Directed by: Larry Charles
Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten
Plot: Flamboyant Austrian fashionista Brüno takes his show to America. Taken from www.imdb.com.
For those of you who appreciated "Borat" you probably wondered what Sacha Baron Cohen could possibly do to top a horribly offensive Muslim/forgeigner caricature that made just about everyone froth at the mouth in anger? Why, it's the same way you get an Oscar of course, go gay!
"Bruno" is the story of an Austrian fashion-show host who becomes blacklisted by all the fashion outlets in Europe. He goes to America to try and become famous again with only his most loyal assistant Lutz (Gustaf Hammarsten) to help him.
So since this is a mockumentry there's little point in going into acting. Suffice it to say that when Sacha Baron Cohen plays a character he truly immerses himself into the part. Just as in "Borat" before it, Cohen plays Bruno more as a separate personality than a character. You know it's an actor but you can almost believe that this is a real human being.
While staying in character is certainly one of the finer points, Cohen's ballsy approach to getting people pissed at him knows no bounds. How many actors would go so far as to visit a terrorist organizations and insult their leader? I'm looking at you Jamie Kennedy.
Of course this movie is basically gauging the reactions of Americans to Bruno's flagrant and utterly over-the-top sexuality and in some cases damn near gets himself beaten or killed for it. The amusing thing though is that as crazy as Bruno is, he's really the least over-the-top person in the movie.
It's clear to see that Cohen's star power has gone a long way for this movie as he gets cameos from no less than Bono, Elton John, Slash, Snoop Dog, Chris Martin, and Sting. And those are only the ones who were in on the joke. Though I'll file Harrison Ford in the "not sure" category as his scene may have been staged.
"Bruno" is absurdly funny for the things Cohen does to get a reaction but even more so for peoples' reaction to them. However, while the movie does manage to be amazing it still isn't quite as good or memorable as "Borat" was. While Borat was good at showing how insecure and hateful people really are, Bruno puts people in situations where an adverse reaction is really the only reasonable choice.
There's really not much more to say on this one, so I give "Bruno" a 4 out of 5. It's pretty great but not quite a classic like its predecessor.
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