It's movies like Bruno that make me wonder if comedy is going down the toilet or if I'm just getting old. To quote Sting: "It's probably me." I'm a huge fan of Sacha Baron Cohen. Jean Girard, Borat Sagdiyev, Bruno and Ali G are hysterical characters. In the case of the movie Bruno, however, it felt like Cohen was just running without any kind of mental filter. I am by no means a "comedy prude," avant-garde comedy is a personal favorite; the Jackass series, Borat, and Fight Club just to name a few. But to me Bruno pushed the boundaries past what, even I, would consider bad taste. Attempted surprise sex with a former U.S. presidential candidate, instigating a near riot at an extreme fighting venue.....nothing was off limits. The main character proclaimed, as he entered the U.S. in search of celebrity, "I was going to be the biggest Austrian superstar since Hitler." Wow. Maybe I am just getting old and cranky.
The less I say about this, the better. A scant couple of chuckles from me and that was it. How this movie managed to offend ME, just blows my mind, so I have to give it some props for that alone. 3/10. Borat blew this away. What a waste.
Tomorrow's movie: I'm going to give pot luck another shot, just because I can't commit right now. See you then, and GO WATCH A MOVIE!!
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