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Bruno (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for BETBET
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
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Sunday MirrorSunday 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
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The SunThe 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
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for News of the WorldNews 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
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Nolan's Pop Culture ReviewNolan'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
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles TimesLos 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
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Jam! MoviesJam! 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
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for LarsenOnFilm (Josh Larsen)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)
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Scene StealersScene 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
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie BoyThe 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
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment 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
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Rolling StoneRolling 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
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Boston Phoenix (A.S. Hamrah)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)
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-TimesChicago 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
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Aisle SeatAisle 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
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Coming SoonComing 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
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Shared DarknessShared Darkness
The film is built around Cohen's title character (above), the gay, self-absorbed, and more than a bit deluded host of an Austrian TV fashion show. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Shared Darkness
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Orlando WeeklyOrlando Weekly
There's so much more that I'd rather not ruin, especially as some of the more startling moments seem to be good for a shock and one shock alone. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Orlando Weekly
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. ClubThe Onion A.V. Club
Cohen and his collaborators revel in exposing the ugly minds behind the tanned, toned, perfectly accessorized exteriors of the beautiful people. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for 7M Pictures7M Pictures
The biggest obstacle the film has is that it kept me guessing as to which parts were staged and which were completely real reactions. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at 7M Pictures
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Detroit NewsThe Detroit News
The results are brilliant, understand. Just not quite as brilliant. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The Detroit News
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for This is LondonThis is London
Bruno is a brave and necessary comedy. The film will appear to be a succes de scandale, and will outrage many people, but it is actually just a success, a film with an instinct for naming and shaming a host of overprotected wrongs. Go and see it. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at This is London
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Channel 4 FilmChannel 4 Film
Like Borat, Bruno is an invention from 'Da Ali G Show' from way back when. The ultra-gay Aryan presenter of 'Funkyzeit', Bruno is rejected from the fashion world after an unfortunate incident with a Velcro suit. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Channel 4 Film
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for eFilmCriticeFilmCritic
The organ, hardly ever seen in mainstream multiplex films, is ready for its close-up, and it gets one here in an image I could hardly believe I was seeing on the local big screen. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at eFilmCritic
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The GuardianThe Guardian
Famously, Ronald Reagan ordered the tune Edelweiss to be played when the Austrian president Rudolf Kirschlager visited the White House, believing it to be the Austrian national anthem. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The Guardian
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The TelegraphThe Telegraph
So, yes, the Cohen's schtick isn't quite what it was. And he's definitely going to have to come up with some new tricks next time round. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The Telegraph
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for BDK ReviewsBDK Reviews
The problems with the film start about half way through. The film comes out with guns blazing and then slowly fizzles out to a mediocre ending. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at BDK Reviews
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Little White LiesLittle White Lies
The thing is, he's a damn good clown. He's fearless, dedicated to his art and there really isn't anyone else out there who does this schtick half as well. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Little White Lies
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for DigitalspyDigitalspy
Certain to launch countless lawsuits, Bruno is guilty of being both unbelievably crude and side-splittingly funny. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Digitalspy
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Daily MailThe Daily Mail
There is no braver satirist than Sacha Baron Cohen today, working in any medium, and I salute him. This movie is going to be as big as Borat, and deservedly so. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The Daily Mail
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.comEmanuelLevy.com
Wilder and riskier but also more calculated than Borat, Bruno shows outre sexual images, and how can you not like a gay Austrian who decides to repent after realizing that our top stars, Cruise, Travolta and Spacey share one thing, they're all straight ...read the complete Bruno movie review at EmanuelLevy.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for JoBlo's Movie EmporiumJoBlo's Movie Emporium
Bruno is outrageous, sick and offensive but pretty hilarious. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Time Out Sydney ()Time Out Sydney ()
