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.
圣诞爆米花电影，老套的朋友变爱人的剧情，但是圣诞节就不是要看这种cliche，全员无恶人的温情电影吗？ Peter还是那么可爱，里面还有sophie 客串。客观的讲整体一般吧，适合圣诞节应景看。2021.12.28 on line
看完了对生活充满期待
到了我这个年纪，生活太苦，糟心事儿太多了，只想轻轻松松的看点不费脑子，能傻乐呵的剧情。假么？是挺假。希望能有这样的事儿发生么？也是真的希望。所以有人拍出来给我看，就挺开心的了。而且冲着Mark和Luke来看，结果小黑好帅啊！
一部Happy ending的电影!太喜欢里面的氛围了!家人朋友,家人的开明与爱 ，朋友的支持与鼓励，安排的对象也衷心祝福与助力，没有复杂的剧情，简简单单的一部圣诞节喜剧片，后悔没有早些看，还有感触最大的就是nick一直的陪伴，9年，从知心好友到爱人，现在的爱情很脆弱，这部电影做到了，世界上需要更多这样的男人！
大可不必用一部这么闷的电影来讲这么俗的故事。
人啊怎么就是不吸取教训，真的看个预告就够了，看正片真的是能把你气死。
所以Aunt Sophia 到底是为啥在剧里？
每年恒历的圣诞romcon，就完全符合预期。一大堆熟悉面孔，数不清的刻板印象桥段，完成度满意，反正就说不上多好也说不上多坏的一部片子。Michael好久不见，不过刚40出头脸怎么就垮成这样了，而且表演还是一如既往的power bottom气场满满，非常的套路。Phil很好看啊，身材匀称又暖又萌，上头了！Luke我反而感觉就还好。这种贺岁片其实就不能纠结系列和剧情，反正没什么新意但是还算温暖舒服，总之就是一边看一边感叹cliche, cliche, cliche，但是还是能挤出姨母笑。好多第一世界烦恼和美国中产要素，让人皱眉但是又觉得世界这么糟，开心一点也蛮好。我觉得比圣诞速配等同类片子还要强上一点吧…看的开心就好~
多年不见Luke，已是肌肉猛男了！准备要一个人过圣诞的我，想起过去5年在前男友父母家过圣诞的种种。真是哭的稀里哗啦的。
关于我乡下的全家亲戚都在嗑我和我认识八年的恋人未满的大城市室友加好友的故事。很圣诞合家欢。（还以为是bg，竟然是bl）
好欢乐的片，好适合圣诞氛围里磕糖哈哈😆齁甜，甜到我发出猪叫，虽然很想吐槽他们的攻受问题ww
但前面一大部分还是值得好好打磨
属于圣诞的欢乐。只是Luke完全成了工具人。
还以为结局能逃过套路，终究还是没能幸免，好朋友一定要凑成一对吗，不过像luka那样的大帅哥放弃了真是可惜。好想有这样的家人过这样的圣诞节
Netflix倒是每年一部LGBT圣诞电影，越来越Open的社会，非异性恋也会逐渐被接受。虽然自己是直女一枚，但仍然觉得在允许与接受范围里，选择“爱之所向”，没有问题。
Obviously people in New Hampshire are too bored to live with snow all the way.
太假了，一个1一个0怎么能从小会做那么久的好基友，不相信，很少评论呸
甜晕了，I need this in my system for the damn whole December
大龄催婚，family-person，全家翘首等着你的相亲结果，谁能想到我竟然能在一个大洋彼岸的gay身上找到最强烈的情感共鸣呢？
谁会不喜欢在圣诞季看chick flick rom-com！
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