There are more consequences of his situations than there are laughs derived from them. Not everyone around here is a Howard Stern.
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11/07/09
Bruno (2009)
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Reviews Counted:210
Fresh:141
Rotten:69
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: Crude and offensive, but with ample cultural insights and gut-busting laughs, Bruno is another outlandish and entertaining mockumentary from Sacha Baron Cohen.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Jul 9, 2009 Wide
US Box Office: $59,992,760
Synopsis: After BORAT took over America in 2006, another Sacha Baron Cohen creation arrives on the big screen. In BRUNO, the gay Austrian model of the title brings his antics to the States.
Reviews for Bruno
21 - 40 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
What "Bruno" may lack in setup innovation, character conviction or "Borat's" inherent sweetness, it makes up for by pushing things beyond points of comfort or, in some cases, personal safety. Successfully uproarious in slaying social stratification.
09/23/09
As outlandish as the central character is, he uncovers some biting truths that no comedy writer could invent any better.
08/31/09
In the end, Bruno simply isn't as funny as Borat. ... Mr. Baron Cohen is too often forcing the issue instead of letting the humor emerge organically.
08/30/09
Illustrates not the public's gullibility but a comic's waning sense of danger
08/25/09
Bruno has one crucial element Borat lacked, a satirical point of view.
08/21/09
Artificial e cruel quando deveria ser espontâneo e instigante, finalmente acaba cometendo um erro fatal para qualquer comédia: leva o espectador a sentir dó das "vítimas" de seu astro.
08/15/09
As with Borat, there are plenty of outrageous moments that will make you simultaneously laugh and squirm...
08/11/09
I don't know if there are any comedians working today as fully dedicated to a joke as Sacha Baron Cohen.
08/11/09
I thought it was hysterical. I'm just not sure I'll respect myself in the (metaphorical) morning.
07/31/09
Undeniably funny, but the targets are far too obvious.
07/30/09
Worth your time, but be prepared to be shocked and possibly disgusted in between the laughs -- or even during the laughs.
07/29/09
An expose of the sham values of celebrity worship and tinseltown ambition largely unaware that the producer/director/writer and lead actor exemplifies those very values to the hilt.
07/26/09
I don't think Cohen's targets are even being particularly homophobic, they'd just prefer if this crazed, half-naked circus freak would just put his penis away and stop invading their personal space
07/25/09
The movie is laced with edgy, eyebrow-singeing 'shock' moments, but Bruno himself belongs to a long tradition of English-mangling funny 'foreigners,' as portrayed by Peter Sellers, Sid Caesar, Danny Kaye and armies of radio and vaudeville comedians.
07/22/09
The film's weakness is obvious: it has exactly one trick up its sleeve, and merely repeats that trick over and over for its entire 87-minute running time
07/21/09
Sacha Baron Cohen's smiling and gregarious Borat, as opposed to his haughty and selfish Bruno, scores much higher on the likeability scale.
07/17/09
To paraphrase Lloyd Bentsen's smackdown of Dan Quayle during the 1988 Vice Presidential Debate: "Bruno, I screened Borat; I knew Borat; Borat was a review of mine. Bruno, you're no Borat." Perhaps not, but there's still plenty of laughs to be found.
07/17/09
It's a shallow and silly thing that has every right to exist but no profound purpose. It is just a $40 million practical joke, and like all practical jokes, it has at its core a hard kernel of cruelty.
07/17/09
The new Sacha Baron Cohen movie, "Bruno," really isn't a movie at all. Calling it one is sort of like calling mutton the new white meat.
07/16/09
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November 12, 2009:
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