Gay rights is a huge topic this year, and rightfully so. After Proposition 8 in California and other gay marriage laws being passed in states like New Hampshire and Connecticut, it’s on everyone’s minds. While not exactly a sequel to 2007’s Borat, but still familiar territory, Bruno has hit theaters at what seems to be the perfect time.
Bruno is a character from Sasha Baron Cohen’s HBO show, The Ali G Show. After getting kicked off of his hit Austrian fashion show, we follow Bruno’s quest to become “uber famous”: first as a Hollywood celebrity, then a hit interviewer, and finally as a humanitarian. While on this quest his “assistant’s assistant” Lutz is chasing after Bruno’s fleeting affections.
What this film suffers from, which didn’t seem to hinder Borat so much, is just how plot driven it is. The filmmakers certainly had a story to tell, but the interviews and celebrity candids tell the story enough—our country, despite how progressive or culturally advanced it may seem, has a serious homophobia problem. I didn’t need a plot to tell me that, though. Borat felt like a journey, and this felt like a narrative, which I didn’t go to the theater wanting or expecting.
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