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.
七君子因一个共同目标而走到一起，在特殊的历史时期罗列一个个事件就足够吸引人，看的热血。第一编剧索金拍出来近年最好看的法庭群相戏。萨莎·拜伦·科恩贡献了生涯最佳演出，是不是喜剧演员在正剧中都这么牛，他在法庭的表现其实远超小雀斑，结尾的设计那音乐一响起这不《春风化雨》吗，太主旋律了。
大选之前上线，再应景不过。每个人都有发声的权利，“全世界都在看”，嘤嘤其名，求其友声。
那個時期青年反抗運動的訴求在於，不希望看到同胞們為了當政者的意識形態，而去參與一個不屬於公平正義、不屬於維護自己國家安全、不知為何而戰的戰爭行為，當然還有更重要的……Make Love Not War。
熟悉的快剪辑风格，最后的庭审戏还是挺燃的。
abby是标准的理性主义者 而tom就是标准的政客 永远为了自己的政治前途寻找最佳的路径
结尾的总结陈词一下子让我想起《辩护人》一下子戳中了泪框，而电影里展示的集会时与警察们的对持又难以不想到19年的香港。虽是七君子，但电影中心主要是彼此看不上的两位以及一位黑人身上，通过他们窜起庭审的同时窜起了游行，庭审的结尾同样也是游行的高潮，这种叙事很棒。自由从来都是争取来的！
本来就是场荒唐的审判，大篇幅的法庭戏一点也不枯燥，金句频出，很燃。对萨莎·拜伦·科恩刮目相看，Abbie这个人物和他很像，看似玩世不恭，却活得很清醒。
可以拿最佳剧本奖了，文戏武拍很精彩……七个人因思想受到审判，法官输了，被告也不算赢。
剪辑厉害，尤其是当海登说“our”的时候，忍不住流泪了, If blood is going to flow, let it flow all over the city, but it is OUR blood. 而且艾比对海登文风的了解，读过他全部发表的文章，就这么一小段，人物之间的联系就立体了起来，拍得太好了。
虽然很多人不太喜欢艾伦·索金，可我就是看他写的东西觉得爽啊。而且这次的案件，仿佛就是一个纪录片一般。场景穿插也比较好理解了，庭上辩护也是精彩的。但是看多了律政类案件的我就想问，不能换法官？这么biased法官，不能提审换一个么，可烦死我了。
怎么说呢？终于官宣在一起了，亲个嘴都要等那么久，更何况还没亲到，气人！
作为一个政治审判，比一般的庭审更复杂。可惜带有倾向性的主题，并没有表达清晰，各方面都不太站得住，大法官也没有明显做错什么，辩护律师执着的原因也没铺垫清楚，很多桥段设计太过戏谑，看了让人并不舒服。既不严肃又不荒诞，更不深入，纯粹是简单煽动和渲染革命的合理性，我不支持。
说到底是政治审判，改变了什么吗，好像也没有。
法庭片这个种类在国内是没有的，二欧美的则越拍越精彩，文斗比武斗还要好看。
念名字的部分其实让我觉得稍微有点突然。剩下的就是完美，剧本太扎实了。
能面对自己，拍出这种题材的影片就已经是一种自由自信让人羡慕
the whold world is watching！堪比当年看悲惨世界的 do you hear the people sing！但是，怀揣美国梦的爱国者们，我替你们的理想感到可惜，现实的灯塔国用过去这差不多一年的种种，彻底打脸了。左或者右，这是个永远无解的命题，但我相信，自由民主，始终会是对此有所追求的理想主义者们，心中的向往。
这个题材拍了这么多年，还能拍得这么吸引人
当然仅代表我个人偏见~
劇本及剪接強大，編導功力也比前作《莫莉遊戲》好得多。
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