Brüno Reviews
Las Vegas CityLife
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.
Quickflix
A plot synopsis doesn't quite capture the visceral thrill of our hero's bizarre and shocking adventure.
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| Original Score: 4.5/5
Regrettable Sincerity
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.
Orlando Weekly
Staged or not, Cohen still displays a fearlessness and commitment to character unparalleled in the comedy world today.
Projection Booth
The first 45 minutes [...] might be the most concentrated bit of cinematic hilarity since Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters.
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| Original Score: B-
Window to the Movies
[Homophobia] deserves confrontation, but when done in the manner of the movie here, it is less enlightening than it is just plain squirmingly funny.
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| Original Score: 7/10
Apollo Guide
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.
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| Original Score: 73/100
Examiner.com
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.
Suite101.com
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.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
TheMovieReport.com
As outlandish as the central character is, he uncovers some biting truths that no comedy writer could invent any better.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
Bruno has one crucial element Borat lacked, a satirical point of view.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4
New England Movies Weekly
As with Borat, there are plenty of outrageous moments that will make you simultaneously laugh and squirm...
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
UGO
I don't know if there are any comedians working today as fully dedicated to a joke as Sacha Baron Cohen.
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| Original Score: B+
Brand X
I thought it was hysterical. I'm just not sure I'll respect myself in the (metaphorical) morning.
Top CriticUndeniably funny, but the targets are far too obvious.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
Moviedex
Bruno's quest to become the most famous Austrian star 'since Hitler' is shocking, vulgar and shamelessly defamatory. It's also downright hilarious.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Worth your time, but be prepared to be shocked and possibly disgusted in between the laughs -- or even during the laughs.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
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.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
Sacha Baron Cohen's smiling and gregarious Borat, as opposed to his haughty and selfish Bruno, scores much higher on the likeability scale.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
Creative Loafing
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.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