It's essential - but hardly comfortable - viewing. You'll watch most of it through splayed fingers, and at times you'll need a spare hand to pick your jaw up off the cinema floor. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Time Out Sydney ()
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Brian Orndorf Brian Orndorf
'Bruno' doesn't break new ground for Cohen and his marvelous comic impulses, but it gives him room to play, and that's just as welcome. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Brian Orndorf
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for IGN MoviesIGN Movies
In addition, Cohen proves himself peerless when it comes to mental and physical comedic dexterity, while in this time of dull political correctness, it's refreshing to see a performer both literally and metaphorically put their balls (and erect penis) on ...read the complete Bruno movie review at IGN Movies
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for TheDivaReview.comTheDivaReview.com
If Borat had the initial spark of being the first project that exposed the world to Baron Cohen's perilous brand of agit-comedy, Bruno is more cohesive, more envelope-pushing and overall, a funnier film. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at TheDivaReview.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for I.E. WeeklyI.E. Weekly
For making every single person with a pulse uncomfortable, Bruno is a fascinating future relic. And I hope that stage mothers like the one here who agrees to put her 30-pound toddler on a 10-pound diet will be just that: history. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at I.E. Weekly
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Jo ReviewsJo Reviews
From here Bruno is on a peace mission to the Middle East. Not only a dangerous feat for Bruno, but also for Sacha Baron Cohen. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Jo Reviews
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for MSNBCMSNBC
The gay-related material is so strong that I wish there were more of it. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at MSNBC
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.08 out of 4 stars for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
It's a shallow and silly thing that has every right to exist but no profound purpose. It is just a $40 million practical joke, and like all practical jokes, it has at its core a hard kernel of cruelty. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Ain't It Cool Movie ReviewsAin't It Cool Movie Reviews
This is our cultural conversation right now, and Bruno minces in, ready to demolish preconceptions in every direction. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for social.richmond.comsocial.richmond.com
The story and structure of "Borat" and "Bruno" is strikingly similar. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at social.richmond.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Can MagazineCan Magazine
The second hour of Bruno is a laugh out loud satire that will make the world a better place. That's what we want from Sacha Baron Cohen... Lots of people do funny. I'm glad he still transcended and took the bad people of the world down a peg. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Can Magazine
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for News BlazeNews Blaze
Hatched colla-borat-ively from no less than five writers, along with the mad genius macabre mind of Cohen's regular partner in crime enabler, director Larry Charles as a kind of neo-Frankenstein, the symbolic and otherwise cocky comedy is Sacha's repeat o ...read the complete Bruno movie review at News Blaze
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for news.comnews.com
The title character is a flamboyantly gay Austrian fashion victim determined to find fame and fortune in the US at any cost. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at news.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Screen InternationalScreen International
While the film isn't as consistently funny as Borat, Bruno should still pull in a sizeable audience. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Screen International
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Miami HeraldMiami Herald
Let us be clear: Bruno, which inexplicably eluded the dreaded NC-17 rating, is far more graphic than Borat, even when you consider that movie's hilarious, extended nude wrestling match. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Miami Herald
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for CompuserveCompuserve
The story picks up steam as it runs along, with a climactic (so to speak) appearance at "Straight Dave's Man Slamming Max Out," where he moves the crowd to hysteria with pro-hetero chants but falls prey to his inner gayness as the crowd boos and thr ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Compuserve
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York PostNew York Post
Still, it's less hilarious than its predecessor, which I awarded four stars. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at New York Post
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Star TribuneStar Tribune
In his new guise as Bruno, a flamboyant Austrian style guru, Baron Cohen sounds one note loudly and often, mocking gay stereotypes and the discomfort of unhip heteros around him. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Star Tribune
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for SSG SyndicateSSG Syndicate
Whether it's outrageously offensive or offensively outrageous, it's laugh-out-loud funny. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at SSG Syndicate
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie City NewsMovie City News
It's a funny, funny, funny movie. It'd just not revolutionary anymore. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Movie City News
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for USA TODAYUSA TODAY
Though the humor is sometimes hilarious and sometimes inane, the shock factor is undeniable. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at USA TODAY
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)
I'm sure there are plenty of people who will find it offensive ... I was too busy laughing. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (Linda Cook)Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (Linda Cook)
Let's just get this over with: This is the filthiest movie I've ever seen on the big screen. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (Linda Cook)
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Film DeskThe Film Desk
Three years after Borat, their shockingly hilarious and frighteningly revealing experiment in mockumentary-style social comedy, British actor/comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and director Larry Charles are back with Bruno, which uses the same guerilla filmmakin ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The Film Desk
