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.
节奏太慢了，本以为是一部谍战片，最终却发现是一部爱情片
挺无聊的。激情戏完全不必要……俩人真不太般配。
相爱相杀的办公室爱情…宝刀未老是怎么翻译来的。看剧情，一点不宝刀，完全各种老。老刀早就锈死了。
一个矫情的故事，还被剪得稀碎，男女主角也不来电…
这部电影总体来说还行吧，情节和人设都还可以，技法也还行，值得观看。
6.5分。这种倒叙的形式还是挺喜欢的，一个重大案件对不同人物的影响。但这故事设计得太烂了，男主这是为爱反叛么？整体上想走惊悚片的路子，但实际却拍得味同嚼蜡。。。你要知道你拍的是倒叙啊，都已经是过去时了，还怎么提得起观众的兴趣啊~~~Chris Pine的中年造型还算不错，但他和Thandiwe Newton完全不来电。。。
一段情、一份爱，直叫人生死相许啊！以为是个谍战、悬疑片，结果是成了小成本的爱情片，呵呵……
感觉反转还蛮有意思的，最后Ce真的抽身走开回家让人蛮难受但是感觉这才是真的走出来了。派派真的好适合演这种一往情深的颓废感
一言不合就开车 喔喔喔 也说不上不好看吧 至少还挺悬疑到底真凶是谁的 但就是看的昏昏欲睡。。。
很虐心的一场谍照爱情片，故事叙述的节奏很好，画面很有质感，不拖沓。
Lesson learned: 不要搞辦公室戀情
无谍战无枪战无动作，只有爱情。
其实镜头感不错的电影，但这样的love story，emm。。。
倒闭山冷宫太子电视电影二连击，这次，贡献了肉体。
片名跟内容不着调！因果报应总有时，最终还是爱情凌驾于忠诚之上，感觉男主赎罪的意味更大一些，但是牺牲整个航班背负叛国的罪名值得吗！！！其实哪有什么“恐怖分子”，只是国与国之间的政治博弈……
zzzq，非得给帅哥派恩安排个这样的女友～冤冤相报何时了，明明可以冤有头债有主，非得下这么大一盘棋～面包师傅脑洞也是开得大～
剧情有点勉强，在女主不发觉的情况下要挟男主，这只有理论上的成功率，完全没有必要。
无聊，一直在 blahblah的说话，不知道都说了些啥
反正我没看懂最后“高音”是干什么用的，用来杀女主的吗？
故事一点没有，就是为了反转而反转，实际上之前什么都不重要，重要的全在桌子这里，看这里反转就是了。无聊，冗长。
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