Inconsistent and all over the place for in the first half of the movie.
I agree it finally found its footing in the last 1/2 hr. It was so over the top in the beginning and genuinely shocking but not humorous. A lot of the early scenes felt pointless.
I mean I understood the satire he was trying to achieve initially but the execution was off. At 82 minutes it felt long...nowhere near as good as Borat. I think Bruno as a character probably only works in short sketches like on the tv show.