If I see one more picture of Sacha Baron Cohen writhing around in leather hot pants as gay Austrian fashionista Bruno, I shall go on a killing spree.
Say this for Baron Cohen: he doesn't shy away from publicity (in character only of course. We'll never know the real man behind the mask). This creation is everywhere. Endless pics of him bending over in leopard-print tanktops and arse-revealing short shorts are on the front of every magazine, in every newspaper in which Bruno takes over editing the pop page for a day, and bitchily disses anyone famous. Funny! Then there are the awful interviews written in this annoying pidgin German/English hybrid are not only not funny but almost impossible to read. It's so clunky.
So what I'm saying is: enough already! We get it. He's a camp, clueless European who pushes the boundaries by knowingly putting his foot in it. How brave! And Bruno's gay, which only adds to the amazing shock factor. Look at the clothes! How outrageous! I think Sacha Baron Cohen is enjoying all this just a little bit too much...
Anyway, just like Borat, another unfunny creation seen off by publicity overkill and another film I've yet to see, these characters get under the skin of middle America and cause controversy wherever they go. And, er, that's the joke. Can't wait to see the film.
I never liked Ali G either. So shall we wave goodbye to Bruno now, before we all go off the idea?
God only knows what he's planning next
