Constantly on the hunt and suffering from hallucinations that drive his violent nature, an unnamed man is capturing women and savagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a woman is luring men into a violent end, by way of her knife. Driven by the same force to make the opposite sex suffer, the killers’ fates intertwine. The two must face off in a battle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible truth behind their addiction to murder.
“Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital. The cinematography is also a step above most “Grindhouse” productions, with Takashi Hirose proving he has talent behind the camera. Exterior shots to those taking place in small spaces are all competently framed, lit, and transition well. The decision to add an effect on top of the work hurts the film’s imagery and even gives a sense of desperation to try to capture a certain type of nostalgia with the audience, instead of relying on its own strengths. It is unfortunate when one creative choice can hurt a production so much.
The story of “Brutal” is simple but effective, it does attempt some sort of social commentary about the violent nature of men and women, but it does not offer enough depth into the subject to justify the amount of violence on display. The film does end on a strong note with an interesting twist, with a reveal that is bound to gross some out, while giving others a chuckle. In spite of its simple nature, those who enjoy films that make them somewhat uncomfortable and enjoy the challenge of getting through some ultra-violence, “Brutal” poses a fun and entertaining challenge in that regard.
固执却有信念，培养出两个世界第一是多么不容易，拍的太平淡了，最后的比赛也没有很精彩
美国虎爸 不过有目标且一直在努力前进的人值得尊重 史皇演的没话说啊 一掌拍出个影帝是玩笑啦
威皇这个奥斯卡拿的确实实至名归 不是所有孩子都可以享有轻松的童年
得有决心，和一点魄力，要有一种必须拿下的自信。
居然最佳男主角，是不是为了黑人皮肤的面子，给的？我cao
虽然是成功学鸡汤但是原型这么slay很难不瑞思拜
中规中矩传记片，半天除了开放式站位还有啥？
除了要女儿接受教育外，这片一点都不讨喜，男主自己说要谦逊却跑去坑教练，不到最後段根本是个专横，自以为自己最懂的货，就算两个女儿成功了，只看这片我根本看不出男主哪里是King(蛮横度倒是对上了)。
人物逻辑混乱，价值何等迷惑
网坛常青树大小威背后，那个专制但又开明，执着但又顽固的父亲的传记。威尔•史密斯奥斯卡封帝之作。四星推荐《国王理查德》。
也太尴尬了。一个人摸了两副同花顺，非要炫耀自己牌技好。全片就是父亲角色在四处嘚瑟和摆谱，故事镜头却忽视了威廉姆斯姐妹本身的努力。拿着所谓的另辟蹊径的破题点，蹭着黑人、女性平权的浪潮，却忽略伟大女性的努力本身。就仿佛威尔·史密斯最终凭借这部电影拿到奥斯卡影帝，凭借的都不是本身的能力，拙劣的道德绑架吧。有些人的“终成影帝/影后”是长篇励志故事，有些人的则是差强人意。
大小威和richard选角蛮成功的，史皇总算不演自己了。其实大V这一路都算顺风顺水的，编剧选取的几个时间锚点展现williams低谷都没有引起太大的波澜... 第三幕还是靠体育赛事的魅力本身，同样是励志题材确实不如Coda - 7.4
精工鸡汤片，但已经鸡娃了几十年的我们不大可能跟着high了吧
虽然威尔·史密斯在奥斯卡颁奖典礼上的表现不怎么样，但由他饰演的理查德·威廉姆斯的确是一位很出色的家长。
似乎隐藏起来的种族主题，都藏在了那几首Soul歌里面。
所谓的种族主义参杂女性主义
1.0体育励志片，视角严重失衡，到后面基本变成大威和他的教练父亲，视听也是乏善可陈。最难受的还是这个相当annoying的父亲形象。你根本没法把他的教导方式和大威的成功联系起来，某种程度上看他就像在看上海文峰美发的员工吹捧他们老板写的软文一样，什么雨中练球了，把孩子赶下车让他们徒步回家了，看灰姑娘学谦逊了，都是些没有落点没有下文的突然加戏，参不参加比赛这种事情先是被教练说服，然后看到电视里的新闻又不干了，孩子一委屈又同意了，那你到底是有没有计划啊喂！唯一能称道的就是他给孩子们的自信教育，除此之外这个形象真的是好讨厌...
平庸在于剧本平铺直叙，切入点是大威的成长史，算不上体育片，因为对竞技本身缺乏描绘。糟糕在于对威爸呕心沥血地贩卖成功学，或是借种族的由头对他人指手画脚，也就因为观众知道两姐妹成功了才能忍得了他吧。但对于威爸人物的复杂性形象又仅限于此了，查了一下才知道老先生真的很能来事，戏剧性在于生活本身啊。这种奥系片真的看着没什么意思，尤其是威尔史密斯所谓Oscar moment都太明显了点。
体育题材的片并没有聚焦在那些逆转跟比赛当中，更多是讲着家庭教育对孩子成长的重要性，做好计划，坚持原则，给予信心和梦想实现的土壤，天赋加上努力，用那些奇迹鼓舞更多的人，就是体育最大的力量
有天赋，有伯乐，最重要的还是有相互扶持的家庭。
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