Bruno

Year: 2009

Grade: B+

Country: USA

Director: Charles

Review

in borat the idea was seeing the u.s. through the eyes of an ignorant foreigner. it was like putting a mirror up to parts of our society. here cohen tackles intolerance, our obsession with celebrity, and unity via comedy, though less successfully. this one is more about the stunts and ambush humor than any sort of social commentary, though that element is present. it’s a less cohesive work and it resorts to picking on easy targets (the ron paul skit was unnecessary). that said, the comedy is strong and left me laughing throughout. by that measure the film is a complete success, but i think cohen says less here than he did with borat, which will probably be his best film.

Watched in theater