BRUNO

Myself and my girl both agree that I am a heterosexual individual. On a bet I once killed a cow with my bare hands and ate it raw just to show how manly I am. Then I broke into the Playboy mansion and made out with every single busty blonde in my sight before belching Sweet Caroline in Spanish. Because I am comfortable with my heterosexuality, I found the gay antics that transpired before my Christian eyes in Bruno to be absolutely hilarious. To actually write an educated review of Bruno from a cinematic perspective is a feat that I am not quite ready to attempt. This is because the movie has one purpose and one purpose only: to harvest laughs from an audience. The success of this film definitely varies from person to person. If you laugh a lot, you'll love it. It you're offended, you'll hate it. And the world goes round. In my opinion, it was a success.

Bruno is played by Sacha Baron Cohen (Talladega Nights, Borat, Da Ali G Show). He is a gay Austrian who one day, after ruining a fashion show by dressing himself completely in velcro, decides to be the most famous Austrian since Hitler. Because of this, he and his gay assistant venture to the land of the free to achieve such stardom. Everything that follows are his failed attempts... wonderfully flawed, incredibly gay, beautifully offensive attempts. And when I say incredibly gay, I mean Elton John mated with the Queer Eye guys, and then made their gay baby listen to Liberace and Broadway Showtunes kind of gay. 

Indeed, it is a hard film to review. The point is to be funny. But follow American Beauty's tagline and "Look Closer" because underneath the talking penis' and gay wrestling exists an interesting character study. The purpose of the study: to make human beings look damn ignorant and stupid. That's not to say you and I would react any differently if we were approached by a character such as Bruno, just that it's highly intriguing to be a proverbial fly on the wall. THE MAN INTERVIEWS A KNOWN TERRORIST AND TELLS HIM OSAMA BIN LADEN LOOKS LIKE A HOMELESS SANTA CLAUS!!! Amazing!

Instead of dissecting any further, here is a list of the amazingness that is Bruno. (Spoilers beware argh)

• Bruno's appearance on a talk show in which he introduces his adopted black son wearing a t-shirt that says "Gayby", in front of an all African American audience. 
• Bruno interviews Paula Abdul - says he doesn't have any furniture - so she sits on the backs on Mexicans. She actually sits on them for the interview!
• Bruno interviews the parents of "baby models" - asks some if they would mind their baby being hoisted up on a crucifix for a photo-shoot - the parents agree.
• Bruno goes camping with a group of rednecks with guns. At one point he sneaks into another's tent completely nude and says, "A bear ate all of my clothes and all he left me were these condoms."
• Bruno tries to film a sex tape with Ron Paul. That's right. Ron Paul. 
• Bruno goes to a swingers party and gets beaten up with a belt by a girl with really big/fake boobs.
• A crowd shows up for what starts out as an ultimate fighting cage match, and are enraged when Bruno and his assistant start making out in the ring.

And Oh, so much more.

Bruno is not as funny as its predecessor Borat, but it definitely pushes the envelope over the mailbox. Seriously, if you're offended easily, stay the hell away from this movie. It's okay if people don't find it funny, but you can't blame its offensive nature on anything but yourself. It's comedy.

Score: 70/100 Not as good as Borat, but plenty of shock factor scenarios and laughs to give it a once-over.