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.
罪人拯救罪人，神经病拯救警察。警察火气太大，杀人就是一顿脾气的事。
话务员独角戏这个设计挺好的，就是这个剧情稍微有点偷懒
Expecting Oscar buzz.
这部电影作为杰克•吉伦哈尔个人表演值得一看，结局一切都定好了，奥利弗还活着，他也承认自己犯的错误，但这看完无法引人长时间深思。
改编之作在剧情上没有太多惊喜了，这就看演员的演技能不能有所突破。吉伦哈尔选片一般比较刁钻，本片的情节与狙击电话亭的故事异曲同工，观众需要从男主与报案人，警察，搭档的语言交流中脑补各种画面，很考验演技，这种纯粹的独角戏基本看点就是演员自己演技的发挥，不得不说吉伦哈尔的表演的确很有张力和爆发力，把一个911接线员从接到绑架报案后开始努力想帮助对方脱身的急迫和热忱，到最后发现对方原来是精神病并杀害了自己亲生小孩的真相后瞬间崩溃都演得丝丝入扣，层次感非常好，虽然有时候用力过猛显得角色有点情绪行为失控，但终究还是瑕不掩瑜，一人一电话就把故事推向高潮，真心希望看到吉伦哈尔更多精彩的演技。
作为警察情绪那么不受控制，难怪会误杀小孩。结尾算是政治正确的良心发现么。中间剧情就还好，也在预料之中，演技也就那样吧
男主角这种偏执狂，扔到人群里，就是一颗随时要炸的手榴弹。他还是一个警察，那就是颗导弹了。剧情实在给男主开了太多光环了，一个神经病会听他歇斯底里的语无伦次？通讯中心就任由他上蹿下跳？其实老美是很在意对方情绪管理的。如果没有剧情加持，可以想象这样性格的人会在自以为救人的情况下伤害多少人。实在无法共情男主。吉伦哈尔演戏时候的度如果再不收一收，就快成为马景涛了。
吉克吉伦哈尔的独角戏，虽然是翻拍，但主演的戏剧张力丝毫不输原版，可以列为表演课的鉴赏节目，不过这个故事确实没有啥能吸引人的地方，反转也一般
几乎算是独角戏，所以表演必须要外放一点，杰克真是演技了得。
基本上从头到尾都是吉伦哈尔的独角戏。演得很卖力，而我的内心却毫无波动。
Broken people save broken people.
老吉有演技嘛？有的，可是有时候有点放得太开收不住。
爱马就吉伦哈尔一个人独角戏全程打电话，cast全是配音没有出演😂满脑子全是画面，还无尿点，我服。
十分顯然，大火就是BLM和antifa，guilty就是因為跪死叻Mr. Cantbreath.
3星，演员阵容很强，但跟原版比起来，美国版显得很暴躁，戾气，杰克的表演也是用力过猛。缺少反思，多了一份粗鲁莽撞。
大背景逻辑几乎没法信，911接线员发现警情从头到尾都是自己处理？自己的专业知识，自己的私人关系，甚至自己的个人情绪，都是影响报警电话最后结果的因素，有点太儿戏了吧，所以报警还得看运气是谁值班接的电话？全片独角戏配上吉伦哈尔有点癫狂的人设，讲道理其实不太容易沉浸，有点尬，再加上报警女懦弱胆小的性格甚至有点倒胃口，哎，费劲。。
Something is off, compare to Buried and Locke.
不因主演的话，我是不会看这部电影的，感觉奈飞的好剧/电影不多。
翻拍丹麦版本，一个带罪的警察911接线员！杰克吉伦哈尔一个人的表演，颓废，愤怒，伤感，渴望，自责，不安的表现力精彩！虽然有些拖沓，但最后结局转变还是颇有意味！
？？？看得烦死我了 引人入胜又故弄玄虚 多一颗星给演员
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