Bruno [2009]

Director: Larry Charles

Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen

Holy fucking hell. Now I know this site is called Shitty Movie Review and in the About section I delve into why I decided on that as the name. However, I must say right now that I do watch a good amount of movies either while I’m drinking or directly after. And usually I don’t get into details about me and I try my best to stick to gameplan, which is writing about the movie. But, since the preset for this film was rather interesting I thought I’d share. So, here it is:

The day started with a little free drinking at a local brewery with a close buddy of mine (someone who likes to drink as much as I do and doesn’t altogether hate my company). Drinking ocurred there from about 2-7pm. After imbibing a good amount we headed over to another bar/brewery for some dinner (more beer). After eating and drinking there til about 10pm, we headed to a bar where a friend was working. We had a few beers each there, some shots of zambuca (him, not me) and some shots of tequila (me, not him). We then had the best idea ever: to go see Bruno. The movie started at 1215, we got to the theatre at 1130 or so and decided to drink the jug of beer we bought from the brewery. After polishing that off we head inside. I head for the theatre but my buddy had other things in mind. He walked into the bar in the theatre (I had never even set foot in this bar before). He walks to the bar and orders two shots of tequila. I make a bit of a complaint, nothing serious, not like I wasn’t going to take the shot but he sees this and decides its best to order two more. So now four shots sit on the bar in front of us. I give him my most upset face even though on the inside I can’t wait to douse my insides with this Mexican poison. We both down the first easily and then we both struggle with the second but alas there down and were off, finally, to see Bruno. So now the review:

That shit, from what I remember, was fuckin’ funny. My buddy passed out about halfway through and I think I saw the whole thing. I remember a Ron Paul interview, some bicycle-propelled sex toys, a velcro suit and an MMA skit. I remember laughing. I don’t know if I was definitely laughing at the movie but I think I was. I thought Borat was great and I was always a fan of “Da Ali G Show,” so I kinda figured I’d enjoy Bruno. I guess I’ll just have to see it again to remember the finer details. But, from what I can remember, I give Bruno 6.5 uncomfortable moments out of 10.