Bruno is the latest flick from Sacha Baren Cohen based on one of his characters from the now defunct, Da Ali G Show. Regardless of what persona he assumes, Cohen is a master at taking cultural differences and prejudices and converting them into big laughs. What is funniest about Cohen’s humor is not so much the crazy characters that he portrays, but the real life responses he gets from unknowing participants who aren’t in on the joke. Bruno is no different. The movie is funny, offensive, flat out disgusting, but most of all it is entertaining.
Bruno’s plot is similar to that of Cohen’s other film, Borat, in that they follow a foreigner and his sidekick who come to America in search of fame, only to find discrimination and prejudice, but with hilarious results. In this movie, not only is Bruno a foreigner, he is also a flaming homosexual. To say that he is gay would be an understatement. Some people come out of the closet, but with Bruno you get the feeling that there never was a closet to begin with. If you have any homophobic bones in your body, this is NOT the movie for you. The flick features all types of gay sex jokes, some implied and some demonstrated, as well as a non-stop barrage of homosexual innuendo. While there is nothing shocking about being gay, Bruno is so over the top, all out gay that there really are no words to describe it unless you actually watch the movie.
As shocking as much of the content is, the movie is flat out hilarious. Cohen has a knack for “picking” his victims, and some of his funniest moments are also some of the craziest. Without giving away too much, Bruno interviews an actual terrorist leader, he goes to “un gay” counseling to attempt to become straight, he even goes on an overnight hunting trip with some rednecks who have no idea what is in store for them. It is amazing just how far Cohen will go to set up a joke.
I’m pretty open minded and so I wasn’t too bothered by any of the content. However, the guy sitting next to me was noticeably disturbed and he kept squirming in his seat at some of the more explicit scenes. To be honest, I laughed the entire movie from start to finish. Although a good portion of the laughs were in equal parts “WTF??” type shock, the movie is straight up hilarious. As much as I enjoyed it, I don’t think I’ll be watching it again any time soon as there are some images I just don’t want to be reminded of. The movie is definitely worth watching at least once, however it is definitely not for the squeamish. Expect to be shocked, disgusted, maybe even offended, but ready to laugh your ass off.
I’ve seen this movie yesterday and I think its disguistung, awful, uncorrect and extremelly funny. Cohen for sure went too far and his definition of humor is not accurate for many people.
that was some funny ass shizznit. Bruno’s the man! think of this movie as a social experiment into the minds of the “people” both participants and the audience’s(us) philosophies and psychology.
this movie is what it is to those who watch it. Cohen’s like a magician who already knows the outcome of his trick depending on his varied audience. so, in a way its Cohen’s social experimentation into the human american psychology.
in the end, we love him. we hate him. we laugh at his genius, because he really is that.
incidentally, that last part was fu ckin hilarious! those redneck guys looked so confused. its like their emotions went to overload and they couldn’t figure out whether to be disgusted or to run away. genius! pure genius!
I wanna see this so baaaaad!
Yeah this was definitely one of the funnier movies I’ve seen in a long time. I think this movie should get an award for the most “WTF” moments crammed into one flick.
The comedy of Bruno is brilliant, while it can be shocking you still cannot help but laugh! Bruno balances wincing with embarrassment!