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.
情节设置很新颖，那几个被害的孩子太可怜了，绝望揪心的故事，好在最后合力反杀了。卧槽，这个变态竟然是伊桑霍克？？？完全没认出来，以他的咖位，那确实是打酱油的，妹妹做梦的设定，对情节推动也没有什么意义。剧情存在bug，但是故事不错
如果让我回忆，成长过程中一定有噩梦，有援助者的缺席。然后这些噩梦在我身上留下伤痕，让我成长。然后让我反思，那些缺席者缺席的原因。如果对应到影片中，噩梦是所有伤害芬尼和孩子的人，缺席者就是父辈们。有些遗憾的是，想探索的心里惊悚立意比较一般，气氛的把握也不太足，最重要的，角色的塑造缺乏张力，这就造成故事推进缺少紧张感和切身感受的威胁感。总让我游离去思考其他的事情…比如西格蒙德·弗洛伊德…我总想如果他老人家看到这部电影会怎么去剖析创作者呢（摊手狗头）
可以不用这么长的。。。结局过于仓促，没有父亲救赎。
情节紧张，很重视细节，几乎都能衔接上，合格的惊悚片……
5.6/10，一切都显得那么莫名其妙，无缘无故。
少年互相帮助，警察姗姗来迟，有点讽刺。绑架案电影还是«危情十日»拍得好
剧情整体来说比较平庸，没有多大亮点，其中的逻辑漏洞也有不少，剧情推动上有些刻意，故弄玄虚，女孩的意念找人有些荒谬，最后男孩把反派弄死的场面感觉有点假，整体有点像模仿「小丑回魂」的感觉，但还是东施效颦了。总体来说，既不恐怖，也没啥可看的地方，伊桑大叔也基本上没露脸，一般般吧。
为什么这个男主就成了邱森万
积极的意义，在于五个受害者接力，第六个终于完成反杀，虽然不合逻辑，但是恶人当受此报。
这部电影我最赏识的是不浮躁和用心铺陈节奏和细节 仅有的几处jump scare非常巧妙和克制 这是一部大气的电影
密室逃脱线索直给到空虚，如果编剧都能有最后线索串起来那段的敬业水平，应该是个四分电影
看了评价才懒的那么多人说好，太一般了，这种类型的电影一大堆。
7分？就……很奇怪一片子，有槽点但体验还不错，挺流畅。小演员们讨人喜欢。小男孩觉得长得像很多人又说不上像谁……一个面具哥有必要伊桑霍克来演吗……
2022年第138部：低配版《小丑回魂》，但总体还不错，关于男孩的勇敢战胜恐惧的故事总是让人动容。
7-8｜只有孩子相信。他能听到，但他不信。很不错的儿童成长探索电影。（jump scare算不算是恐怖界的谐音梗啊？破，但管用….
“那一天，就是今天。”
鬼版前人栽树后人乘凉
把孩子之间的亲情和友情表现得非常好，恐怖元素反而有种反差萌？
cool boy！~ 斗智斗勇逃出来就好~
伊桑霍克是很擅长表现情绪的，演员本身的素质高，面部表情丰富，在本剧中饰演的角色却被绑定了面具这个元素，这方面的优势无法发挥属实遗憾，甚至有些不明所以，请了如此擅长刻画忧郁气质的演员，最后却要符号化他的角色，真好比是拿上等的伊比利亚火腿火腿做了道腌笃鲜，算不上浪费，但多少令人惋惜。本片融合了传统的美式悬疑和恐怖片元素，可以说是电影工业尝试新品类的一个实验，成果并不理想。出现了少数族裔角色甚至语言，却没有就这一主题进行任何展开讨论，更不由得令人怀疑其背后是政治正确。
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