Although Cohen's humour is grounded on being controversial, I felt that sometimes this was a little too much. The best parts of Borat were where the public have direct encounters with Cohen in character, sadly something which is mostly left out of this latest offering. That said, some of the staged scenes are entertaining and the grand finale is certainly what the film will be remembered by for most. Brilliantly, the film also has a memorable "stamp of approval" from Harrison Ford.

The social commentary this project makes seems more effective than in Borat. Some obviously staged scenes and story development are more than made up for with the painfully authentic pieces. While there's a lot of shock for shock's sake, it's all handled in a blatantly comedic fashion. Those driven blindly by fame are equally as lampooned as homophobes in this. Bruno's TV pilot test screening and baby photoshoot are phenomenal.

Decent string of jokes and staged encounters that despite being hit or miss are usually so outrageous in their setup that they get a laugh regardless.

Saw it at the cinema - can I have my £7.20 back, please?

Sure there are some funny scenes but that is just about it. If you've seen Borat and watched Da Ali G show, you won't really fancy this movie. It's too scripted.

I enjoyed it. Had me laughing, though it seemed a lot more of it was staged not that really matters. Really nothing more to Bruno than a few laughs though.

Good enough, but not as enjoyable or smart as the television version of the character. Felt a bit over-processed and over the top. Even for Bruno.

Kinda gay...

eh, it wasn't as good as the first. he only made fun of rednecks in this one. yes we get it already, southerners hate gay people.

Same as Borat, but the laughs were bigger. It was almost all of the same scenarios just replicated or built-upon. I laughed quite a bit though, in the summer you need a movie like this.

Sacha's Borat was great because it made the audience think "Wow! Did he really do that", but in Bruno even though most of it seemed staged it made audience think "Gosh! He shouldn't have done that"

Cohen has balls, and he can't wait to show them to you. Promos spoil nearly every major reveal, which is a shame because it adds a boring predictability to an otherwise outrageously funny film. It is more staged, and the shock can wear thin, but Bruno shines playing off real people. The photo-shoot parents offer some of the movie's best moments. I lowered my expectations going in and had a blast. It's Charles' weakest film so far, and rehashes some material, but it's still daring and hilarious.

Nothing new or excitingly different from Bruno that wasn't already done in Borat. There's no memorable quotes, no "My name-a Borat", no "Very nice".

not as good as Borat

Just like Borat, this film has a loose plot as a frame for various unconnected stunts and scenes. Most of them are outrageous and offensive, some of them are hilarious. The humor essentially derives from "Tom Green" school of insane provocation, but Cohen makes it slightly more interesting with the social subtext (e.g. homophobia, fame whoring, etc). But the subtext isn't particularly rich and is often confused (e.g. presenting gay sex as inherently funny), so just see it for laughs.

I'll admit, it had me laughing, however, I know I wouldn't react the same on a second viewing, now that the shock has worn off.

Funny, but not really memorable. It was definitely worth a watch but it won't be a movie that I will rush out to buy.

Unsurprisingly hilarious.

Although everyone knows this by now, Cohen has balls. But that is one of the places Bruno fails. It certainly is edgy and daring, but too much of it is staged, and where it is staged, it is filled with disgusting moments, taken to extremities. An overall unsatisfactory film that had its moments. Definitely less natural and likable than Borat.

not as funny as borat, but still made me lough out loud several times

Has some funny moments but actually it's just a whole load of crap. Maybe some people find this hilareous, but in my opinion it's just worthless and a total waste of my time. Where Borat was funny, this was disgusting.