Product Details

• Actors: Jason Flemyng, Peter Stormare, Leslie Hope, Nina Garbiras, Andrew Tarbet
• Directors: George A. Romero
• Writers: George A. Romero
• Producers: Allen M. Shore, Ben Barenholtz, Martin Walters, Peter Grunwald, Ric Shore
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: October 9, 2001
• Run Time: 99 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005NQGM
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #65,494 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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After an eight-year hiatus, George Romero makes his long-awaited cinematic return with the visceral Bruiser, a savage and unsettling take on Kafka's The Metamorphosis as a Death Wish revenge fantasy. Jason Flemyng stars as an emotional doormat who, ground down by years of abuse by his boss (Peter Stormare) and humiliation by his wife, wakes up one morning to find his face missing. He's the ultimate anonymous man, and he's mad as hell and not going to take it anymore. Painting his masklike visage like a tribal warrior, he hunts down and kills his tormentors. Romero takes an odd pleasure in Flemyng's perverse self-help campaign, as if his savage explosion is some form of primitive personal growth. Lacking the irony and complexity of Romero's best work (Dawn of the Dead, Martin), Bruiser turns into little more than a sophisticated revenge picture with inspired moments of black humor. --Sean Axmaker

Product Description

Betrayed by everyone closest to him henry awakens one morning to discover he has lost his identity both inside and out. Now a featureless phantom henry sets out on a bloody rampage of revenge in an attempt to regain his humanity. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 08/16/2005 Starring: Jason Flemyng Peter Stormare Run time: 99 minutes Rating: R Director: George Romero

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ROMERO RETURNS!!! A Kinder, Gentler Romero..., April 9, 2004

By	Sheila Chilcote-Collins "Sheila Renee Chilcot... (Collinswood, Van Wert, OH USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After eight years, Romero returns. This movie, was of course, NOT WHAT I WAS EXPECTING. Not from George...

However, I enjoyed the movie as it is a odd mix of Kafka's The Metamorphosis meets Joel Schumacher's Falling Down with Michael Douglas.

Poor, meek, downtrodden Henry Creedlow finally wakes up & realizes that human beings are treating him like crap. He has hallucinations during these bad times about doing the things, and bad things they are, to the whole, insensitive human race.

Henry is getting screwed by life & he ain't gonna take it anymore! He wife is screwing his megalomaniac & sexually charged boss, his best friend in the world is screwing Henry, GEEZ, does this guy get a break? Even the hired help is screwing poor Henry, strangers on the street are rude & the yippy pampered family poodle treats him with contempt!

Until...

Henry gets some HUGE cojones, with the aid of a white mask replacing his face. Thus, making him the ultimate in an anonymous killers.

Speaking of killers... There is an excellent soundtrack and appearance by The Misfits in an ultimate, hedonistic head banging, party scene.

This isn't REALLY a horror movie, per se. It is a quietly crafted and sophisticated revenge of the downtrodden picture that I really and truly enjoyed!

Happy Watching!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Overlooked and Misunderstood, October 27, 2004

By	Scriptor "jigsaw1999" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This movie really doesn't get the credit it deserves, as it isn't the typically visceral fare we've come to expect from Romero. Instead, "Bruiser" is a thoughtful, intelligent, slowly paced film that forces you to search for meaning on your own. If you've missed this one, definately pick it up. It is well worth your time.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A tragic, tragic disappointment, July 7, 2003

By	J. Hemmerling "wintermute138" (South Holland, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Perhaps what makes this movie so bad is the fact that it could easily have been so good. With legendary horror director George Romero, and a cameo appearance from the greatest band of all time, the Misfits, "Bruiser" seemed like a sure shot. The surreal, Kafka-esque story that formed its basis was solid, and for the most part, the acting was up to snuff. So where does this movie fail? The script.

It starts out stunningly well, and continues to go strong right up to the point where Henry murders his light-fingered maid. Unfortunately, from that point on, it quickly disintigrates into greater and greater absurdity, bottoming out with a climax so ridiculous that it left me shaking my head. The film could have been a harrowing study of the terrible price of revenge on man's soul. Instead, the protagonist comes off as a twisted role-model for the power and benefits of self-assertion. Apparently, the most efficient way to take charge of your life is to strangle your wife to death with an extension cord.

Even through the muck and mire of this film, Romero still manages to serve up some very poignant imagery, and the Misfits video on the DVD edition is great, but I would counsil you to stay away from this movie. Or if you absolutely must see it, rent it first and check it out before spending your hard-earned money.