Director: George A. Romero
Starring: Jason Flemyng, Peter Stormare, Leslie Hope
After years of being tread upon and cheated on, a man awakens to find his face has a been replaced by a blank, white mask.
Henry (Jason Flemyng) works for a fashion magazine called Bruiser. His wife Janine views him as a pathetic loser, and it becomes clear Henry has suicidal tendencies. Henry’s boss is Milo (Peter Stormare), who seems to enjoy humiliating people. He is a sleazy character and openly flirts with Janine at a party.
Feeling depressed and insecure, Henry accidentally kills their housekeeper one day when he notices her stealing from him. When he finds his wife in a very intimate moment with Milo, he reaches breaking point.
Wearing a mask Milo’s wife and business partner Rosie made for him, Henry avenges those who have done him wrong. With police investigating the murders, Henry becomes a fugitive, but still continues with his mission.
There really is nothing special about ‘Bruiser’, but it was still entertaining enough to keep me watching. I did find the finale a bit of an anti-climax. Somehow I expected more from the main protagonist’s fate, and maybe even more from the film in general. Classified as a horror, this is a thriller at best.
Would I watch it again? No.
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