Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #51 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-11-09
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 81 minutes

Synopsis
BORAT trickster Sacha Baron Cohen returns to the big screen to offer yet another stinging dose of socio-political satire in this comedy that finds him assuming the persona of gay fashionmonger Bruno, the self-proclaimed 'voice of Austrian youth TV'. Originally conceived as part of Baron Cohen's cult television series DA ALI G SHOW, the character of Bruno offered a cleverly costumed Baron Cohen the opportunity to highlight the absurdities of the fashion industry by interviewing unsuspecting fashion icons and other haute couture hangers-on.

Customer Reviews

Don't watch it on a plane
13 hr flight from Shanghai to Heathrow, I thought I'd choose Bruno from the menu of films to watch on my personal screen. Trouble is when it started there was plenty of Willies and "bottom action" and I was looking sideways at the elderly gentleman on my right to make sure he wasn't looking at my screen. It's not smomething you'd want to watch with your parents or any elderly person.

However, it's hilarious. I tried so hard not to laugh out loud because I didn't want the old man to divert his attention to my screen. In the end I tried so hard not to laugh that I started making snorting noises and tears wre coming down my face. It is VERY funny and yes, in parts he does go a bit far with the "sausage jockey" antics. The bit where he asks the mother of an aspiring baby actor whether she would be able to reduce the baby's weight from 30kg to 20kg for the shoot. She agreed and then he asked whether she would be prepared for the baby to have lipo-suction if she had not achieved this weight loss "If that's what it takes, yes" She said. Unebelievable and that's why it's worth watching.

Shocking, but not for the reasons you might expect
In equal mesasures screamingly funny and toe-curlingly embarrassing, Bruno perhaps takes Sacha Baron Cohen's shock tactics as far as they can go and one might argue that at times he almost goes too far (the baby photos, for instance - but my God, they're funny!), but it has to be said that nothing can match the truly shocking and disturbing levels of homophobia that his characters encounter during this film. There are some very scary people in this movie, but Bruno isn't one of them, and one has to admire Cohen's bravery. Definitely worth a look, but be ready to gasp in horror and disbelief in between the laughs!

Not As Good As Borat, But There Are Some Funny Parts
Sacha Baron Cohen probably knew that BRUNO (2009) wasn't going to surpass BORAT (2006). The biggest problem with this film is that it feels like a rehash. In BORAT, the titular character goes to America, accidentally causing havoc along the way. And in BRUNO, it's the same, only with a different character Cohen is playing. The 'subplot' invloving the relationship between Bruno and his 'assistant's assistant', Lutz (Gustaf Hammarsten), feels forced, and the less said about the scene during the cage-fight match, the better!

However, there are bits in the film that save BRUNO from being a 1-star film - Bruno promoting his pilot for a proposed TV series, appearing as an extra on TV's MEDIUM, as well as a talk show, and trying to join the National Guard. There are more, but I won't spoil it for you.

Baron Cohen recently announced that he's moving on to new things, which I think is a wise decision. Because if he did another film like BORAT or BRUNO, then it would have lost it's impact completely. Overall, BRUNO is an OK film to rent, but it's not a comedy classic like BORAT.

Reviewer: Ben David W