Bruno
Metascore
54 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 34
  3. Negative: 6 out of 34
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  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    25
    The bad outweighs the good and the cringes outnumber the laughs in Brüno, a disappointment from Sacha Baron Cohen, whose "Borat" was one of the funniest movies of the decade.
  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    10
    Here’s the bad news: Brüno is no "Borat." Here’s the worse news: Brüno crosses the line, like a besotted sprinter, from hilariously to genuinely awful.
  3. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    30
    The film may have only the best of intentions, but it tries way too hard and ends up being shallow, superficial, and only sporadically funny.
  4. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    38
    The low points in this movie aren't just catastrophic: they're bewildering.
  5. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Ann Hornaday
    30
    Seems fatally out of tune, with every staged encounter falling as flat as the protagonist's hot-ironed bob.
  6. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Anthony Lane
    30
    Forget satire; this guy doesn't want to scorch the earth anymore. He just wants to swing his dick.

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User Score
5.9 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 292 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 98 out of 173
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 173
  3. Negative: 60 out of 173
  1. Paxster
    5
    Borat is one of the best comic films I have ever seen,but when stepping out as Bruno, Cohen takes things a little too far. Its good to see the exposure of Western Culture is still there but many of the ideas seem to repeat themselves from Borat. Sasha Baron Cohen knows the lines and continually crosses them, sometimes too far.… Full Review »
  2. shlugalug
    0
    Nein! Sacha Baron Cohen goes for funny but instead heâ
  3. Mattyice
    0
    Very dull, inappropriate comedy that doesnt make sense. After seeing The Dictator, this movie truly sucked. I only saw one funny scene that i cracked up. I wanted to stop watching it, but i already purchased the movie. Never see this disgrace.… Full Review »
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