Tuesday, July 28, 2009

In the cinema: Brüno

Brüno is the third and last character from Sacha Baron Cohen's Da Ali G Show to get a movie. Bruno is an Austrian fashionista looking for world fame while being very gay.

Like the way Borat exposed anti-semitism, Bruno exposes homophobia across the land. Apparently he conducted his very candid interviews and "experiments" and then sewed them together with a funny and very scripted storyline.

The trick with this movie is that it's very polarizing. People either liked it a lot, or hated it a lot. While we sat several people got up and walked out. The gay antics and copious amounts of penis on the screen seemed to put off several movie-goers. But of those who stuck it out, you usually heard big laughs during the film. Of course after the movie you heard voices asking how they endured such nonsense.

I found this to be a very funny movie. I think Cohen did a great job transforming his least interesting character into a hilarious movie.

If you can't stomach gays, you won't be able to handle this movie. But if you like dick-jokes, gay humor, or just watching human behavior, this movie should hold your attention.

4 comments:

Heff said...

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, but I really don't like this guy. I saw "Borat", and hell - I TRIED to laugh, and couldn't make myself.

I do like the fact that he keeps fooling the "religious powers that be" in Alabama for some of his movie clips, though.

Bobby "the Blue" said...

I'll admit, Cohen's brand of humor isn't for everyone. I never got the hand of his main character Ali G. I thought Borat was funny, but mainly because he reminded of my in-laws and their broken English. With the amount of cock-time on the screen, it might be difficult to swallow Bruno.

Heff said...

Ha ! You said "cock-time" and "swallow" !!!

Bobby "the Blue" said...

LOL. I think that was my intention!