Bruno

Bruno

To say that I was excited to see Bruno is, I suppose, an exaggeration. I enjoyed Borat, but the trailers for Bruno didn't excite me. Bruno not only disapointed me, but it kind of disgusted me.

Borat relied on exposing the "hidden" widespread racism in America for its laughs, poking fun at the ignorance of hateful people. Bruno's first big laugh comes from a scene of Bruno having sex with his pygmy boyfriend with a slingshot, a champange bottle and a dildo attached to an eliptical machine. That's not exposing anyone, it's encouraging more misconceptions. The scenes where he does attempt to expose peoples homophobia don't work either. Ron Paul should get upset by being locked in a room with a man who's stripping. The hotel staff should be uncomfortable with two naked people (of any gender) handcuffed together with blood all over the walls.

Sasha Baron Cohen has built a career feeling superior to people, and I'm sick of watching his smug face beg for reactions.