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Black VoicesBlack Voices
Picking up where his other alter ego in the uproarious movie 'Borat,' 'Bruno' is just as much filthier and certainly more bodacious than any comedy you've seen. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Black Voices
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ColeSmithey.comColeSmithey.com
The satire is aimed metaphorically at a large slice of America that will do anything for a crack at fame, even if it means a mother giving liposuction to her 30-pound baby to get her kid in a video playing a "Nazi" pushing a "Jewish" baby into a fake oven ...read the complete Bruno movie review at ColeSmithey.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Eric D. SniderEric D. Snider
But while "Bruno" lacks focus and may not be as sharp as it could be, it still offers plenty of smart, raucous entertainment. Whether it holds up on repeat viewings is beside the point; that first time is a doozy. Don't forget the eye bleach. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Eric D. Snider
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViewsReelViews
Ultimately, Bruno does what it sets out to do: provide social commentary through the most violent of guerilla tactics, camouflaged by waves of laughter at highly "inappropriate" comedy. Those who have seen Bruno's segments on The Ali G. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at ReelViews
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The Arizona Republic The Arizona Republic
Still, if "Bruno" is not quite up to the lofty standards of "Borat," it is daring and sometimes insightful. And I laughed out loud, a lot, which is doubtless Baron Cohen's ultimate goal, anyway. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The Arizona Republic
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for dc.bilerico.comdc.bilerico.com
On the whole, Bruno seems slightly more contrived than Borat, boasting more obviously staged routines meant to service the movie's spider-web-thin narrative. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at dc.bilerico.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for At The MoviesAt The Movies
The climactic love-wrestle between Bruno and Lutz in a cage surrounded by outraged homophobes is a supposed highlight, but funny? Call me a grouch, but I found myself on side with HARRISON FORD who, when stalked by Bruno for an interview, tells him exactl ...read the complete Bruno movie review at At The Movies
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for New York Daily NewsNew York Daily News
That said, when he hits, he hits hard. So here's hoping he resists the twinkling lure of fame, which has seduced men far better than Bruno. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at New York Daily News
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for OregonianOregonian
But, really, all the cautions and qualifications in the world are blasted out of your head by some of the film's astoundingly hilarious ideas and sequences. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Oregonian
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia InquirerPhiladelphia Inquirer
Suffice it to say, it's not the movie to see if you are on the verge of a digital prostate exam. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for thescorecardreview.comthescorecardreview.com
You'll be able to get through Bruno's accent while understanding the majority. Here, the folks in the South shine once again in a Cohen film. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at thescorecardreview.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Sunday TimesSunday Times
So Bruno is well worth seeing for a good laugh, even if it is a hit-and-miss affair. After all, I doubt any negative reactions will stop Baron Cohen pulling the greatest prank of all - pocketing millions from willing suckers like us. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Sunday Times
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for TeletextTeletext
You suspect that the huge dollop of cruelty in Cohen has got out of hand - and then the movie wilts. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Teletext
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Paste MagazinePaste Magazine
The thin story exists mostly as a skeleton for a series of stunts. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Paste Magazine
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for kcactive.comkcactive.com
In Bruno, British comic Baron Cohen sets a gold standard for offensiveness. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at kcactive.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)
I felt bad for some of the folks, such as Ron Paul and the poor preacher he picks on. I wanted lightening to strike others, such as the parents of the babies he interviews for a casting session. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for WaffleMovies.comWaffleMovies.com
Bruno starts off as a hilarious lampooning of fame and the pursuit of celebrity, but Cohen and the gang run out of material. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at WaffleMovies.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Examiner.comExaminer.com
Bruno is a character Cohen created for his sketch comedy much like Borat, but Bruno is a gay Austrian fashion reporter with, if it is possible, even less social graces than Borat. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Examiner.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)
Sacha Baron Cohen's smiling and gregarious Borat, as opposed to his haughty and selfish Bruno, scores much higher on the likeability scale. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Film FinderFilm Finder
And so it goes for 83 minutes, as Baron Cohen veers from shockingly funny to gratuitously shocking and back again. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Film Finder
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for TwinCities.comTwinCities.com
I'm also skeptical about Bruno's appearance as an extra on the TV show "Medium," which would have required the cooperation of a lot of people who then had to pretend they weren't cooperating. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at TwinCities.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
To paraphrase Lloyd Bentsen's smackdown of Dan Quayle during the 1988 Vice Presidential Debate: "Bruno, I screened Borat; I knew Borat; Borat was a review of mine. Bruno, you're no Borat." Perhaps not, but there's still plenty of laughs to be found. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for NPRNPR
