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.
本身素质也就三星，NBA加1星！能把NBA球探挖掘全世界新秀+拉到美国培养的模式+一大堆现役球员和管理层参演+剧情还能反转2次以上，相当不错了（诶不对……男主现在真的在绿凯打球？！）
资深篮球迷亚当桑德勒在《必胜球探》里投入了巨多的精力和资源，找来众多NBA球星客串，制作也很严肃，跟近期他的那些破烂喜剧完全不同。不过也没说有多惊艳吧，运动励志题材很容易拍出70分，也容易陷入模板公式中。这部就是一个俗套接着一个俗套，有点《一球成名》，有点《洛奇》，然而大家都按套路拍就没意思了。
其实是个很平平无奇如《一球成名》般的故事，但是谁曾想我竟然能看得热泪盈眶。love this game，以及Adam的表演真好啊...
作为一部体育励志片 太平平无奇 再加上讲的篮球 在我看来就是刚刚及格线了 从头到尾的故事就像是在套PPT模板 还是最平庸那种 起承转合全是基础款 毫无波澜 所以情绪的矛盾点和推动点都掀不起来共情感 另外但凡对篮球和NBA有一定认知的球迷 很难接受一个30多年的NBA球探看完一个名不经传的白人欧洲小伙子打了一场街球 就觉得他未来会是联盟的top10 要把自己的身家性命孤注一掷 这不算偏见 只是一种经验的认知 如果演员是字母哥 我觉得没毛病 但是胡安 我们都知道现实里他的身体条件和运动天赋 就算电影再怎么包装 静态天赋在那儿摆着 一个没有绝对速度和弹跳 运球一般 防守平庸 也没有传球大局观的球员 让我很难代入 假如我对篮球一窍不通 可能还好 但是作为一个老球迷 看着难受
一把年纪了竟然还能被这种热血片整哭了……三星半
3星半，故事老套，但是体育精神值的一看。对于NBA的球迷而言，这就是宝藏电影吧！
摄影和美术在同题材片中算不错的。剧情套路还是传统体育励志片那一套，看点在于现役NBA球员与名宿的客串。
你，离NBA选秀明星只差一个亚当桑德嘞了。
桑德勒延续原钻的好演技，埃尔南戈麦斯略显木讷，肯尼史密斯演戏挺自然，爱德华子有惊喜。看到各路NBA球星客串，有种当年看like Mike的感觉，好多年没有篮球题材电影了，很欣喜。
能请到这么多退役和现役球星客串，反正我满足了，爱德华兹当反派没想到，比赛直播里可是老实的一批，最大反差还是埃尔南戈麦斯，如今球都快打不上，实在有点讽刺吧。唯一可以确定的是，亚当桑德勒对篮球是有多热爱。
这就是啥都有的大俗套体育片，还要啥，这就是自行车。
能请来那么多NBA业内人士也是挺不容易的。
三星半，就和很多运动电影一样，套路之余非常热血，观感很不错。还挺喜欢stan和bo的互动，很可爱。
3.5-确实套路，但不难看。喜欢亚当·桑德勒。
感觉在recession就需要这种放肆荷尔蒙的电影
很励志，亚当桑德勒不搞笑了，但还是那个能抓住观众情绪的男人。
原来这片是想用中国模板的，Yao Ming？哦，这就是个戏谑的脑洞大片了啦 Where amazing happens，一切皆有可能！
擦，简直是球迷心中的《原钻》，不同的是前者狂躁无处宣泄，后者热情肆意横行。就算陈旧，片尾剪成MV又怎样，那也好过竖屏时代篮球宣传单任何一帧。
套路的励志片了，但是这么多本人出演也是很有诚意了，几场选拔赛拍的不错，就当是为秋季的slam dunk积攒情绪吧。绝不要质疑Sandler的演技和台词功力。
热血体育剧很少看到拍得这么平平无奇，波澜不惊，情节如此老套的。看得出来是大制作，应该是NBA官方配合做了很多事，但就是这么平淡乏味。
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