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.
安安静静中展现存在主义危机。墨西哥海岸非常美丽，搭配全副武装的巡逻士兵以及随时可能发生的枪击，很生猛写实。Tim Roth完美诠释出死鱼一样生无可恋的感觉，存在没有什么意义，存在就是荒诞。
并不是拍得出和生活一样无聊的影像就叫电影了
单动式左轮在UZI面前毫无还手之力。女警和巴特勒也太耐打了，巴特勒居然没穿防弹衣都没死？
3.5星。杀手分两种，一种专业杀手，一种神经病杀手。
@ Film Center, PFF 30. 很克制。最后的医院场不知道是解释还是延续，如果理解为后者会更好一点。
有点旧西部片的影子，拘留所里来了几个狠家子，Sheriff 们很忙碌，谁是最后站立者的游戏。。。在充实和单薄之间徘徊的小制作，可能没发挥全。我犹豫一下不给四星。
当你想看一部打打杀杀的电影时，这部电影可以填个空。#20220204
前面那个什么评论啊？什么叫中国人不配看电影啊？你踏马谁啊？这电影就是有头没尾啊，手法高级但没用好啊，就是有人不喜欢啊，星际穿越都有人打1星你在这里激动个鬼啊？让我愤怒的电影多了去了，我本来觉得这值个2星，那你既然要这么说那就1星呗。啥也不是。
- Nothing.
@ Film Center, PFF 30. 很克制。最后的医院场不知道是解释还是延续，如果理解为后者会更好一点。
本来应该是弗兰克·格里罗和杰拉德·巴特勒的双雄戏，但格里罗确实表现的太弱了。亚历克西斯·拉奥特饰演的女警察竟也是BUG一样的存在。虽然我知道她那把银色大左轮手枪一定会派上用场，但没想到是在中弹失血那么久之后，整个人突然开挂。严格来说，巴特勒这次扮演的是“坏人”。他让警局真的“陷落”了。
就不工整。天秤座表示难受。
墨西哥风情下的小篇幅情绪叙事，充满日落余晖的丧。
提线者几无动作的木偶戏，专心于摆出空洞僵硬的pose，偶尔植入jump scare般的情节或场面增添几分滑稽。非常罕见的电影。真的希望有高人能讲好。
男的真就是下半身思考的动物吧，露个肩都能发情，男的去海滩是不是都觉得所有女的要上赶着勾引你，巨蜥撅着腚是不是也是在勾引你
以为是貌合神离的夫妻，正准备说诡计多端的男人（海上啤酒摊版），竟然真的是sister。放弃名利的原因还是知道自己时日无多吧，在海边找到了平静，真是和1900一样沉默，急死个人。2022.7.17
特意营造而导致的突兀感，没有那种通透感，后边甚至变得狗血，缺的火候不是一点点
#TIFF21 第36场 so weird but not boring
知道人家结婚就应该走，但是人家那么好看确实也把持不住，理解理解，天亮了，去寻找真正属于自己的爱情吧。
勉强两分。乔·卡纳汉目前为止最差作品。《血溅十三号警署》的故事模板，加了一些《五路追杀令》的元素。被追杀的黑金掮客来警局避难，杀手巴勒特马上追踪到位，但随后的变态杀手占去了最多戏份（还有俩没啥战斗力的黑警，这个寒酸的杀手阵容比《五路追杀令》可差远了）。警局里的警察都是些摆设，只有主角黑妹能打，但其实全片的动作场面不多，巴勒特跟格里罗、黑妹简直是聊天三人组，而黑妹的演技又撑不起她那些装酷台词，令人难熬。全片最好的一段是黑妹在微冲轰防弹门的当口更改地下牢房密码锁，制造了紧迫感，也显出这个角色的判断力，至于她接下来识别黑警的那段，更多是剧本硬坳了。其余浴室对决等不多的动作戏在气氛营造、动作设计上都不行。散落了一些恶趣味，比如巴特勒要跟格里罗单挑，马上就被后者放倒；变态杀手杀警后，飘落的兔宝宝气球
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