I sense it's going to be hard to do the movie full justice, at least in a civilized manner that's appropriate for all audiences. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at NPR
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning NewsDallas Morning News
Sacha Baron Cohen is a victim of his own success. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Dallas Morning News
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Grouch ReviewsGrouch Reviews
Ribbing for your pleasure, Bruno is crafted to cause a flurry of varied reactions, even within a single viewer ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Grouch Reviews
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Toronto StarToronto Star
Bruno's greatest outrages here will still elicit howls and shrieks, as well they should. But our fabulous Austrian friend is no comedy revolutionary, only a cruel and silly stereotype in leopard-print underwear. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Toronto Star
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Critic's NotebookCritic's Notebook
He succeeds at doing so repeatedly, but none of the reactions to his inflammatory behavior approach the revelatory value of, say, the infamous "Throw the Jew Down the Well" sequence of "Da Ali G Show. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Critic's Notebook
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The Milwaukee Journal-SentinelThe Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
But whether you believe "Bruno" is the caustic comedy of a political prankster or the rude humor of a smart-aleck, it's hard to deny that there is a subversive intelligence at work. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Waffle MoviesWaffle Movies
Enjoy Bruno for the funny moments, and you get plenty. Plus, I think part of the entertainment is trying to figure out who is on the joke. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Waffle Movies
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for E! OnlineE! Online
Too often Cohen turns his merciless lens on ordinary folks, and so even if they are backward bigots, the movie becomes a mean-spirited test of endurance rather than an actual comedy. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at E! Online
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Kansas City StarKansas City Star
Drawback No. 1: Because so much of his films are improvised, it's impossible to create a satisfying story. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Kansas City Star
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.comefilmcritic.com
Bruno is going to make people laugh and there are certainly some very funny moments. Maybe they won't care where the level of satire succeeds, but there's a repetition to Bruno's antics that make it dangerously close to a one-joke film. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at efilmcritic.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie KitThe Movie Kit
Remember the Kazakhstan. Structurally, Bruno is almost exactly the same as Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The Movie Kit
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
The crown of the reigning king of bad taste must pass from John Waters to Sacha Baron Cohen. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for About.comAbout.com
Baron Cohen is fabulous as Bruno, and actually he looks gorgeous in character. I know a lot of women who'd kill for skin that smooth and flawless. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at About.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)
Mostly entertaining; but it's not very memorable, insightful, probing, or revolutionary. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for ScotsmanScotsman
As funny as some of this is, though, even with a running time just shy of 90 minutes, Bruno often feels as if it's straining for effect. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Scotsman
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Total FilmTotal Film
As phoney and frustrating as it is funny. Baron Cohen's comedy-outsider schtick is slick but well and truly found out. The clothes may be new and more fabulous, but the emperor seriously needs to go shopping. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Total Film
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Sky MoviesSky Movies
So it's a mixed bag - obvious targets sitting alongside worthy demolition jobs - but it's never less than amusing...and often excruciatingly funny. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Sky Movies
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
Though it's missing all the relevance and subtly of Borat some of the laughs are still there and so is much of the uncomfortable silence in which ordinary people are confronted with Cohen's bizarre behavior. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Cinema Blend
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Times OnlineTimes Online
Bruno shares with Borat a slightly patchy, sketch-based structure and a total fearlessness on the part of Baron Cohen. He incurs the wrath of everyone from rednecks at a cage fight to ultra- Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Times Online
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Time Out New YorkTime Out New York
Swish is undeniably part of the humor, yet never in a mean-spirited way. (The target, as with Borat, is latent intolerance.) Still, those who go in with their jaws clenched are bound to find offense. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Time Out New York
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Orlando SentinelOrlando Sentinel
We could fret over all the movies Sacha Baron Cohen could have followed Borat and Sweeney Todd with, but at least Bruno closes the book on this part of his career. At this point, there's nobody worth fooling who still will be fooled by his shtick. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Orlando Sentinel
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for MSN MoviesMSN Movies
Ultimately, though, unlike the cutting and cruel satire of "Borat" (which, really, came from the same cloth as Alexis De Tocqueville's 1835 "Democracy in America," where a foreign observer checked in on the American experiment to find it a work in progres ...read the complete Bruno movie review at MSN Movies
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Courier Mail (Australia) (Colin Newton)Courier Mail (Australia) (Colin Newton)
You may love it. You may hate it. Either way, you watch at your peril. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Courier Mail (Australia) (Colin Newton)
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Empire MagazineEmpire Magazine
A patchy, hit-and-miss comedy with a few outrageous highs and a lot of just-okay padding, Bruno suggests that Sacha Baron Cohen's in-your-face fool routine sadly isn't working any more. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Empire Magazine
