Bruno
November 14th, 2009
Flamboyantly gay Austrian television reporter Bruno (Sacha Baron Cohen) stirs up trouble with unsuspecting guests and large crowds through brutally frank interviews and painfully hilarious public displays of homosexuality. An incredible chameleon who completely disappears behind his flaming alter ego, the bold Baron Cohen serves up nonstop laughs in this comedy by successfully rubbing people the wrong way.
Bruno, the gay Austrian fashion celebrity and funniest character from Da Ali G Show, finally gets his own well-deserved movie. In this hilarious mockumentary, Bruno, the fashionista that he is, gets kicked off as host of Funkyzeit claiming he was “black listed” and comes to America with only one motive in mind: to become famous no matter the cost. Hey, at least it is a step up from a movie about stalking Pamela Anderson. Bruno isn’t a character who knows how to behave, and so he pushes every boundary in sight, from adopting a black carry-on baby for show, pretending to be straight, attending a gay deprogramming session, and a party for swingers, which is beyond bizarre. What is real and what is staged is up for you to discern. Bruno plays into every film and TV stereotype imaginable, and he can be annoying at times, but in reality there are way too many Hollywood stereotypes that do more of a disservice to the LGBT community than Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest creation. Bruno is unapologetically proud of who he is and very much an in-your-face gay man. Borat exposed the bigotry of some Americans; Bruno makes fun of the hypocrisies and fakeness of celebrities and often shows the ever-present homophobia still found in mainstream society. If you hated Borat, then stay far away from Bruno. The film succeeds as a one-man revolution in the pursuit of tolerance. Bruno is one crazy character and the film is beyond funny. What you see is what you get, and if you don’t like the looks of reality then turn away from the mirror, because Bruno puts it all out there and doesn’t hold back on a single punch.
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Categories: Comedy
