A man who cannot stand up for himself-not to his foul boss,nor to his adulterous wife-wakes up one day to find an irremovable mask over his features. His human face hidden even from himself,he begins to exact bloody revenge."Bruiser" by George A. Romero is a revenge fantasy in the E. C. horror comics tradition. Romero is a great horror director-unfortunately he's just not doing anything worth mentioning."Bruiser" is an extremely weak horror flick. After about 40 minutes it turns into yet another slasher film(with only slightly more panache than the usual fare). The most disappointing thing about "Bruiser" is that the film just doesn't feel like a horror movie,or at least a horror movie made by the great George A. Romero. There are some fascinating images and ideas going on in "Bruiser",but there is very little gore or suspense. Still I'm waiting impatiently for Romero's "Land of the Dead"-I hope that that film will blow me away.4 out of 10.
Review of Bruiser
