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.
姐弟恋，男主一边走事业线一边和女主相爱相杀，最后双向奔赴的时候想到《私恋失调》，但比那部散得多。回想起来已经看了PTA六部电影，每次都是当下很喜欢，然后很快回想不起来故事了。只留下对调度和光影的印象。最喜欢相遇的part😮💨
（7.5）。拍出了真实不矫饰的姐弟恋关系，有点能体会。
7.5/10。PTA用回忆和想象堆了个属于70年代的Sandy Castle，然后自己一个人跑进去开心地玩了起来——艺术创作者们或许都会有种「幼稚地任性」式的自觉，只不过PTA这次玩脱了。
落日轮廓剪影
冲着Haim去的，中途还惊现Tom Waits，但真的不好看啊。 男主Gary应该是个双子座吧，行为动机太随机了……整部电影看完，就像刷了一堆抖音短视频，内心空荡荡。 最后还来了个可怕的“双向奔赴”，提心吊胆生怕其中一个被车撞了，结果没有，就那样硬生生的皆大欢喜了……回想起来，还是被车撞了更不落俗套一点。
荒诞离奇的故事用朴实优美的手法表现出来
最后，小公马真的拉。
friendship is true magic~
大师级的拍摄水准，所有的运镜都流畅成熟。如果说故事本身的话，完全就展现了一个toxic relationship。男主身上全是直男的自信自负和不负责任，虽然有着一定的商业头脑，但他就是个没有长成的小男孩，身体和心理上的双重不成熟。女主又是标准的眼高手低，她能解决一些男主的危机但是离开男主跨入真正的成年人的世界后她也过得一塌糊涂。这两个人分分合合到最后应该也还是一种自相残杀吧。
虽然换了角色都不是原来的小马们，娃还看挺开心的
听说是姐弟恋兴冲冲点进来…好油腻的teenager，像45岁，越看越想打人。
PTA可圈可点的镜头安排！无可指摘的优秀商业片
HAIM三姐妹真的太可爱了。PTA拍了一部青春美好的电影，25岁青年的成才烦恼。一堆大明星，每换一个片段就是“哇怎么ta也在”
本周最佳 ！！
跟小朋友认真讨论了一下Sunny的麻花辫儿是怎么编出来的……毕竟奇蹄目动物啊，我们认为她需要特殊器械的辅助【喂】
很明显女主是PTA喜欢的类型，尤其开篇时间不是很长的长镜头，还有最开始背影走路的线条，简直太A了！ 回到故事，我是一点都不喜欢。有那么些别扭一直持续着。故事纯美式，资本主义人家15岁就会，真是不同。但只要PTA玩的开心就好，这绝对个人化的影片！
挺有意思的儿童游戏，儿童成人化，第一场戏就能看见大结局，没想到要经历这么多的波折啊。
middle of nowhere. but not tiresome.
IMDB给了7.7，看来美国人还是挺吃male gaze70年代复古风电影的吧。演员和画面没得挑，阿拉娜很惊艳，时而小钢炮，时而婉转优美，时而感觉猪队友带不动；库珀这个导演御用之子的表演，也让人觉得这也不算走后门，把男主的自信自以为是残酷无知诠释得很到位，尤其是他跑步的镜头，居然很轻盈还不做作，我是真服气呢。至于剧情，我真的不明白导演是对女主这个角色有很大的意见吗？虽然她25岁晃晃悠悠一事无成，这难道不是大部分普通人的人生吗？为什么要让男主对她说那么刻薄的话？明明是女主在拯救男主啊，他暴力砸车，他们的货车还没油了，如果不是女主胆大心细，他们何来安全逃脱啊！女主的风风雨雨都是男主带来了，女主都一一化解了，她哪里一事无成了！西恩潘确实有两下子，演得很疯呢；布莱德利依旧差点意思。前佳后平。
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