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.
确实是睡着了，不明白领他入门的导师是怎么死的，谁看了给我解释下。他离开马戏团开始自己单干以后确实容易看了很多，而且我这人听不了40年代的音乐，太催眠了。
停在了虐心的地方。下篇居然要四月，这日子怎么过啊，听到哈鲁说要舍弃一切的时候，我的心脏好痛。“10岁神童，15岁天才，20岁只是一个普通人。”电影院里一直抽泣，我的眼泪不值钱。
好像也没什么差别嘛
观赏性很强的院线片。画面、音乐和服装都很美，有着浓重的宿命感和悲剧感。骗中骗的结构，以弱胜强又和《犬之力》不谋而合。男人们自以为掌握了一切，结果还是被女人abandoned, haunted and executed。男主原本是可以成为福尔摩斯那样的人哪！
还是挺喜欢这个故事的。贪念不满，终其一生都在寻找心中缺失的那一部分。只不过第一幕稍微冗长了一点，应该改一下结构，把第一幕的内容交叉剪辑到主线叙事之中可能会体验更好一点。
一场寡淡且不尽如人意的freak show
大概就是个还愿的活儿，陀螺拉着一大票明星用精致的电影语言圆了儿时的一个梦，但对影迷来说这个梦未免太过时了。
隔了好久终于有时间看了呜呜😭
真遥党头顶青花鱼，结尾haru的黑化莫名其妙。
花了那么长的篇幅讲男主在马戏团的故事，却对塑造男主性格没啥帮助
破茧成蝶时的糟污，大厦将倾时的优雅，人物以一种阅后即焚用后即弃的决绝状态闪现纠缠。对陀螺而言，童话不是底色，而是血统，是故事开枝散叶时必须汲取的养分，也是落地生根时不得不背叛的枷锁。
3、世界就像一个马戏团，而人生如戏。
- 2022/05/08，看完。我依然喜欢他们，但我没法说服自己喜欢这个端水且铺垫不足的脚本。-
凯特布兰切特是真拉皮拉到脸僵,眼睛细又长了啊，看《不要抬头》时候还以为是配合人物做了特效妆，而且接的角色都差不多,造型都像,演起来更是一个样,总是昂着头下颌线冲摄影师。另一位凯特现在可是甩她几个身位了！
凯特布兰切特是真拉皮拉到脸僵,眼睛细又长了啊，看《不要抬头》时候还以为是配合人物做了特效妆，而且接的角色都差不多,造型都像,演起来更是一个样,总是昂着头下颌线冲摄影师。另一位凯特现在可是甩她几个身位了！
50多分钟,正片才刚开始，然后我就睡过去了。
彷佛是当年看《猩红山峰》的经历重演，顶A级制作和卡司，但和任何一个角色都难以共情。于是注意力便只能放在服化道上了。希望陀螺导别把才华浪费在老片翻拍上了，爱手艺这么大的矿等着你掘啊！（有生之年活久不见）
除了无法共情以外，它150分钟真的有一点太长了。
“我走火入魔了。当一个人信了自己的谎言，以为自己真的有什么魔力，这就叫走火入魔。因为他会误以为一切假象都是真的，然后伤害到别人，伤害到好人。所以你不敢说真话，你只能撒谎，但当结局被揭穿，结局就是，你直面上帝，接受审视，无论你怎么逃避，你都逃不脱上帝的手掌心，斯坦”。电影看到最后，我很同情男主角，他成了所谓“美国梦”背后的一粒尘埃。那些所谓的进取与希望，并不是留给底层人民的，而是统治阶级用来统治的工具罢了。
242nd 黑袜西装皮鞋的布莱德利库珀真是优质的sugar daddy，我愿意为他交出virginity。确实很不公平，男人40多岁成为已婚奶爸后依然有着性吸引力。
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