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.
2022.06.10
为凯奇量身定做的一部电影，调侃了他的窘境，也回顾了他的辉煌过去，话题性拉满，娱乐性也很高，正式当下需要的内容。
又俗又无趣，如果这部都能算凯奇的回春之作，那也太唏嘘了……尼古拉斯凯奇“自传”电影❎ 《帕丁顿熊2》安利宣传片✅
其实这只是一部拍给凯奇的铁粉的小众电影，即使他拍了无数烂片依然喜欢他的人
太无聊了，看了10分钟删了，毫无观看欲望，一个老男人在顾影自怜，这有啥看点？以前也没演几部好电影，后来演一堆烂片，然后现在在吐槽现实中的自己，嘚吧嘚，嘚吧嘚的，有意思么？什么时候电影这么廉价了？
2022.06.06：尼古拉斯·凯奇在电影中饰演自己，联想到日剧《山田孝之的戛纳电影节》《有村架纯的休工期》，本来还挺期待片中的“迷影”情节，结果给我的惊喜却不及《奇奇与蒂蒂：救援突击队》，倒是有些意外反复提到我很喜欢的《卡里加里博士的小屋》《帕丁顿熊2》…… 个人整体观感有些没达到原来的期待值。-2022.06.07 ★★★☆
巧妙地安排了戏中戏，差点变成又一个烂片，希望凯奇未来能有更好的戏接
片中那个尼古拉斯凯奇“周边博物馆”真的好评！看来他最被观众记得的作品还是巅峰三部曲：变脸、空中监狱、勇闯夺命岛。下一部帕丁顿熊2提上日程！
看完思考了一下我心中cage大叔电影top3：Face-off, City of angels, Kick-ass.
三流剧本，从头到尾嘴炮，其实挺无聊，要不是凯奇出演，可能会更无聊。
其实挺糙，但是我突然意识到，我还挺喜欢这个烂片之王的，以及佩德罗演的真棒
与其说是翻身之作，不如说拍这部片子是为了告诉粉丝，自己真的很爱电影，自己也真的很努力。希望凯奇后面能接到大制作，迎来事业第二春吧。
尼古拉斯·传奇//怎么办我只觉得pedro pascal超可爱的！快点来个人跟他搞基！（我觉得oscar issac就不错，可以参考俩人的wired autocomplete interview
没想要还挺好看哈哈哈哈哈希望凯奇叔越来越好
我第一次看的凯奇的电影，应该是预见未来吧，当时还是和小伙伴一起去电影院看的呢
中年危机片……佩德罗在尼古拉斯的演技面前简直就是被秒杀
凯奇式的致敬自己，对过去自己的模仿是个陷阱，因它无法超越
可以说是美国版喜剧之王吧。尼古拉斯凯奇自己调侃自己烂片之王，在欠债还清一身轻松之时，终于拿这些经历凑出一部自己的电影梗满满的作品集之作。奈何故事最大的败笔和脱节是强加进去的特工间谍绑架类内容，不过不用担心，关于这些电影里也说了这些会破坏故事，甚至两个人大吵一架，大概是告诉我们说，你看问题我都懂但没办法啊我的故事总得有个主线有个预告片爆点吧，你将就着看这些，其他情怀要素演技铺陈我都没欠你们的啊。喜剧之王里最脱节的也恰恰是卧底内容，可以说极其的相似，也都因为这一层身份，让故事得以有效收尾，毕竟真要是单纯拍两个人怎样制作一部电影顺带回溯过去，大部分人还是会觉得特别无聊吧。
近期看的最欢乐电影，成功安利了帕丁顿熊，只是这种电影只能演一次。
致敬自己，嘲讽自己，对话自己，审视自己，接纳自己。凯奇的演艺生涯不可谓不传奇，也不可谓不曲折。因为辉煌过，所以更需要勇气面对跌落神坛后的不堪。作为观众如果喜欢曾经那个熠熠生辉的凯奇，在吐槽多年烂片王的如今，看完本片也请接受这个迟暮的凯奇吧。虽然本片的剧本依旧···一般。【三星半】
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