In Theaters: Brno

While considering ways to approach a review of Brüno, the quite funny if membrane-thin new comedy from Sacha Baron Cohen, I first lamented not having written about Borat in 2006. Then it would be easy: Just lift the copy into a new document, change some names and locations, do a find-and-replace with the words "Kazakh" and "gay," riff on homophobia for a bit, and end it. Done. And why not? If it's good enough for Baron Cohen as an A-list screenwriter/provocateur, then shouldn't it be good enough for me?