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.
这个故事真的不论看了哪个版本，都会流泪感动啊。
遗憾挺大的，张力十足的故事，过程却表现的有点平淡，甚至那段种族对立的历史背景也被几个充满博爱的白人角色所淡化，直接模糊了劫持者的面目，这样的影片真的好吗？
又是同性悲苦情调老一套，这苦还不是一般的苦，而是fantasy的苦，作出来的苦
比预想的可看度和精致度更高，起承转合流畅自然。梦幻与现实的围墙被打破只在一瞬间，结局虽然还算美好不过现实大概就到“结婚生子还跟男高出轨”为止吧…男主的眼睛很美，女主很可爱，今井翼也是帅大叔。矶宝的声音太有辨识度了，那种黏糊糊的磁性让我想起刘亚仁，台词真好。
想起“一人食”了，又开始想哭了……希望他去了bl星，那里他可以幸福开心……
历史，回看时才更清晰。评判，要更久之后。影片记录的曾经的南非，那么遥远，最点亮的是剧终的黑底白字：“本片来自真实事件”
披着警匪片的政治讽刺片，虽然有些bug，但整体还不错
Captain, what's the price of freedom?
“Freedom is not free，它的代价是：一切！”他们不是穷凶极恶的恐怖分子，而是真正为自由和正义而战的勇士，最后的赴死一战很壮烈。全程紧张抓人，观赏性是足够的，不过作为真实事件改编，感觉拍得有点偏于商业化简单化了，并没太多可供思考回味的空间，如果深度上能再挖挖就更好了。
不咋喜欢这种题材。南非种族
会使枪的妹子就是帅啊。南非apartheid长期斗争的一个侧面。
这片子评分有点低啊，个人赶脚挺不错的，黑与白，自由，人类，演员演技也不错
结尾很奇妙的升华了主题，爱真的是美好的不分性别的情感。遗憾，谎言，背叛，又或是死亡，好青春啊。
被厚重刘海遮没的睫毛，关于摩擦力的例子，暴力的对立与和解——都好熟悉，都不想再看
奈飞的手和气魄……人类总是在做那些无意义的压制和自我感觉良好的事
生命诚可贵，爱情价更高。若为自由故，两者皆可抛。所以自由的代价就是失去一切！
这个世界有很多种不平等，种族不平等是他妈最荒谬的！
或许白左们今天来谈南非现状颇为讽刺，但是这部电影真正关注的并不是历史与政治本身，而是自由与平等的诠释！是的，自由可以用用一切来换取，包括生命。自由也绝非妥协与忍让得来，反抗与牺牲是自古以来换得自由与平等的第一步！
这男的简直是疯狂蹦我雷点，人家多好一姑娘啊！道理确实很简单，然而，要去理解彼此依旧艰难，但，致所有为这一美好理想添砖加瓦的人，理解，万岁！
非常舒服的视角和节奏，看到最后还很感动。山田杏奈以后专门演LGBT题材的电影吧，太适合了！
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