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Overview

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5.1/10   2,546 votes
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Director:
George A. Romero
Writer:
George A. Romero (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
13 February 2000 (Canada) more
Genre:
Thriller | Horror more
Tagline:
Revenge has no face. more
Plot:
The young executive of a publicity agency Henry Creedlow is a man that has repressed morbid thoughts... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jason Flemyng ... Henry Creedlow

Peter Stormare ... Milo Styles

Leslie Hope ... Rosemary Newley
Nina Garbiras ... Janine Creedlow
Andrew Tarbet ... James Larson
Tom Atkins ... Det. McCleary

Jonathan Higgins ... Det. Rakowski

Jeff Monahan ... Tom Burtram
Marie Cruz ... Number 9
Beatriz Pizano ... Katie Saldano
Tamsin Kelsey ... Mariah Breed
Kelly King ... Gloria Kite
Susanne Sutchy ... Colleen
Balázs Koós ... Chester
Jean Daigle ... Faduah
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bruiser (France)
Devil's Mask (Philippines: English title)
Ölümün maskesi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
A Máscara do Terror (Brazil) [pt]
Bruiser - La vendetta non ha volto (Italy) [it]
El rostro de la venganza (Spain) [es]
O Rosto da Vingança (Portugal) [pt]
Urami (Japan) [ja]
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality, violence, language and some drug use.
Runtime:
99 min
Country:
France | Canada | USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada more
Company:
Canal+ more

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Trivia:
This was the first George Romero movie not shot primarily in or around Romero's hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. more
Quotes:
[after Katie issues several insults to Henry in Spanish, he responds in the same language]
Katie Saldano: I didn't know you speak Spanish.
Henry Creedlow: I'm full of surprises.
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Movie Connections:
References Les yeux sans visage (1960) more

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Blue Velvet's Nicer Nephew, 10 June 2002
7/10
Author: TimothyP from Rawlins, Wyoming

But not in the way we were led to suspect from the packaging. If you believe the box, Bruiser is a thrilling joy ride from acclaimed director Romero, or something like that.

What Bruiser really is is psychological melodrama/thriller, mixed in with some wicked black comedy. Jason Flemying is excellent as Henry, and Stormare surprised me incredibly as the flamboyant, bad-ass publisher of the in-movie magazine, entitled (what else?) "Bruiser."

I've grown used to seeing character actor Stormare in character roles, usually benign or slightly creepy (Dancer In The Dark, Million Dollar Hotel), and Flemying as vaguely menacing (Lock,, Stock; From Hell), but here both actors play against their normal image to reveal great depths of skill...both are totally believable in their roles, which adds a lot to the film.

For those who know nothing about it...Flemying plays a mag exec who is downtrodden and stomped on by nearly everybody...Romero really makes you feel the depths of Hell this poor guy's in. One day, he wakes up to find that his face has been replaced by a featurless white mask...what does this say about his identity? Who IS this faceless man?

Over the rest of the film, Flemying and Romero explore the subject ruthlessly (with plenty of violence, of course, because, well, this is George Romero here)...and the viewer is left with a conundrum similar to the end of a Lynch film: Did this happen? And if it happened, well...what next?

For lovers of challenging film, this one is a keeper....bizarre, disturbing, and ultimately meaningful, this is Blue Velvet's benign nephew. Go see it or rent it ASAP.

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