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George A. Romero gave us some of the best horror films ever! "Night of the Living Dead", "Martin", "Dawn of the Dead" or "Day of the Dead" are absolute classics of the genre! But since his "Monkey Shines" (1988) you can´t call Romero a master of horrors anymore, and his latest work "Bruiser" is the definitive low point in his career! The director tried to make something like an up-to-date horror movie, but he failed terribly, because this flick is nothing else like the 1000st version of 1990s mainstream crap à la "Scream", "Urban Legends" or "Final Destination": clean and polished horror with stylish picture, pseudo-cool twaddle, unbearable political correctness and endless boredom! The typical social critics or the highbrow depths of Romero´s elder works are totally missing as well as the personal note you used to get from his classics! Another annoyance is Peter Stormare´s role as sexist and arrogant manager guy Milo Styles! Stormare, who was great in films like "Fargo" and the only good thing in "8MM" extremely strains the audience´s nerves with his penetrant overacting! Main actor Jason Flemyng stays pale in the truest meaning of the word and even horror veteran Tom Atkins ("Halloween III", "Maniac Cop") could not save the film! A totally unnecessary flick
George A. Romero gave us some of the best horror films ever! "Night of the Living Dead", "Martin", "Dawn of the Dead" or "Day of the Dead" are absolute classics of the genre! But since his "Monkey Shines" (1988) you can´t call Romero a master of horrors anymore, and his latest work "Bruiser" is the definitive low point in his career! The director tried to make something like an up-to-date horror movie, but he failed terribly, because this flick is nothing else like the 1000st version of 1990s mainstream crap à la "Scream", "Urban Legends" or "Final Destination": clean and polished horror with stylish picture, pseudo-cool twaddle, unbearable political correctness and endless boredom! The typical social critics or the highbrow depths of Romero´s elder works are totally missing as well as the personal note you used to get from his classics! Another annoyance is Peter Stormare´s role as sexist and arrogant manager guy Milo Styles! Stormare, who was great in films like "Fargo" and the only good thing in "8MM" extremely strains the audience´s nerves with his penetrant overacting! Main actor Jason Flemyng stays pale in the truest meaning of the word and even horror veteran Tom Atkins ("Halloween III", "Maniac Cop") could not save the film! A totally unnecessary flick