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Undeniably funny, but the targets are far too obvious.
Wholly unsuitable for children, yet propelled by a nagging puerility that will appeal only to those in the vortex of puberty, or to adults who have failed to progress beyond it.
There are lots of moments in this movie that are genuinely funny.
It's certainly not that there aren't a few funny moments in the film. There are, but overwhelmingly, Bruno's stunts are demeaning, they are insulting and they are really cruel.
Teutonic Twins: Baron Cohen's 'Brüno' owes its life to Myers' 'Sprockets'
There's good bad taste and then there's just plain bad bad, which is what describes most of Brüno.
Sacha Baron Cohen's latest shock comedy Bruno is a nasty, tired and pointless retread of the gifted comedian's previous work.
if mixed martial arts fans who view the film are forever after afraid of fighters getting aroused during a ground-and-pound session on the mat, then Baron Cohen did the job right.
A plot synopsis doesn't quite capture the visceral thrill of our hero's bizarre and shocking adventure.
there are very little or no examples of comedic genius in this film
Staged or not, Cohen still displays a fearlessness and commitment to character unparalleled in the comedy world today.
The first 45 minutes... might be the most concentrated bit of cinematic hilarity since Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters.
[Homophobia] deserves confrontation, but when done in the manner of the movie here, it is less enlightening than it is just plain squirmingly funny.
Merely a collection of supposedly shocking jokes about homosexuality and gay sex.
The Bruno DVD includes a full-length audio commentary by star Sacha Baron Cohen and director Larry Charles, which delves into many of the tricks used in the making of the film.
You can watch Bruno purely as outrageousness or you can view it while pondering where the line is - or should be - between incisive social commentary and misanthropy.
The only thing Cohen can do is to throw the character's sexuality in people's faces, but there are several brilliant sequences of baiting and utilizing American gay panic that really hit the satirical button.
Universal's Blu-ray edition is packed with extra material, however, so fans should indulge.
For all of its button-pushing, the end result is almost as superficial as its egocentric hero.
Intentionally shocking comedy even edgier than Borat.
Deeply condescending but often hilarious, this absolute mess of a film showcases the best and worst tendencies of Sacha Baron Cohen's character and talents.
There are more consequences of his situations than there are laughs derived from them. Not everyone around here is a Howard Stern.
A brilliantly rude, deliriously insane closeted sexual politics on steroids mockumentary. Boasting Bruno as the anointed White Obama, waxed rectums, defense moves against multi-hued dildos, and Ron Paul as peeved object of erotic desire.
An over-indulgence in vulgarity of no redeeming social value.
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.
As outlandish as the central character is, he uncovers some biting truths that no comedy writer could invent any better.
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