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.
全片只发生在一间小小的裁缝店，但仍不掩剧情的精彩和刺激的反转，布景、灯光、摄影都极其讲究。马克·里朗斯一人的演技撑住全场，“文斗”黑帮戏份过瘾，最近难得的高质量悬疑片
Cool……失败了怎么办？坐在你的桌前，一切重新开始。
3.5分。 严格遵守三一律法则，让所有的故事都聚焦于一天一间裁缝店里。虽然这期间几派人物来来回回，穿梭不停，但都在这个小区域里展开心理博弈，叙事风格上回到了五六十年代希区柯克的悬疑片做派，老旧，但并不让人烦闷，只要沉下心，依旧是一部值得一看的犯罪悬疑片。 不过，最有意思的，还是对于西服文化的展示，更准确地说，是对老手艺剪裁师的工作还原。将服饰的制作精准对应到具体的每个步骤，并将大体阶段和案件计划进行巧妙对应，这是老派电影人的讲究，也是文化掮客们的欢场。
如果不追求完美，就做不出好东西。
三星半。
还行，明明是部美国片，但是英伦味还挺正的。导演是《模仿游戏》拿奥斯卡的编剧小哥，整个片子也能感觉到，非常强调编剧的存在。这种也属于是国内观众会喜欢的“强反转”的那一类片子，尽管我认为这个剧作还是有些过于依赖巧合的推动了，但娱乐性和流畅感还是不错的，对于首执导筒的长片来说，完成度已经很高了。同时，借用剪裁师的身份，形成一种人性表里的对比，以“文明”来掩盖“野蛮”，意象到位。服装美术非常精美，马克·里朗斯的表演也很强，三星半。
四两拨千斤啊 智斗电影 也是剧本杀电影啊 现在疫情情况下更考验剧本了
6.9/10 里朗斯撸起袖子那一刻实在是虽然预料之中但还是很劲爆~ 22/04/11
简单的场景，不算多的主要人物，依然可以创造优秀的影片，其根本就是有一个出色的剧本
三星半，明知道答案但还是喜欢看这紧张的周旋。
3.5
发现网飞出的跟漫才相关的剧都很好看，柳乐优弥真真剧抛脸，演得真不错。最后十分钟泪点集中爆发，鼻酸。但是整体来讲有些平淡，3.7分。
前半段腔调很浓，但是最后发现是在计划很有随机性的事情？
裁缝小店故事多，邪恶入侵牛仔裤，话术杀人缴子弹，激将藏尸窝里斗；剧透预警：开膛手杰克大战芝加哥黑帮。老派优雅别致
北野武生の日おめでとう
不要讨好观众，谐星应该明白自己的水准在哪里。 真挚的师徒情。
一直等着老头发大招，最后也发了，但是如果不发大招，会不会更好一点？不知道。室内舞台剧的编制，小空间里玩小反转，镜头顶在脸上考验演技，做得真是不错，没有野心就是最大的野心了。也算是本格的另一种玩法，总让我想起《利刃出鞘》。
此前对北野武拍电影之前的人生经历知之甚少，看完这部电影，不得不说北野武滚烫的人生真是充满了传奇色彩啊。
当你仰望着台上光鲜亮丽的艺人时，不要忘了还有无数本属于舞台但无法站在台上的人。说不定，没有后者，前者永远无法登台。
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