Bruiser

Horror-meister George Romero directs this thriller about a 99-pound weakling who strikes back at everyone who has wronged him in the past. Henry Creedlow (Jason Flemyng) works at a fashion mag called Bruiser for the short-fused, dictatorial Miles Styles (Peter Stormare). Henry spends much of his day fantasizing about killing himself and killing others, particularly his nagging wife Janine (Nina Garbiras). After learning that Miles is shagging his wife and that his stockbroker best friend swindled him out of a stack of money, Henry wakes up the following day to learn that his face has mysteriously been rendered white and featureless. Soon, like a mime with bloodlust, Henry violently dispatches with everyone in his life, save Miles’ wife, whose paintings may be responsible for his sudden transformation. This film was screened at the 2000 Berlin Film Festival., George Romero uses his considerable talents for this unusual tale about an average Joe (Jason Flemyng) who wakes up one morning and discovers his thirst for revenge. It happens when he awakes wearing a blank mask that renders him anonymous. Leslie Hope, Peter Stormare, D’Arcy Smith, Nina Garbiras, Andrew Tarbet, Tom Atkins, Jonathan Higgins, Jeff Monahan.