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
But most viewers won't have the time or energy to dwell on such worries: they'll be watching with one eye closed from embarrassment and the other welling up with tears of laughter. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Time Out
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Sover.comSover.com
Most of it is low-brow comedy, going for cheap laughs at the expense of making fun at the ambushed chosen targets so they will look dumb and viewers will laugh at them. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Sover.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Giant MagazineGiant Magazine
Of course, nothing kills a comedy like over-analysis, so I should say that I wasn't thinking much about the deeper implications of Bruno's behavior while I was watching the film. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Giant Magazine
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for The Sydney Morning Herald The Sydney Morning Herald
Most of his travels are in the US, with emphasis on gay-baiting territories deep in Texas and Arkansas. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The Sydney Morning Herald
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Chicago MetromixChicago Metromix
A funny, fearlessly absurd comedy but a shaky satire, "Bruno" often gets off-topic, confusing the message-those prejudiced against gays see all homosexual behavior as this overt-with subjects muddled by race, religion and celebrity-obsessed cultu ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Chicago Metromix
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Sunday MailSunday Mail
Clearly Bruno is not for the easily upset but if you roared with laughter at Borat the chances are that you will find the gay Austrian model even more outrageously funny. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Sunday Mail
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.20 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
This film is probably yet another bit of fallout from that blight on civilization known as reality television. God help us all. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for entertainment.comentertainment.com
Cohen plays the flamboyantly gay Bruno, host of the fashion and celebrity show Funkyzeit and self-proclaimed most famous Austrian since Hitler. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at entertainment.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.comfilmcritic.com
Which leads to the inevitable question about Sacha Baron Cohen's work: How much of this documentary style is authentic? With Borat, the line was so effectively blurred it added to the movie's fun. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at filmcritic.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for csmonitor.comcsmonitor.com
"Bruno," in which Sacha Baron Cohen plays a vehemently gay Austrian fashionista, is his follow-up to "Borat," and I'm guessing lightning won't strike twice at the box office. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at csmonitor.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Passionate Moviegoer (Joe Baltake)Passionate Moviegoer (Joe Baltake)
Stylistically and in terms of its narrative drive, the new collaboration of star-auteur Sasha Baron Cohen and director Larry Charles is nearly indistinguishable from their "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhsta ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Passionate Moviegoer (Joe Baltake)
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for FilmStew.comFilmStew.com
But then it is almost as if Cohen set himself up for a fall, because it is awfully hard to mock celebrity culture when it is already self-parody. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at FilmStew.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Boston GlobeBoston Globe
Actually, what's impressive about "Bruno" isn't the movie at all. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Boston Globe
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail
Which is precisely its problem: it's a thing , not a movie - if, that is, you believe a movie should be more than an accumulation of prankish set-pieces flimsily strung over 80 skimpy minutes. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The Globe and Mail
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The AgeThe Age
His quest, which culminates in an attempt to turn straight, brings him in touch with all sorts of people - everything from celebrity charity consultants to Republican politicians, from Paula Abdul to Palestinian activists, from swingers to "gay converte ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The Age
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia InquirerPhiladelphia Inquirer
Unfunny as Bruno's celebrity ambushes are, when Cohen hits the comic bull's-eye, you feel its piercing sting. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Windy City TimesWindy City Times
Like Andy Kaufman, Baron Cohen is a performer who gets so into character that given the opportunity (and the right ugly reality. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Windy City Times
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Washington PostWashington Post
"Bruno," the latest mock-documentary satiric ritual from comic provocateur Sacha Baron Cohen, may count as the summer's biggest misfire. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Washington Post
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for seacoastonlineseacoastonline
"Bruno" is not for the easily offended. It's also not for those who insist their shock value humor comes with a social message. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at seacoastonline
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago ReaderChicago Reader
After taking America by surprise with Borat (2006), Sacha Baron Cohen returns in another guise as the flamboyantly gay Austrian fashion model Bruno. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Chicago Reader
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Deseret NewsDeseret News
"Bruno" is rated R and features crude sexual humor (sight gags and references), vulgar sexual language (profanity, slang and fairly graphic sexual talk), graphic male nudity and other nude images, simulated sex and other sexual contact (both gay and strai ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Deseret News
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The New RepublicThe New Republic
As Borat, Baron Cohen accomplished this feat by feigning an Old World primitivism on subjects such as women and Jews, and daring his marks to concur or, at least, to let his comments stand uncontested. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The New Republic
