Brüno's greatest outrages here will still elicit howls and shrieks, as well they should. But our fabulous Austrian friend is no comedy revolutionary, only a cruel and silly stereotype in leopard-print underwear.
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07/09/09
Bruno (2009)
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Reviews Counted:208
Fresh:140
Rotten:68
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.
Theatrical Release:10-07-2009
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
141 - 160 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
It’s an exercise in offensiveness, an exploration of over-the-topness and a gleeful working of both sides of the street. What brings Brüno down, though, is sinful behavior. Mr. Baron Cohen commits the cardinal sin of unfunniness.
07/09/09
Whether you believe Brüno is the caustic comedy of a political prankster or the rude humor of a smart-aleck, it's hard to deny that there is a subversive intelligence at work.
07/09/09
Sacha Baron Cohen uses his guerilla tactics to 'expose' the vanity and vacuity of Hollywood and the American South. His high-wire humor can be very funny, but here the groans often drown out the giggles.
07/09/09
Funny, yes. Astute in its satire, not as much.
07/09/09
While Cohen has teamed up again with director Larry Charles, Brüno feels protracted. When the filmmakers’ luck dries up, they resort to staged fish-in-a-barrel events that make the movie a more desperate, less surprising exercise.
07/09/09
Borat got some pretty uncomfortable and surprising behavior from people. Brüno shoots fish in a barrel.
07/09/09
Producer/star Sacha Baron Cohen keeps trying to mine humor from the same type of jokes. And in terms of story structure, it's pretty much the same movie as its predecessor.
07/09/09
Brüno is a smarter, savvier and all-around funnier movie than its predecessor.
07/09/09
A politically-incorrect savior, that rare comedy that revels in bad taste while also actually having something worthwhile to say about the world we live in and the senselessness of stereotypes.
07/09/09
The problem with Bruno comes in mistaking blatancy for comic gold.
07/09/09
The movie is a toxic dart aimed at the spangly new heart of American hypocrisy: our fake-tolerant, fake-charitable, fake-liberated-yet-still madly-closeted fame culture.
07/09/09
Controversial, uncomfortable, and hilarious
07/09/09
Brüno hinges on how uncomfortable we are watching a homosexual minstrel show; our PC excruciation is as crucial to the formula as the good ol' boys' irritation
07/09/09
While Cohen's samurai satire has lost some of its edge, he can still leave audiences howling -- when they're not gasping in disbelief.
07/09/09
Brüno offers both succor and sucker bait for liberal-minded viewers who may feel harassed by prevailing and ever-shifting cultural sensitivities.
07/09/09
Top CriticCohen no longer has freshness and novelty on his side, but he’s retained the power to shock, offend, provoke, unsettle, and most importantly, entertain a jaded, desensitized public.
07/09/09
With his previous work, Baron Cohen has already proven he's a lot smarter than this
07/09/09
Cohen still displays a fearlessness and commitment to character unparalleled in the comedy world today, and that’s what elevates his stunts from the level of Jackass-type flinch fodder to something considerably more outrageous.
07/09/09
Although Brüno is sometimes a wickedly funny flick, the dubious techniques and repellent protagonist produce fewer real laughs than its predecessor.
07/09/09
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November 12, 2009:
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July 13, 2009:
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July 12, 2009:
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July 09, 2009:
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