I don't know of many leading men in film today that are as polarizing as Sacha Baron Cohen. You either loved BORAT or you absolutely despised it. As for me, well, BORAT was a true side-splitter, and the highly anticipated follow-up BRUNO was certainly no let-down.
BRÜNO (2009)
Buttons are pushed. People are mad. Dildos are inserted.
BRUNO goes there.
BRUNO goes there.
The follow up to Sacha Baron Cohen's 2006 smash-hit mockumentary BORAT, BRUNO is both a resounding triumph of jocosity as well as another perspicacious look into the naiveté of overly-conservative culture. Looking for a new highway to fame after a disastrous fashion show incident, Bruno heads off for America looking to start fresh as an A-lister. After some utterly outlandish attempts for quick fame fall to the wayside — including a talk show where Paula Abdul sits on Mexicans, an uncomfortably funny spinning and talking wiener, and the adoption of an African baby named O.J. — Bruno realizes that going straight is the only alternative, seeking the help of some sidesplitting confrontations with "gay converting" priests, good ol' boy hunters, and an arena full of bloodthirsty hicks at a cage match.
There are quite a bit of incommodious moments in BRUNO that are sure to weed out those who are easily offended by such antics. BRUNO makes no qualms to push the button in terms of what folks find socially and morally acceptable straight from the get-go, including a completely absurd montage involving an exercise bike turned into a dildo inserter. A film for the squeamish BRUNO ain't, but beyond all of the excessive homosexuality, penises in strange suction cups, and ridiculous gay caricatures, BRUNO is a film that, like BORAT, is an eye-opener into how the supposedly culturally liberal West is, in fact, quite the opposite.
BRUNO is lewd, shocking, and downright hilarious. And let's face it, if we were talking about BARBARA instead of BRUNO and audiences were being barraged with boobs instead of balls, not nearly as many common folk would walk out of the theaters with their panties in a bunch. That's why BRUNO is genius — the people that Sacha Baron Cohen is making fun of are exactly the type of people that are offended by his provocative and shocking commentaries.
Bravo, Mr. Cohen. You know how to make me laugh.
There are quite a bit of incommodious moments in BRUNO that are sure to weed out those who are easily offended by such antics. BRUNO makes no qualms to push the button in terms of what folks find socially and morally acceptable straight from the get-go, including a completely absurd montage involving an exercise bike turned into a dildo inserter. A film for the squeamish BRUNO ain't, but beyond all of the excessive homosexuality, penises in strange suction cups, and ridiculous gay caricatures, BRUNO is a film that, like BORAT, is an eye-opener into how the supposedly culturally liberal West is, in fact, quite the opposite.
BRUNO is lewd, shocking, and downright hilarious. And let's face it, if we were talking about BARBARA instead of BRUNO and audiences were being barraged with boobs instead of balls, not nearly as many common folk would walk out of the theaters with their panties in a bunch. That's why BRUNO is genius — the people that Sacha Baron Cohen is making fun of are exactly the type of people that are offended by his provocative and shocking commentaries.
Bravo, Mr. Cohen. You know how to make me laugh.
Though I should probably be in the hospital getting the ulcer I undoubtedly got from the 80 minutes of laughter that BRUNO gave me, I'm going to give a mid-year run-down of the few films that interested me enough to go see:
1. UP
2. BRUNO
3. WATCHMEN
4. TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
5. PUBLIC ENEMIES
Next up is DISTRICT 9 on August 14, but since Judd Apatow really knows how to tickle my private parts, I'm sure I'll be catching FUNNY PEOPLE at some point prior to the release of DISTRICT 9. I'm okay with that. *shrug*
1. UP
2. BRUNO
3. WATCHMEN
4. TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
5. PUBLIC ENEMIES
Next up is DISTRICT 9 on August 14, but since Judd Apatow really knows how to tickle my private parts, I'm sure I'll be catching FUNNY PEOPLE at some point prior to the release of DISTRICT 9. I'm okay with that. *shrug*
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