An excellent film.
Bruiser is methodical in its commitment to building tension, and the result is a fascinating portrait of youth in revolt. Miles Warren's direction is finely tuned and his and Ben Medina’s script is just as crisp. The tone and performances take the film to an entirely different level. The cinematography, lighting, and pillar box all add layers to expand and complement the filmmaking.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Darious returns to his rural town after a year at an expensive boarding school only to find that he hates his old friends and doesn’t get along with his stepdad Malcolm . Darious tries to confide in his girlfriend from school, but she makes it clear she doesn’t want to talk as much as he wants to. As Darious begins to feel more and more isolated, his loneliness transforms into anger in the form of a fistfight with old friends.
Hall was outstanding in Till, and he is even better in Bruiser. Giving a quiet but conflicted performance, Hall is both compelling and aware enough to let his scene partners have room to breathe. Azoroh gives a heartfelt performance as the cool mom whose son doesn’t know he has the cool mom. But it’s Rhodes and Anderson who steal the film. The script brilliantly pits them against each other even though they have the same inner conflict.
The most impressive thing about Bruiser is that it is a Black film in the most natural way. Race plays a part in a father's anxiety about getting his son attending a mostly white school. Race plays a part as two Black men beat the hell out of each other, but Medina’s script is perfectly aware of these themes while still not making it the center of the story. Warren’s film, a feature-length adaption of his 2021 short, is a vision of toxic masculinity that keeps one guessing.
Bruiser is a classic tale of a father and son who are just not on the same page at this moment in their lives. The danger, of course, is that kids don’t know what they are doing and will turn to whatever seems easiest or most fun in a time of crisis. But a lost adult can be just as terrifying. The writing, direction, and acting are spectacular. The score by Robert Ouyang Rusli is stirring and never ceases to amaze. Among 2023's film entries, Bruiser stands among the year's best so far.
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