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.
挺平淡，不算好看，也不治愈
“每一天。”
在我心目中今年最好的wlw影片之一，比相似话题的《违命》好得多。
红发当禁欲诱受的时候真的可，坐浴缸里来些biblical expression，问你要不要此刻受个洗，谁又会说不愿意呢？“Jehovah，thank you for bringing me Jamie.”，到底是谁想亲的别扯上你家耶和华……剧情到女主从身边炮友旁醒来然后好好去上学为止不行吗？非得强加一个重逢，互诉深情，然后要一无所有带个婴儿跑路？被婚姻/宗教搞得枯槁的样子真恐怖。
怎么感觉像cult。wow妹子摘下眼镜好好看。天哪吃个蛋糕都不行，好窒息。妹子被洗脑严重啊，宗教害人（这是能说的吗。我不要BE呜呜呜
像是感情日趋消磨但努力维持的疲惫中年人。日式浮夸人际交往方式、对食物必喔伊细，凭惯性反应的机器人别谈感情。
虽然说是充斥着禁忌感，但作为一个没有信仰…额，应该说是没有宗教信仰的人，看这的感觉就是：我爱上了一个邪教组织成员，不对，宗教组织成员，但在我眼里是很荒谬的一些宗教信仰，我们之间的爱也超越不了那种信仰，好累，而且太还疯狂想要我去相信她们宗教的荒谬的想法，我爱她，却也真的无法劝说自己接受那些荒谬。而且她还想让我嫁给一个男人，她也嫁给一个男人，然后四个人并存……
Jaime你一脸1相竟然是个大母0！！！个人对这种深邃五官的眼镜妹丝毫没有抵抗力🥲
演的实在快进去也看不下去，特别是二人同框。单独一个人还能看一点点。爱情片最怕两个主角无任何化学反应。用镜更是iphone水平……快进之下竟然还看到了bug和穿帮…这…
竟然慢慢能找到一些cp感了，没有了xsh的中老年夫夫过平平淡淡的日子，也挺美
一方面禁忌之恋是很美，另一方面宗教去他爹的吃人的狗东西
在这样糟烂的时刻里，真真切切地给了我两个小时的治愈
女主颜值赛高，有点小k的衣钵。剧情推进有点拉胯，对白生活气息太少，两人的化学反应无法填补大片的留白，转场也比较尴尬，工具人比较多，只能说亲亲贴贴比较养眼！浴缸洗礼好评！
很惊讶这个故事留了开放式的结尾，但敬而远之才是对的
算了，结尾看到玛丽卡深情的眼神原谅她了。两难全罢了，信仰和爱情她选择背叛爱情
前面女主怎么看对眼的有点莫名，可能是因为女二颜值get不到，但是有渐入佳境的氛围。然而结局有屎呢
tmd,tmd，你怎么可以旧情复燃
感觉更像sp，美食生活番。剧情依然日常温暖，但那个要坐牢的大爷的后续还是挺在意的😂
挺温暖的故事还是被拉长了
电影整体给人一种隔绝现实，好像是在天堂的感觉。同性爱情故事好像总是在一个单独创造出的环境演绎，与主流社会隔离，不喜欢这样。
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