I'm not sure what to make of this picture to be honest, on the one hand it is a failed attempt at a documentary trying to expose the menlikingmenphobia is the USA, and on the other it is a equally failed attempt at an epic romance. Either way there is a lot of distasteful humour and an unnecessary amount of male nudity, while it is funny and at times hilarious like [i]American pie[/i], this is merely the surface, deep down it more often mirrors [i]Crocodile Dundee[/i].
To start the film too often touches the delicate subjects of sex and menlikingmenphobia, sure to Eurotrash like myself this is not an issue, but to the Christian majority USA it will cause problems. The whole issue is that it is pressed too often, when Bruno walks into any interview the first question is often one addressing the -blam!-ity of the recipient, most unnecessary. Laughs will be had however, though they will be childish and under-age ones.
My nest issue is with the whole fabrication of it compared with [i]Borat[/i], in Cohens previous venture there was almost no manufacturedness whatsoever, but in this new picture you will always be aware of Cohens guiding hand keeping things together. Though, at least it actually is in interview form, something [i]Ali G in da house[/i] did not even attempt. This kills a number of scenes for the intelligent and watchful viewer, but the majority population will be unaffected.
As for the character of Bruno, I think he is most certainly Cohen's third wheel, Borat and Ali G seem much more developed and fluid, Bruno also resembles a make-upless Cohen far too much. His whole persona as "The biggest superstar out of Austria since Hitler" seems hard done, and manlikingman stereotypes are so cliché, nether the less he is acted out almost to perfection and never shows any breakage of character, still however it would have been nice to see more genitalia
The final issue is the abundance of full frontal male nudity, I for one applaud it as it shows a more liberal Hollywood than yesteryear, a less prudish one. Sadly though the crazy church goers will most likely put some voodoo curse on it, making morons think twice. Meh, it does not matter as they are no longer a political power thank g... earth. Anyway's this is a step forward for the film industry and I think other movies should and will follow suit.
I give this picture the modest score of:
7/10
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Gzalzi [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Chuck Fickins [Bruno is] a documentary trying to expose the menlikingmenphobia is the USA ... [b]and an unnecessary amount of male nudity [is shown][/b][/quote] [i]Much emphasis added.[/i] And because you think that, the film has succeeded in proving how prudish and somewhat homophobic you are. [/quote] Read the whole thing first.