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The New YorkerThe New Yorker
The new creation is Bruno, the Austrian fashionista with the big umlaut, played by Baron Cohen as a filleted, feather-cut popinjay. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The New Yorker
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago TribuneChicago Tribune
Is it a gay minstrel show, as some have suggested? It didn't hit me that way, yet Bruno undeniably feels like a tired comic conception. (Cohen popularized his three best-known characters, Bruno, Borat and Ali G, on "Da Ali G Show. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Chicago Tribune
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 1.80 out of 4 stars for Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
The new Sacha Baron Cohen movie, "Bruno," really isn't a movie at all. Calling it one is sort of like calling mutton the new white meat. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for IndependentIndependent
This isn't to say that Bruno will not beamassive hit. There's an appetite for 'out-there' comedy, and the 18 certificate the film has been awarded will tip the wink to audiences: if you thought Borat (only a 15) was outrageous... ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Independent
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for The New York TimesThe New York Times
Still, the arrow of satire flies straighter and lands harder when it is aimed upward, and poking fun at the powerful and the entitled is no longer something Mr. Baron Cohen is inclined to do. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The New York Times
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for NYC Movie GuruNYC Movie Guru
In this "documentary," Sacha Baron Cohen plays Bruno, a gay, Austrian fashionista who hosts the TV fashion show "Funkyzeit mit Bruno" or "Funktime with Bruno. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at NYC Movie Guru
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for KY3.comKY3.com
But what was so truly, manically wonderful about "Borat" was the main character himself and how Cohen allowed the character to evolve. Borat could have been a Marx Brothers if they had not come to popularity during the Hayes Code era. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at KY3.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for The Baltimore SunThe Baltimore Sun
When Bruno decides that the only way to become famous is to become straight, the movie strives in vain to grow a spine. Cohen attempts to debunk homophobes while using the randy, gaudy stereotype of Bruno to bait them. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The Baltimore Sun
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Heart 106.2 (Simon Thompson)Heart 106.2 (Simon Thompson)
I have to admit that I don't know where to start with this one. To start off with, most of the funniest bits, which are very funny, are in the trailer - a few new ones sneak through into the main feature but not enough. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Heart 106.2 (Simon Thompson)
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for PajamasMedia (Christian Toto)PajamasMedia (Christian Toto)
Yes, the film is relentlessly shocking but rarely in a clever or inspired way. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at PajamasMedia (Christian Toto)
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 1.25 out of 4 stars for Austin ChronicleAustin Chronicle
The film may have only the best of intentions, but it tries way too hard and ends up being shallow, superficial, and only sporadically funny. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Austin Chronicle
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 1.25 out of 4 stars for PopMatters.comPopMatters.com
The protagonist will be familiar to viewers of Da Ali G Show. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at PopMatters.com
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for VarietyVariety
There is also a pronounced nasty streak to the innumerable provocations staged by the title character that curdles the laughs and wears out the flamboyant Austrian fashionista's welcome within the picture's brief 82-minute running time. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Variety
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter
We all knew Borat. Borat was a friend of ours. Bruno, you're no Borat. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The Hollywood Reporter
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco ExaminerSan Francisco Examiner
Many setups that seem as though they should work don't. In one scene, Bruno gets former presidential candidate Ron Paul in a hotel room and tries to seduce him. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at San Francisco Examiner
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for The Australian (David Stratton)The Australian (David Stratton)
The film's one authentic moment has him stalking Harrison Ford, who tells him in no uncertain terms where to go; frankly, I was with Ford. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at The Australian (David Stratton)
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 0.75 out of 4 stars for PopMattersPopMatters
As with all comedy, laughter is subjective, but at this point in the Borat/Bruno game, I'm out. I'm smarter than the people he mocks. I'm too sophisticated to view "found" humor as anything other than an accident. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at PopMatters
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 0.75 out of 4 stars for eFilmCriticeFilmCritic
To be fair, there are a few instances in "Bruno" when I did laugh (the best being the aforementioned bit with Harrison Ford and another in which Bruno and Lutz have an especially outre encounter with a group of those jackasses carrying placards readi ...read the complete Bruno movie review at eFilmCritic
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 0.75 out of 4 stars for Tri-City HeraldTri-City Herald
Put a triple exclamation point after the word "anything." That includes demonstrations of what some consider offensive sexual practices, or at the very least are practices that should be left behind closed doors. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at Tri-City Herald
Bruno (2009) scores a combined 0.00 out of 4 stars for News BlazeNews Blaze
Wonders do cease. For now, Cohen is back as another jaw-dropping, title character, Bruno, an aggressively-gay Austrian who comes to America to conquer Hollywood. ...read the complete Bruno movie review at News Blaze
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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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