Review of The Brute Man (1946) by James-Masaki R — 20 May 2012
The final film starring the disfigured actor Rondo Hatton, as a serial killer who falls for a blind woman. It was supposed to be the direction Universal was taking their horror films, using realism instead of fantasy lore.
But this ended up being closer to an exploitation film with a disfigured man. With the death of Hatton, Universal did not want to capitalize on it, so they sold it off to a small studio and eventually to Mystery Science Theater.
Probably one of the better movies featured on there, it's still really flawed. Incredibly hammy plotline with some subpar dialogue, but there are some pretty unsettling scenes in it, so it doesn't go to waste.
This review of The Brute Man (1946) was written by James-Masaki R on 20 May 2012.
The Brute Man has generally received negative reviews.
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