Brüno

Eine andere, aber gleichzeitig sehr ähnliche Art von Humor mit dem gleichen Schema wie in Borat: Kulturelle Lernung von Amerika um Benefiz für glorreiche Nation von Kasachstan zu machen (ein seltsamer Europäer will in den USA eine Karriere machen und wird von einem Assistenten begleitet, mit dem er sich zuerst streitet und später versöhnt). Der Humor in Borat: Kulturelle Lernung von Amerika um Benefiz für glorreiche Nation von Kasachstan zu machen betraf aber nicht nur den Anus und einen kleinen adoptierten Schwarzen. Deshalb fand ich ihn vielfältiger, näher und auch einfallsreicher. Das ändert aber nichts an der Tatsache, dass Sacha Baron Cohen einer der besten lebenden Komiker ist. Und ich glaube, dass er auch ein Talent für die seriöse Schauspielerei hat. (13.08.2009)

Cohen makes fun of absolutely everything, often in a very crude way, but it works out for him. It’s incredibly funny, satirical, politically incorrect and intentionally embarrassing, but as a film, the story is a bit haphazard. But who cares when you’re having such great fun? (29.08.2009)

Brüno, just face it: Derek Zoolander is simply a prettier, but really a prettier class of guy. Your bad luck lies in the fact that you have always been so obviously the “third wheel" even in the days when Sacha Baron Cohen was still really funny and original (i.e. in the days of short sketches with Borat and Ali G). But what now, when he’s just regurgitating himself and has trouble coming to terms with feature length productions. As a result he spends more time puckering his butt to the camera than criticizing public attitudes. In other words, I think that Cohen no longer has anything to say through the mouth of Ali/Borat/Brüno and should begin to consider a different alter ego. (09.12.2009)

I see that Brüno currently has a very nice 61% score on this website. I would rather undergo a small vivisection than watch Brüno again. So what if every now and then Cohen makes a joke that works, when it's dysfunctional and fragmented as a whole, full of filler or awkward attempts at humor that completely miss the mark for me? Yes, I suffered, a lot. I didn't see Borat back in the day, and even though I was determined to work my way up to it, I have no desire or courage for it anymore. Overall impression: 20%. (16.12.2009)

Borat was still rather normal, Bruno, on the other hand, is a total, self-indulgent pervert who has lost one but important advantage over his Kazakh brother: the moment of surprise. (31.10.2009)

Borat hat mir mehr gefallen… Andererseits hat Borat, so fähig er als Reporter auch ist, kein so gutes Interview mit Harrison Ford gedreht. Das hat Bruno klasse gemacht. Was den Rest des Filmes betrifft, da könnte man noch das Kindercasting (möglicherweise die beste Szene überhaupt), die Friedensmission im Nahen Osten, das Ende in der Wrestling-Arena und den tollen Song in Erinnerung behalten. Ich schätze vor allem Cohens Mut und Fähigkeit, sich selbst zum Narren zu machen, um andere bloßzustellen. (16.02.2013)

Outrageous sham. Cohen is a complete lunatic, capable of embarrassing and ridiculing anyone who comes along – and surprisingly, he's got away with it so far. While in Borat he scored with his ability to wring the absolute maximum out of a completely hollow story, and his raunchy humour was, with the exception of one scene, dispensed in a proper, varied and very effective measure, here everything is played on just one card – and let me tell you that it is no ace of spades. I don't know what Cohen was trying to accomplish, but I certainly didn't like the dirty talk, the hideous outfits, the vibrators and the endless anal references. What cannot be denied, however, is Bruno’s enormous vigour, inventiveness and the persistence with which he flew into the heterosexual world and which this time, if only a little bit, patched up the wasted potential of one of the most talented comedians of our time:) Maybe next time... (06.07.2012)

This is a movie that I probably like the least from Sacha Baron Cohen's filmography. There are funny moments that absolutely got me, but this alter ego is just too exaggerated, too over-the-top, and even over-acted. The fact that it is offensive is part of Cohen's style and it doesn't bother me, but at times it's just silly and lacks Borat's naturalness, unscriptedness, and documentary feel. Here, everything is just too scripted, too forced. The second time around, something so similar simply didn't charm me that much. (23.12.2013)