Commentary: See 'Bruno' before judging

June 22, 2009 [...] most of those who already are criticizing the film from comedian-provocateur Sacha Baron Cohen and his "Borat" director Larry Charles haven't seen the finished product, either. Three years ago, in anticipation of "Borat," the Anti-Defamation League took a more sophisticated approach, noting that Baron Cohen was known for using "humor to unmask the absurd and irrational side of anti-Semitism." Instead, the studio piously says the movie "uses provocative comedy to powerfully shed light on the absurdity of many kinds of intolerance and ignorance, including homophobia."

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