Movies that defy convention or that break trends are often met with mixed reactions. Skeptics question why something has to go out of the conventional mold to do what it has to. Supporters hail it's bold approach to something different. Either way, like any movie it still has to work.
Bruno is a character creation from the mind of Sacha Baron Cohen who brought as such whackos as Borat and Ali G. In his feature film, Bruno is a failed fashion TV star who comes to America to try and find fame. Along the way he attempts different strategies, including: making a sex video with a politician, interviewing celebs, and acting in prime-time TV shows. Naturally, graphic hijinx ensue. Where Bruno shows, as did Borat, is that it isn't the main character that is being lampooned. Your average fan would think Baron Cohen is making fun of Austrians or gay people, but it's quite the opposite. He uses the facade to make lampoon everyone else. It's priceless to watch the reaction of a focus group when Bruno shows them a sample of his TV show he wants greenlit. They react in anger, with humor, and confusion. It's the interactions of the people around Bruno that make this movie, despite it's extreme vulgarity, amusing.
A word for the weak: Bruno is not for the faint of heart. There is nudity, from head to toe. There is discussion of graphic homosexuality. It pretty much goes as far as a conventional movie can go. In that regard, it's brilliant. Just be on your best behaviour.
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