Bruno

Haha, alright. Relax. This movie is ridiculous. And it's not anywhere near as good as Borat. But whatever, it's funny. Like really funny. Word of advice to guys, don't watch this with girls. Don't watch it with moms. Watch it with guys. Even though that makes it so much gayer.

So many shenanigans in this movie. Ron Paul, the Swingers Party, the Gay Counselor, the Middle East (yes, you read that right, the Middle East), OJ, Paula Abdul, the Psychic. The list just goes and goes and goes. But the best gag, absolutely, is the Hunting group. Sacha Baron Cohen, revising is Da Ali G Show character Bruno, goes hunting with three good ole boys from Alabama. The hunting itself isn't very funny, but that night, while they're sitting around the campfire, Bruno is as Bruno does. He say's, "Look at the four of us; we are so like the Sex and the City girls!" To which, one good ole boy says, "I ain't any one of them. I'm Donny." Bruno replies, "That is such a Samantha thing to say!" Gosh, I couldn't keep it together. Then they just sit there, in silence, for like 2 minutes. Which for dead time in a movie, is a long, long time.

Another really good moment is the series of interviews with the parents of toddlers who they want to put into movies. He starts asking them the most ridiculous questions like, "Is your child OK with antiquated heavy machinery?" "Yes, absolutely." "Does your child like phosphorous?" "Yes, he loves it." "Does your child have to be in a car seat or can she just free-style it?" "Oh, car seat, free-style, whatever." "Could your baby lose 10 pounds in the next week?" "Sure, I'd do whatever I had to do if that was what the job required." "And if the baby couldn't lose the weight, would you be OK with liposuction?" "Yes, if that's what it took." It's absurd. This is the closest Bruno gets to one of those brilliant Borat moments. And it's what made Cohen's first movie such a success. He has the ability to find people who let themselves be totally honest, even if their honesty is atrocious. And in spite of the bizarre circumstances, it's really an interesting look into human nature. Don't get all crazy with me. Everything that is honest, no matter how ridiculous, tells us something about human nature. It really does. And Bruno is no exception.

The reason this movie wasn't nearly as good as Borat is because there were only a few of those really honest, unscripted moments. Too much time was dedicated to things that the scripted out. All of Bruno's interactions with Lutz, his assistant played by Gustaf Hammarsten, are way to planned out. There just isn't the spontaneity and improvisational nature that we saw in Borat. There will probably never be another movie like Borat. And Cohen tried, with this one. It just fell way short. Reminder, don't watch this with girls. That's all I'm saying.