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Thursday, July 9, 2009 12:00 AM

"Brüno"

It's rude and crude and possibly offensive. But is Sacha Baron Cohen's satire funny?
By Stephanie Zacharek

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  • Thursday, July 9, 2009 09:02 PM

    I think a lot of people miss whats funny about Cohen

    In Borat, I didn't realize it at the time, but because of the format you're kind of geared to think that you're laughing at Cohen's 'innocent' dupes, but looking again its clear that Cohen is what is funny. The movie may as well have been scripted for all the laughs the background players offer. The other people in the movie just provide him an opportunity to behave.

    Haven't seen Brüno but I wonder if its similar?

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