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.
男主像亦舒小说的男主角从书页里走出来一样：浓眉长睫，皮肤光洁，五官亮丽，笑容带金光，有男子气概又不乏书卷气，会跳舞会开香槟，三个A+。但Emma是赋予这一切意义的人，当她被问道“为何你那么害怕失望”，我几乎与她同步说出“因为此前的人生总是让人失望”；当她赤裸着身体站在镜子前，我为那股强迫所有人的目光正视这一切的力量鼓掌。
3.5 全程都在脑补性转版Leo，Emma Thompson的表演当然是五星，但对女性最终依然需要靠男性引导才能取悦自己多少有点不适，另外亲子话题也稍微太多了。（Irish accent啊真是毫无抵抗力）
也只有女导演能拍出这样的电影了，探讨了关于性的边界，性的羞耻感，女人对变老不再年轻美丽的难过，困于家庭社会角色出不去的无奈。对小鲜肉的镜头定义了女性凝视，很有趣，希望能有更多类似的作品。Emma Thompson依然魅力十足
太好了
没想到这部具有十足深度的性话题电影居然是保守的英国佬拍出来的，想起了那句“与自己和解”。的确，当艾玛婶在镜前与镜中的自己坦诚相对，抚摸着自己臃肿褶皱的肚皮却淡然一笑时，我似乎明白了这部片子最想表达的东西。By the way，艾玛婶演技着实一绝，晚年能如此为艺术献身不得不让人佩服，反观内娱某些女演员露个背or替身就要炒作半天声称“为艺术献身”，拜托了请要点脸。
有一些触犯到我的点。整个走向非常老套，自以为是的女主对着其实有内伤的男主说教，假惺惺的救赎和解放，到头来思想解放还是要依靠性解放。女主说我知道你的真名那一刻我都要吐了。
“叫鸡应该被纳入社会公共福利”哈哈哈，小哥确实是三观超正,言语中给人的慰藉不逊于心理医生,(而《诊疗椅上的谎言》中则有心理医生通过性行为安慰病人,乱套了不是)。
性解放是我认同的，但是是不是应该这么去展示呢？故事没有走出这个房间，如果性别再变换一下是不是又落了俗套呢？
倒是想起之前和ex睡前睡后并肩坐在床上的对话，那些沮丧的、欢欣的、诚实的、矫饰的、难解的、无法重演的。
肯定是到了岁数，更知晓交心的珍重，陪伴的弥恒
I'm glad you came.比起电影或许更加适合舞台剧，如同性爱一样，想要看到两位演员每一次临场的不同的表现。
虽然过于理想化，过于干净和体面……但是内核，关于女性的自我探索不受年龄的限制，这一点很重要。
6.28 没想到竟然是一部室内二人转话疗片，最喜欢的两个镜头其实是艾玛汤普森在卫生间，男主角百无聊赖发呆的状态，呼之欲出穿透屏幕的空虚
四次会面，打破所有的教条和墨守成规，性体验步步解锁，终究铁树开花，影片视觉跟随Nancy，从一开始的拘谨保守到最后真正了解彼此后的解放自我，镜头语言也跟着大胆起来，该给看的一点也没遮着，过度转变非常自然，一如Nancy的人物弧光；里奥格兰德是康纳的人设也是他创造出来的作品，他确实像个符号，知道被好奇的Nancy刨根问底“网络追踪”才人设破防，最终其实我想要说就是，人和人之间不该只有交易，而是可以彼此信任，只有彼此信任才会有真感情，有了感情就不算交易，jc同志，事情就是这么个事。。
真好啊，直视身体，直视欲望，最后的高潮来得太妙。不被束缚的纯洁关系，比爱情有趣，是幻想也好，是假的也罢，谢谢你，温柔的Leo.
Nancy好惹人怜爱！Leo 体贴又温柔！男主肯定是有mommy issue 的，我也
结局太俗了，嫖客就喜欢人生救赎，不分男女；还不如老阿姨逐渐变态，两个人弄死一个呢。
最松弛的一刻，才能抵达高潮。于是对老年生活充满了信心
一看设定就让人浮想联翩的电影，看的过程中不断感叹性解放重要，但心理咨询更重要。一定程度上用这样近乎不可能的高端鸭美化了sex business。
话剧式的大段台词让我总觉得在看nt live ，那些情欲，那些冲突，那些唠叨，那些漫不经心，一切都让人微醺，最后彻底断片，午夜梦回时，你又会想起，然后仿佛昨日重现，终究在早上九点的人海里消失不见。
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