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.
最后结局居然是那个人以前是警察 身体不好 不是猝死 小人物？又都不是大恶？？？感觉编剧想给他们写恶，但是又多了很多善，不伦不类🎾😓😓
挺好看，但剧情的紧张感因为太熟悉演员而减弱不少，总觉得格局不太大，巧合也挺多。
整体挺好的，可惜中间看睡了10分钟
37th with Tao. ——2021.10.16 @学清路嘉华
反转到疲劳，巧合到离奇，青年导演为了讲个故事真可谓绞尽脑汁了。
一个多视角的封闭空间剧情片，影片前半程节奏不错，入戏很快，悬疑感很强，不过后半程节奏乱了，显得拖沓。配乐有几段让我魂穿怪奇物语，给我整出科幻感来了。
2021.10.20@长风大悦城。大清早不睡觉阿猫阿狗吵什么吵，又一部在重庆的片子，哪里都是湿漉漉的，潮潮的。其实反反复复更多的是同一个场景，像一场密室里的大逃杀。螺旋重映的赶脚。其实难在几个演员的对手戏和反复演绎。空旷的影厅里和小夏的一场秋日dating。
剧情设置还有点意思，画面氛围也很棒，但是每次切章节时候的配乐很割裂，类似一个舞台小短剧，没法整合起来
摄影和配乐不错，导演想在同一空间去玩疯狂系列的多线叙事的想法也可以，但是从整体完成度上还是差点意思，也就达到了《火锅英雄》的水准，通过同一空间转场制造的闪回废笔太多了，虽然想靠不断加入的人物和故事线去营造反转，但是还是观感不佳，医院部分的结尾估计也是补拍，一下子把结尾某人黑化后的黑色意味冲淡了。（6.5/10）
反转密集，但刻意、仓促，导致开局不久往后每一次反转都在渐渐消磨耐心和好奇心。尤其到结尾窦骁在那推冰块的选择，降智且故作姿态。好在能看出编剧有在为情节逻辑自恰而努力。总体无喜无厌。
说真的小成本新手导演学盖·里奇学昆汀的太多太多了，我都看腻了。
如果说艺术创作真的需要宽容的话，私以为那就是现在了
3.5。蛮喜欢这种多次反转的小空间电影的，观感很舒服。就是最后差点意思，通往必须正义的结尾。
整体就是一部喜剧悬疑类的“剧本杀”故事，带有点“疯狂石头+罗生门”的味道。单一场景，多方人物，盲打误撞，嵌套式剧情，
看不懂豆瓣评分，是一部被低估的片子。故事过于巧合所以有点不适，除此之外，演员、剧情、故事、反转，我都很喜欢。尤其给范老师、窦骁点赞！
5.5。没有一件事情讲得通，我是造了什么孽浪费时间来看你们扯这么多烂犊子？
及格水准，分段叙事，但是还差点意思，空有黑色喜剧外壳
九成室内戏，一出舞台剧；只是一个外卖员，哪有时间注意自己的口腔护理和身材管理，和《暴烈无声》中半永久眉的宋洋一样。中国（加拿大）的演员何时可以真正成为一个角色。10.13@北京英皇电影城
❷出现一堆小孩的时候，有点震惊了，万万没想到。
靠近结尾时不够合理，不够顺滑，用巧合解释的部分变多，有点可惜。比如上厕所，门刚好被外面的木板卡住，比如打火机刚好飞到漏液那里，比如孩子丢了没多久张颂文就找到了交易的房子。
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