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Bruiser

2000

George A. Romero

Jason Flemyng, Peter Stormare, Leslie Hope, Nina Garbiras ...

4.6

523

Horror. Thriller. Fantasy George Romero directs this thriller about a 99-pound weakling who strikes back at everyone who has wronged him in the past. Henry Creedlow (Jason Flemyng) works at a fashion mag called Bruiser for the short-fused, dictatorial Miles Styles (Peter Stormare). Henry spends much of his day fantasizing about killing himself and killing others, particularly his nagging wife Janine (Nina Garbiras). After learning that Miles is shagging his wife ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	David Nusair Reel Film	"Even if one is willing to go with the film's outlandish premise, Romero's flaccid direction and stilted dialogue ends up souring whatever positive impact the film might've had (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Peter Sobczynski rogerebert.com	"While it was his best work in years, this one never even got a theatrical release and instead debuted on home video."	POS
United States	Keith Phipps AV Club	"Well-crafted technically and still many cuts above the average direct-to-video horror film, 'Bruiser' is nonetheless a disappointingly one-note effort from a director capable of much better."	NEU
United States	Brad Henderson Bloody Disgusting	"With 'Bruiser', another horror film rich with social commentary, Romero created one of the most memorable and likable 'villains' in the genre"	POS
United States	Marrit Ingman Austin Chronicle	"The concept is promising, but its execution is wildly uneven, with Romero's signature dark humor buried under fever-pitch dramatics and ostensibly hard-boiled dialogue that sinks like a lead balloon"	NEG
United States	Eddie Cockrell Variety	"Romero brings to the first 40 minutes or so of 'Bruiser' the provocative story, intuitive editing and sudden gore effects that made his 'Living Dead' trilogy a cornerstone of the horror genre. Yet the tale (...) can’t sustain feature-length scrutiny"	NEU

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