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Bruno (2009) Rank 4 Reviews
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The Sun
And the final piece of advice in this guide to viewing Bruno? Don't nod in agreement when someone tries to be cool by saying: "It isn't as good as Borat. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The Sun
News of the World
Funniest film since a moustachioed anti-Semite took cultural learnings of America for make benefit glorious nation of Kazakhstan? ...read the complete Bruno movie review at News of the World
Nolan's Pop Culture Review
Again, this is not a film for everyone. There are some very graphic scenes and some groups, including that wacky bunch over in Topeka, don't particularly come out smelling like roses. And while I found it funny you may not. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Nolan's Pop Culture Review
Sunday Mirror
It may not be as funny as Borat, but it's certainly the funniest film since then. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Sunday Mirror
BET
Overall, Bruno is the best comedy of the year and one of the best movies of the year thus far. Leave your moral judgments at the door and go see what will be one of the most talked about films in 2009. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at BET
Los Angeles Times
It's the subtext running through all of Baron Cohen's work: Whatever naked truth I'm exposing, it's only for the greater good; if you're uncomfortable, that's your problem. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Los Angeles Times
Jam! Movies
This latest exercise in outrageousness from Sacha Baron Cohen brings his gay Austrian fashionista to the big screen: The gormless, feckless, hairless Bruno, king of all narcissists ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Jam! Movies
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Scene Stealers
J.D. makes a triumphant return to Scene-Stealers in this review of Sacha Baron Cohen's button-pushing reality-based prank satire "Bruno. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Scene Stealers
Boston Phoenix (A.S. Hamrah)
Brüno is wall-to-wall jokes, but it never loses sight of its targets, which are many and in the end all-encompassing. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Boston Phoenix (A.S. Hamrah)
Aisle Seat
Good news! The MPAA has substantially decreased its stringency for movies that have adult content. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Aisle Seat
Coming Soon
Even more insane and hysterical than Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen's hilarious follow-up is also far more coherent and effective at using shock factor to get you laughing. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Coming Soon
The Movie Boy
Rounding things out with a performance that pairs together Bono, Sting, Elton John, Snoop Dogg, Slash and Chris Martin in a skewed anthem about equality, "Bruno" is a politically-incorrect savior, that rare comedy that revels in bad taste while also actu ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The Movie Boy
Entertainment Weekly
The entire film is in seriously questionable taste, and there will, of course, be debates about what's staged and what's not. Those looking for purity in satire should stay away. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Rolling Stone
What I will say is that Bruno, directed by Borat's Larry Charles, who stays admirably allergic to slick, is a comic call to arms. It uses humor to draw blood. Maybe Brüno is more scattershot than Borat. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Rolling Stone
Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is directed by Larry Charles, who in "Borat," Bill Maher's "Religulous" and his TV series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" has specialized in public embarrassment. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Chicago Sun-Times
LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen)
Cohen holds up another mirror to American society, and if anything we've only gotten uglier since Borat. Or maybe we're just uglier when it comes to homosexuality. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen)
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by Fragner on July 14, 2009 Coopersburg, Pennsylvania
With Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen set out to expose the ugly side of the celebrity world- ripe with vanity, shallow behavior and multitudes of ironies.
In my opinion, this film loses some of the charm that we found in Borat- Bruno is more about ...
by DefyTime on July 17, 2009 Richardson, Texas
This movie goes beyond what he has done before. So funny and so wrong at the same time. If you are not easily offended see it. ...
by Tetramobile on July 17, 2009 New York, New York
I'm sure that I'm not in the majority, but I don't think it's all that great. I've seen enough of his work that now it just seems old. The fact is that Bruno was never his best character and what he wasn't all that featured ...
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