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.
网络版的后窗？这个公寓的结构和风格真的太棒了
以男主的身份，他在发现警局内部的惊天黑幕后，不应该有企图弄清真相将黑恶势力绳之以法的想法和责任吗，然而他没有，即使在拯救女友时捎带地查一下案子，他也没有，他只是一心一意救女友，心无旁骛，这是一部百分百的爱情片呀。
“后窗”、“放大”、桌面电影、疫情、AI、女性相助、现代人心理障碍...迷影梗也好，当下热点也好，这么多元素堆砌，但剧作实际上很单薄。
病毒+AI……也许真的就是未来。
3.3.22 技术宅的装备太有意思了。紧张且大快人心哈哈哈
还算流畅，线索都有安排到。这电影是不是还是用苹果手机拍的啊……
我操好爽！！！！btw哪里有这么智能的语音助手？
最后出门你们两个没戴口罩吧。
3.5除了结局的突然反杀很突然
犯罪剧情小品。推进紧凑。小范围内的情节推进处理得不错。蹭了人工智能、互联网隐私等热点。最后出现的那个胖子有点突然。
剧情最简化，开首几分钟短暂铺垫后用快节奏一直带到终点，利落凌厉，动作戏也出色，有点《飓风营救》的意思；但女主的功能性比较可惜，换了那么多副肉体最后也只是为了拼命救未婚妻这一点缺乏意思。
聪明的一个小预算惊悚片。节奏很好。女主蛮好，撑起了。
索德伯格这部是随便拍拍玩的吗，感觉剧本很简单很扯
前面挺有趣的 到追杀后面就一下无聊了。女主的家好喜欢😍想住！
工作内容
片尾用的Elastica的Connection，瞬间回到Grunge盛行的年代，用得好，爽，四星加一星，镜头不搞广角、鱼眼那些极端主义的索德伯格还是很讨人喜欢的！
有点无聊，除了社恐女主说话的语气好像一个社恐朋友lol
重看。当然要抛弃对观感上的过分追求，仅需沉浸于（长）镜头，剪辑和电子屏幕所营造的疫情世界便足以挖掘更多可能。前面二十多分钟是极其“无聊”的生活日常，人物刻画简单陈旧，却也足够质朴，更多的是电子屏幕和人工智能的支配，以及“致敬”《后窗》的房子设计和窥视感。直至犯罪记录和强权资本家的介入，本片才逐渐脱离俗套。摄影机彻底操控并驱动人物，故事的前进。手持摄影的晃动和略有掉帧的影像足以塑造出危机感和窥视感，也在逃亡途中发觉被着重提及的疫情常态，平民百姓与强权的对立。至于一些人说钉枪反杀的反转莫名其妙，我想前面二十分钟在电话被提及的钉枪就足够打脸了。
人工智能+新冠疫情版本的《后窗》，有点意思，索德伯格拍这张小而精的电影简直手到擒来，可惜高潮泄了，反杀像开了金手指，虎头蛇尾得很明显。题外话，女主简直过着我想要的理想生活，可以宅家工作谁想出门，两次发色都好好看。
zoe is completely my type of bitch's look
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