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.
虽然并不新颖，但是包含“求知”和“爱欲”的影相总是有其迷人处的，一些符号意向很好，有点消费主义的美感。love is blue。
3+，复杂背景下（政局、绑架），一个普通人的逃亡与救赎。背景提供了主角普通身份和特殊经历的冲突，也完成了从女友死亡事件（死亡之外也是一段不圆满的情感）中解脱。
超级水的一部电影，一看就是低成本制作，也不知坎妹为什么要出演，而且开头秀几下就over，真是浪费了。男主简直无往而不胜，坏蛋永远蠢笨，而且不止一次被男主制服，实在让人为坏蛋的智商捉急。影片的故事也够扯，节奏很差，很多东西都交代不清。给两分还嫌多。
3.5🌟整个故事的节奏还蛮好的，影像风格写实中又带着些许欧洲文艺范儿，小屁民因为一场意外女友死了自己被卷入阴谋一路追杀，要我我也干他全家，坎妹真心打酱油
男主长得真可爱。
纯扯几把得儿！
攀岩部份真不错，有点类似之前电影眩晕，都是攀岩追杀！虽然知道是假的，但看的心惊肉跳啊！
开头我就看麻了，荒郊野外的晚上，两个女孩答应与四个陌生男子待在一起？编剧必然是男的，没有任何一个女性敢这样做，这是常识……
都说这部是印度低配版的CMBYN？我倒不这么认为，如果不考虑原著而单从电影本身来说的话，这部电影拍得并不比CMBYN差甚至还要更好。要说硬伤呢，就是租客突然跟姐姐私奔那里开始... 一万个黑人问号
我的妈，这拍了个啥？感觉啥都有，但最后竟是逗你玩？政治惊悚拍成这样小打小闹也是够了！除了一直有的悬念营造的还算不错之外，好像没啥优点了。砍妹都沦落到这个地步了吗
一场女友意外死亡牵扯出一个绑架案，到处躲避警察追杀，前期比后期精彩，整体来说还行片荒可以一看
纯扯几把得儿！
气氛营造的还不错，只是演员们显然没有攀岩的技术，整个场景也是假的。
6分。John David Washington完全没能继承他老爹的演技，这面瘫表演看得好尴尬。故事的话其实挺有意思的，一对夫妇莫名卷入了政治阴谋，正反双方的追击等等，但导演水平实在堪忧，前半部分完全不知道怎么了，一直等到中段男主进入大使馆，整个事件才开始明了，可惜坚持到这时间点的人估计已经没几个了吧？？重头的动作戏码不好看，好像蒙太奇用得也很少，有些太过平实无聊了。这种片子基本也就直接出录像带的水准。
女主的心态和耐力真的稳，反派太急躁了，本来就很简单的剧情，阴间男友的助力，使女主反败为胜
神经病能号召三傻缺一起出行，都被他害死，太二了，也就丅ang山黑帮能干出这缺德事！剧情小孩过家家，没明星的电影慎看
有一些元素挺像桃片的，比如单车、房客、海边，还有一些类似于桃片台词(以情人的嗓音呼唤自己的名字)，钴蓝的颜色很喜欢。
岩壁逃杀的过程还是非常惊心动魄的，女主很强，那个乔许真的人渣中的败类啊，死的也太便宜了，他的朋友太倒霉，最老实的那个被火烧的好惨，最后那个镜头，女主站上山顶抠图的过分明显了
一场女友意外死亡牵扯出一个绑架案，到处躲避警察追杀，前期比后期精彩，整体来说还行片荒可以一看
前半段男主非常主动（不太喜欢这个时候的男主），是两人某个艺术的契合点让彼此看到了自己的灵魂，后半段迷幻一样的情节，无缘无故消失还是在和姐姐私奔后消失。后半段情节有点掉尾，但喜欢男主的一个转变。离开老师那段彼此拥抱哭泣，此时只有这两个人是真正互相理解对方的，渴望能找到志趣相投，可以找到迷失的灵魂。也许最后男主最后找到了迷失的自己，虽然痛苦但把刻骨铭心的爱恋写成了一本书：To The Man at the Lake！
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