Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Ry Barrett | ... | Bruce | |
Tianna Nori | ... | Samantha | |
Jessica Vano | ... | Marie | |
Duncan McLellan | ... | Kent Barely | |
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Gerrit Sepers | ... | Righteous Musk |
Bruce Turner | ... | Allen Menace | |
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Duane Frey | ... | Paco |
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Andrew Bussey | ... | Querak |
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Owen Fawcett | ... | Marie's Brother |
Rich Piatkowski | ... | The Client | |
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Reese Eveneshen | ... | Eric |
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Ashley Awde | ... | Marie's friend |
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John Cross | ... | Zack Bradshaw |
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Alex Melnik | ... | Security Guard |
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Andrew Wood | ... | Confrontation Dude #1 |
Bruce (Ry Barrett) is an ordinary repairman tormented by a crippling sense of responsibility for his disabled wife Samantha, an ex-policewoman (Tianna Nori), the survivor of a gang-related assault. Bruce's increasing hyper-sensitivity to the injustice suffered by his wife steer him down a dark path of vigilantism, and with his rapidly disintegrating mental health, paranoia and overwhelming sense of doom, Bruce channels his inner rage towards a young woman, Marie (Jessica Vano) and finds refuge in a world of extreme violence. Both a character study and a psychological examination of trauma, The Demolisher is an unapologetic portrayal of what can happen when a fragile mind is pushed too far. Written by Latefox Pictures
Not nearly as bad as critics say if you're not expecting much. Very cyberpunkish without any cyber to it,- the atmosphere is there. Brutality, mindfk, several epic scenes, slomo, but not that overused matrix style. With all that, does it have much to say? I'd argue not too much, like most of cyberpunk without cyber. :) Acting is OK for an indie (which is not a quality label for me). Fight scenes reasonably well done and the protagonist does look cool. Female role as such is strongly present, dilemma of which sex dominates is there, though not central and not in a way of a conflict. Absurdity of modern day knighthood with its madness, brutality, subservience and yet heroism and almost inbuilt core values.
Writing this one in a stream of thought to balance, in my opinion, unfairly negative reviews.