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.
俗套的基佬爱情片，又是选择了好友却抛弃了帅气相亲运动男
luke is the zaddy I ever wanted
虽然剧情走向从两男主一亮相，就猜出个七七八八，也并没影响到继续看完整个故事的热情。3个男生都是好菜，各有各的香，Peter的家庭组成也符合圣诞节的标准配置。环节上没有多余，没有不够，传统的西方节日里，套着不传统的GAY版爱情，欢乐带来的感染力完全不受性别取向拘泥。
父母给基佬儿子介绍相亲这种事，简直就是做梦一样，整个十二月的圣诞季，温馨的家人，都十足令人神往，但剧情上多年友情转正的俗套狗血实在是洒的有点蠢，也致使全片成色一般
Again, cheesy but I love it
以最好的朋友的身份双向暗恋多年这种事情，可能是异性恋，可能是直弯组合，但怎么可能是同且男同[吃惊]（总不能是我的偏见叭）。但他们能在这个圣诞突破九年的友谊亲给我看我还是挺高兴的。黑人小哥Philemon Chambers真的好好看，稀巴我真是太喜欢这长相了。
剧情挺老套的，都能猜出来了，可怜的工具人用来催化两人感情，看热闹不嫌事大的家人们在背后助攻，两人误会后分开又醒悟，另外基佬们说话挺有腔调的，不算娘娘也不算普通，就是很柔声柔气比女生还要别致一番风味，一听就感觉十有八九了，我都不知道自己在说什么了，与电影内容无关的影评哈哈
有点温馨，James是真的帅！室友往爱人发展，成了那就是主角这样，不成那就是杭州婆与关晓彤的故事。
圣诞节看这片儿，真的不会尴尬吗？哪儿都对，对到毫无惊喜，味同嚼蜡。Michael Urie是天才喜剧演员啊，希望能接到更好的喜剧本子，否则真是浪费才华。
强行让luke当炮灰，就让两0在一起吧，请james独自美丽，你值得更好。剧情后半段太刻意，太心疼James了，被当做工具人，明明 james才适合当老公，nick就适合当姐妹，奈何编剧作孽，非要姐妹磨 b。但作为国外春节贺岁合家欢片，就不要太严格了。
太无聊了 看一半真的睡着了…… 但我是真的想回家🥲
虽然不是在圣诞看的但假装是在圣诞看的还是会让我很开心
两个人都可爱得不真实，现实生活中的基佬都是睡过一万次还说只是把对方当姐妹的好么
温馨的爆米花电影。因为同志电影多了半星。里面的James太帅了，气质是我的天菜。我的天呐。太好看了。
好烂的剧本… 圣诞合家欢也不能这么无聊吧 and luke真的😍之前夜班医生就好喜欢…
全家都磕cp，圣诞节啥也不干就使大劲拉郎配，真的很哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈，和住了9年的舍友突然醒悟自己爱上了…在家人们的注视下接吻，一大家子给鼓掌，他俩不尴尬反正我挺尴尬
Give me more Michael Urie!!!
爱有时需要别人推一把，九年友谊还是变了爱情
if it's called single all the way it should be single all the way
完全没有抱期待去看依然有点失望，剧情发展毫无说服力，全家出动撮合真的令人窒息，看完更加让人过节不想回家了
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