Bruno: Movie Review

TITLE: Brüno

RELEASES: 2009

STARRING: Sacha Baron Cohen; Gustaf Hammarsten

RATED: R (Strong Sexual Content, Adult Situations, Language)

PLOT: Brüno is a gay Austrian fashion guru. He has his own fashion based television show, Funkyzeit, the most popular German-language show of its kind outside of Germany. After he disgraces himself in front of his Funkyzeit fan base, he is ruined in German speaking Europe. He decides that in his quest for worldwide fame, he will move to Los Angeles and reinvent himself. Accompanying him to the US is Lutz, his former assistant's assistant. Lutz is the only person left in his circle that still believes in Brüno's greatness. Brüno goes through one reinvention of himself after another, ultimately straying to areas far removed from his own self. Perhaps when Brüno finds an activity that he truly does love, he will also find that über-fame he so desperately desires.

RATING: */ ****



REVIEW: As I sat on my couch watching this, thing, I asked myself why was I watching this. Now that I have been thinking about, I believe the reason why is simple: I kept on praying that this film was going to get better. My prayers were never answered. THis film was, just bad. THis made Tommy Wiseau's THe Room look like M. Brando's THe Godfather. THe plot set up was OK. But it was too simular (FAR too simular) to that of Borat (a more tolerable film, thou not that much). The ending was predicable, the jokes were repulsive, and above all, I never wanted to die so much while watching a movie. I do not reconmend this film to anyone unless you have a mental issue, or you have a thing for grotesque comedy.

But I will admit that the only thing that is keeping me from giving this film a Zero rating is the fact that it does reviel the truth about AMerica being extremly homophobic. And me being a guy that is for gay rights, I am glad that this was touched. But I just hated how it was performed.