundaries get pushed further with Bruno though, for shock value if nothing else.

There is far too much penis on the screen in this movie for no other reason than to gross out the audience and make everyone feel uncomfortable.

While that in itself is funny, it has pretty much alienated Bruno from being the sort of movie people would see again or want to own…or even speak favorably about. I am glad I saw Bruno, it was a roller coaster of awkward horrors that had me laughing the whole way. Will I ever see it again. Most definitely not.