This movie comes very close to the themes explored in Dark Half. That film looked at the darkness lurking in a person, and how our creative expression can be a release for those impulses. Bruiser looks at the negative affects of ignoring those impulses. I'd have to say that I enjoyed Bruiser more than Dark Half, but there are still a few problems. The biggest problem is the end, which really just doesn't amount to much. Hardly any payoff or drama. Also, Romero relies too much on creating major a**holes for his antagonists, and Bruiser has one of the biggest. Luckily, he got a decent actor, Peter Stormare, to add some depth to what could easily have been a one dimensional bad guy. All in all a decent film, just missing a strong ending.
Review of Bruiser
