The Brazen Bull (2010)
An ice cold tale of misguided ambition and savage revenge. Set in the bowels of an iconic derelict Los Angeles high-rise, we follow Lauren and her real-estate investing fiancé as they discover first hand what happens when a madman leads not with emotion, but rather chilling rationality. The Man in question brings a heaping helping of sanity and jet-black humor to the crazy table. The result is a wonderfully off-kilter horror/thriller that never goes where we expect, but rather draws the audience deeper into a surprising world that has dark corners even in the brightest rooms.
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Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.
Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.
From the rating on this IMDb page and the fact that this was straight- to-DVD release I wasn't expecting much, but I was presently surprised.Despite the two female characters annoying me at the beginning and the somewhat unrealistic conversations they had about leaving the building, as well as there being no phone reception in the middle of a major city I enjoyed it.After the first twenty minutes or so the film began to get good, as Madsen was introduced the film just got better and better.The torture scenes were quite well done for a low budget B-movie.The acting from Madsen was great, as always and the film really left me feeling sorry him, despite him being the bad guy.Despite not particularly liking any of the female cast the story was good, the acting was decent, the gore was good and overall the film was worth the watch.I would recommend this film to everyone, well, maybe not children.
This was a Great film, But then anything that has Michael Madsen usually is. I just got this on DVD, as I buy every Madsen film that is released.Its very much your typical revenge story taken to a more sinister blood spraying level. Madsens character of the absolute Phycho takes me back to his Reservoir Dogs days. The movie has its moment, Rachel Hunters performance could have used a bit more work, accent was slipping in and out from American to Kiwi. Loved the level of gore, The fact its all filmed in one location makes it an easy watch and keeps your attention. Michael Madsen continues to impress me with his awesome roles, I'll never stop admiring his work.All and all, not a bad watch
"The Brazen Bull" is a story about revenge and the victims of it. Michael Madsen delivers in ass kicking form as the sleazy, psychotic, homicidal whacko only few can seem natural at doing. Luckily for this film, Madsen carries the load, making up for the flat out of place performance by David Fletcher. Not once could I believe that he was believable in the role he was cast in. Big props to the cast(most notably Jennifer Tisdale) for getting through multiple scenes with him. The gore was good. Great cinematography from Jayson Crothers and equally as great direction from Douglas Elford Argent. Together they created a tense, hostile world in a creepy secluded location ala the "Saw" series. If you're a fan of Madsen's work, or even if you're a fan of film psychos in general, I'd definitely recommend "The Brazen Bull".