Bruno

Comedy
1 star
Awful! I thought the previews looked funny, but what a disappointment – I thought it would be similar to the Zoolander movie. Even at a trim 88 minutes in length, I kept checking my watch hoping it would be over soon. Sasha Baron Cohen becomes a human sociology experiment by behaving bizarrely to get a reaction out of people. His character, Bruno, is a former Austrian fashion TV host who is hoping to get “famous” by moving to LA. I couldn’t believe the giant movie screen displayed an extreme close-up of his bouncing penis. There were several other porn scenes with various poses of sodomy with a champagne bottle and footage of a swinger’s party. I am afraid I am scarred for life… I did laugh during the boot camp scenes– that’s what upgraded my rating from 0 stars to 1. I can’t believe how many cameos there were of who I thought were somewhat respectable folks: Bono, Sting, Elton John, Slash, Paula Abdul, Harrison Ford and that singer from Coldplay among others. That was 88 minutes of my life I will never get back again.