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.
安雅·泰勒-乔伊长得就有恐怖片气质；埃德加·赖特看来已经沉迷“播放列表流”了
下面有请迷影导演埃德加赖特和两位当红大美女带来一部点唱机恐怖片，在电影院看绝对震撼，用电脑的话视听效果大打折扣。有几个镜头真的太华丽了，剧情后面有点崩，没想到安雅也不是每套衣服都好看。
看得揪心且无趣，现实与过去穿插的情节，为啥我每次都想快进⏩
前面镜像附身部分拍得很赞，后面女主神经质的表演让人厌烦。
视听技法纯熟，视觉效果炸裂，音乐复古，可惜电影院看不到
-0.5 这收尾也太扯了 但音乐品味很棒 埃德加赖特选曲没得说
前三分之一是个不错的开头，当麦肯齐化身安雅走进60年代摇摆伦敦，多少让人惊艳。但影片决定往悬疑方向发展时，叙事和节奏开始崩坏，一切都变得支离破碎。风格化的镜头自然够出色，但悬疑惊悚并不是烂剧情的庇护所。即使将它置于恐怖片范畴，那些剥削的部分早已在无数电影中重复使用了千百遍，毫无心意。更让人遗憾的是，埃德加·赖特引以为傲的剪辑几乎没能看见，在一味的致敬中丧失了自己的拿手好戏。
有趣的是不同时代的互动如同阴风阵阵般的华丽视听
50/100 霓虹灯光与情色凶杀，迷幻的歌曲与影像，外加埃德加赖特的才华，如此众多迷人元素的混合却意外的如此乏力不堪。它的华丽外表将观众带回了上世纪60年代的时尚伦敦，对女性的剥削又召唤着意大利铅黄的色情与杀戮，然而众多复古元素的堆砌只是让薄弱叙述能力更加的无效，它欠缺了赖特以往作品中关键的节奏感（递进与反转）——音乐与奇观的引入是粗糙的
结尾太拧巴了险些把女性主题搞垮，最后算是勉强捞回来了吧。本来又惊悚又沉重的，结果Help一出来笑到扑街，那群鬼魂真的太搞笑了我的天简直影史留名的一幕啊！🤦♀️ 视听效果还是非常好的。
大型交通安全片之过马路要看来往车辆 大型社交安全片之别他妈喝陌生人递给你的饮料 给安雅两分
【B+】很不赖特的电影，反而有点陀螺的感觉。演员、摄影、剪辑和美术都做的非常棒，是一部没有预料到的精彩电影。虽然剧本上没有那么令人满意，但感觉其他各方面都做到最好了。不过这片的风格和剧本如此个性化就意味着会有一批观众非常喜欢，另一批观众非常不喜欢。
看评论很多人不满意。我倒是更尊重埃德加赖特了。女性的控诉在大家看来如此的“老套 无聊 无趣”不知道还以为我们已经活在了理想世界。多看看新闻吧朋友们。
#加州行观影系列#3.12旧金山飞新加坡机上看的。爱德加赖特是不是不太适合拍惊悚片，故事本身就挺空洞了，有加上这故弄玄虚的各种技法，literally很穿越。最差的是结尾，我很费解：她住了这么久都不知道房东姓甚名谁？？明明喝了毒药，挣扎两下之后就又跟没事人一样，又是打斗又是逃跑的……？
逐渐不行，一片大火烧个干净。你们伦敦soho区可以少个10001次。
前半部分梦境和现实交织营造出的氛围很吸引人但是后面开始解谜的剧情太落俗又泄气了
赖特牛逼，第一夜坠入过去的设计是我一直想得不可得的上海坠落夜
创意还是很不错的！除了完全没必要的感情戏，另外结局太拉垮了
居然把我看哭了 但这不是我给出四星的原因 留名恐怖电影史只需要一两个经典的镜头 这部做到了
复古的不是女主，是创作者自己，它们嘲讽对象风韵的十分之一，都比它们自己的“创见”有价值得多。
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