07-16-2009, 07:53 PM
Brüno. It's essentially two movies: one about people who want to become famous and one about how people respond to sexual deviant practices. The second part has received most attention, and does, actually, not remain interesting. A joke about an automated dildo can be funny once, not four times.
The celebrity story is far more interesting. One moment, Bruno has a casting office to hire babies for a movie; what parents are willing to allow their children to do, is shocking. "We have chosen your baby to be dressed as a Nazi Officer," says Bruno, "pushing a wheelbarrow, with a Jewish baby, into an oven!" -- and the parents continue to smile!
On balance, I think that the celebrity story line makes the movie worthwhile, but if people think the first story line is just not funny, they are right.
The celebrity story is far more interesting. One moment, Bruno has a casting office to hire babies for a movie; what parents are willing to allow their children to do, is shocking. "We have chosen your baby to be dressed as a Nazi Officer," says Bruno, "pushing a wheelbarrow, with a Jewish baby, into an oven!" -- and the parents continue to smile!
On balance, I think that the celebrity story line makes the movie worthwhile, but if people think the first story line is just not funny, they are right.
