After the success of "Borat," people wondered what comedian Sacha Baron Cohen could do next. His comedy derived from launching his over-the-top Kazakh character into situations where people weren't in on the joke, yet a blockbuster hit obviously makes it harder to find willing dupes.
Cohen's next move was to drag up another of his old TV characters, a flamboyantly gay Austrian fashionista named Bruno. And surprise surprise, with this new film "Bruno," he's managed to pull off much the same stunt. Your jaw will drop when he hits on Republican congressman (and Tea Party favorite) Ron Paul in a hotel bedroom, or when he interviews singer Paula Abdul while sitting on the backs of some Mexican immigrants who are acting as human furniture. (And there's a political statement for you!)
The film follows Bruno, a TV presenter for the Austrian fashion show "Funkyzeit," who is disgraced and fired from his show after a fashion disaster involving an all-velcro suit. Bruno tells us how "I realized the fashion world was vacuous and empty. So I decided to go to L.A. and become a celebrity." Badda-boom.