Bruno - short attention span review

No matter how wonderful a film is, sometimes it's just too long or slow at times and it is impossible to sit through the whole thing. Example-2nd Lord of the Rings film. Loved it. But I had to get up and walk around in the lobby at least twice.

Bruno.....well, I sat through the whole thing. And it wasn't just because I got the snack pack with a small small drink.
This is not to say it's great. Or always funny. Or not offensive. It just kept my attention.

I walked into the movie knowing it wasn't some plot based drama or comedy. I knew it made fun of people. I knew there was a Velcro suit at a fashion show, and a baby in a box. These were hysterical moments shown in the previews. And is often the case, the funniest moments are shown to get folks to see the film, but the rest of the film is not quite as funny.

I laughed. Sometimes a "I can't believe they did that" laugh. I felt bad for some of the people featured in the film. And I hope that woman knew it was all fake and wasn't serious about her baby dropping ten pounds, or a third of it's body weight!
The film at times was like watching Jerry Springer, or one of those shows about sex on HBO, or a variation "girls gone wild"-meets-"worst car chases". A combination of E! and TruTV. Take those things, and filter it through YouTube-tinted-glasses. The swinger's party had that "girls gone wild" commercial vibe.
And I couldn't believe that, in the days when movie reviews must list "cigarette smoking" along with "profanity" and "simulated sex", it managed to get an R rating. Hmm...come to think of it, maybe it's cause I don't remember any cigarette smoking. Dancing male genitalia-yes, but cigarette smoking? I don't really remember.

OVERALL RATING: If you are not easily offended and have a very short attention span, then this is a good movie. Even if you do have to get up and wander around, you won't have missed any great plot action while you're gone. But don't expect it to be the best or funniest movie. And look for a cheap matinee showing--I'm not sure I'd call this $10-ticket-worthy. Or just wait and netflix-it.