Bruce's rapidly disintegrating mental health propels him down the dark path of vigilantism and channels his inner rage towards a young woman, Marie and finds refuge in a world of extreme violence.
There is violence in The Demolisher, but the focus is more on its lingering effects than on its gratuitous display. Instead, the film's most affecting and powerful moments are those more concerned with the pain that comes in the silences after.
If you're looking for a slasher/vigilante mash-up ... Gabriel Carrer forges a powerful fusion in The Demolisher, a horror/crime melding that is both visceral and cerebral.
One doesn't normally think of Toronto as having particularly mean streets, but they certainly look menacing in Gabriel Carrer's hyper-stylized take on the vigilante thriller.
