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.
西语世界导演特有的画面语言下 肆无忌惮和全然不在乎地调侃与讽刺 辅之以意料之中却又意料之外的反转与呼应 是对后疫情时代电影行业的批判 亦是一针麻药无法缓解的痛楚 或许是 爱之弥深
故事走向卡的比较准，人物之间情绪相互影响和变化让人信服，没有太冒进的行为和转变。
这剧本往反转的路子延伸，光父亲这条线是不够的，对应的男主一路下滑陷溺，演变到最后变成外界的环境激发了父亲的转变，失之肤浅，强行的温情结局抹去了黑暗。如果交北野武手里，定会有不同质地的生之感悟。
虽然的确有反思到日本谢罪文化的窒息和媒体报道的失效，但看完只想创死大爹不能不说是创作出现了严重偏差，而且配上这么和解的结尾反思了个寂寞啊。
罗马moderno，三星半吧，癌症之后睡着了一会儿醒来是开机酒会。Cruz还是我心中外国女演员n.1。在等结尾的惊喜但是没有，latino日常的荒诞。
影迷向讽刺喜剧。讽刺了奥斯卡，讽刺了电影奖项，讽刺了电影观众，讽刺了流量派影星，也讽刺了学院派影星。
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比较喜欢拍前彩排的桥段，到最后2位关系还发展到凶杀的部分实在大可不必，哪怕为了映射剧情。
戏中戏挺常见的，但这次的故事却比较乏味，只剩演员的演技和一些试听效果还算有点看头，其他都很无趣。
看海报就知道不简单，太虐心了。自始至终讨厌父亲这个人物，女孩的悲剧跟他的大男子主义和粗暴粗糙的待人态度脱不了关系，看他迟钝地意识到自己怎样亏欠了女儿、进而开始可笑地维护已死去女儿的名誉，只想对他说你早干什么来着。他不仅害了自己女儿，同样的方式又残害了另外两个年轻人。村长真是太惨太惨了，一个人孤独地硬撑着，最后实在撑不住自杀了，刚得救就被救他的人xsr，太惨了真的想跟他一起崩溃大哭。这就是一部压抑到能让观众跟里面角色一起精神崩溃的电影，导演挺厉害的，很多镜头都设计的很用心很带情绪
有趣，結尾有點弱。Penélope太有魅力了！
三个顶级演员撑起来的并不足够讽刺也不足够喜剧的讽刺喜剧，讽刺的情节设置的特别浅显，但是这三个演员真的太太太棒了（也可能是因为“人只会喜欢自己看得明白的东西”？看到最后开始怀疑是自己没看明白还是这里真没什么隐喻了，有种考试做到压轴题发现这题太简单了，反而开始惴惴不安觉得是自己没看懂题的感觉）
4/10 东成西就，像AI生成的影节开幕片，说是佩内洛普导的我都信。各种层面而言都滞留在自说自话，情景无从构建，解构与倒置不过是自娱自乐的空谈
年度迷惑电影，请离开旬报十佳。在每年流水线量产的、翻来覆去那点破事儿的日式致郁家族电影里，这部都算是残次品。
完成度很高，非常幽默，但强行上升价值就有点无聊。镜头语言简洁高级，值得一看。
一开始真的蛮期待的 以为又是一部讽刺电影节的 但就是主题不鲜明啊…
笑点有，但又觉得没啥内容。拍了太多无厘头的有的没的。
表现手法很当代艺术，讽刺是刺到了，但又还是比较肤浅。刺不穿这么厚的脸皮的辣种肤浅。佩内洛普是挺牛的，美，还是美。还是做的很好的是，全方位的连带观众一起讽刺了：本我，朝我，虚无，爹，的揭露讽刺。
讽刺摆在明面上却也仅仅只是停留在明面上，整体比较平庸。有几场戏是挺好玩的，但总体来说却又不够好玩。故事的创意其实还不错，剧本写得不出彩。表演完成度很好，全片最大的加分点
导演们精准打击了他们想讨论的每一种意识形态
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