It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

I'm not disliking this because of, god forbid, the vile evil homophobia, but because it was just awfully unfunny and poorly done.

How does Borat have a 7.3 and this only a 5.8? Both movies follow basically the same formula: A crazy, super exaggerated walking stereotype played by Sacha Baron Cohen goes to America, getting involved in wacky antics and meeting some celebrities along the way, often in front of real unsuspecting crowds. Do people hate this movie because its the same formula again? I guess you could argue Borat is a little funnier than Bruno, but even still, its hard to get a laugh out of me and I involuntarily burst out laughing at least 15 or 20 times. Is it because of offensive, overly exaggerated gay stereotypes? I know this movie goes a bit far at points, but come on people, have a sense of humor! Pointing out Americans' ignorance of foreigners with funny accents is OK but doing the same thing with gays is too much? Sure. I often find myself rating movies lower than the average score, but this is a great movie, and I'd easily give it a 7 or 8. I honestly have no idea where the hate for this movie is coming from. Granted, its a HARD R and some of its more extreme content might be a little off putting to some, but come on people, this movie is hilarious!

Sacha Baron Cohen, who shocked the world with his outrageous 2006 mockumentary Borat, exposes even more intolerance, small-mindedness, bigotry and sheer stupidity via another of his outrageous alter egos, flamboyant gay Austrian fashionista Brüno, who travels to the US to find fame and fortune, accompanied by his devoted ex-assistant's assistant, Lutz (Gustaf Hammarsten).Like Borat, Brüno consists of a series of interviews with luminaries of the political, sporting and entertainment world, each designed to catch its subject off guard; these are linked by scripted interludes to help drive the movie's narrative. If Cohen is to believed, none of the interviews or encounters with real people were staged, which makes for some toe-curlingly uncomfortable yet extremely funny viewing.Brüno tries to seduce an ex-presidential candidate, riles a group of hunters with his talk of hot guys, sings a song of peace to help Israeli and Palestinian relations, upsets a group of swingers, taunts a middle-east terrorist, performs fellatio on the spirit of Milli (from Milli Vanilli) in front of a bemused medium, and gets fruity with Lutz in front of a baying, homophobic UFC crowd, all of which is side-splitting stuff. Of the scripted material, Brüno's sex scene with his pygmy lover and a gratuitous full-screen shot of a penis whanging around are hard to top in terms of outrageousness.Quite how Cohen managed to pull off his crazy stunts without being beaten up, lynched or shot, I will never know, but I'm glad he did: he's one of the most daring and funniest comic actors alive, in my opinion—it would be nice to keep him that way.

Bruno is another one of those mockumentaries from the same people that did Borat. This time with a homosexual Austrian model. In my opinion, way better than Borat and made me laugh quite a few times. Despite the low score, I highly suggest you at least give it a try. It's very much one of those love-hate kind of movies. Most, if not all, of the scenes in this movie contain real reactions from real people, which makes the movie even funnier than the weird storyline already is.The acting was superb and very convincing. Sacha Baron Cohen is such a funny guy and brilliantly plays Bruno in this movie. Hope to see more like this, Borat and The Dictator soon!