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.
不是每一部帮派电影都是教父，也不是每一个没能化解的遗憾都是布朗克斯的故事。帮派电影的黄金年代可能一去不返了吧。
对意大利黑帮题材还是比较有好感的。但毕竟前有《教父》之类经典高不可攀，后期想有所突破的确很困难。
其实故事挺好的，卡司也不错，但是节奏也太慢了完全不抓人……
1主线N副线，男主在现实中和自己的小说中都是一个人，但穿插过度就是故作玄虚，文学可以引申来创造，但作为电影的直观性表达却难以实现...
故事一般，比较老套，画面色调和构图很美，截了好多图做桌面。那个年代的美国有很多精致的设计。
2022-46。按照电视剧里透露的恩怨演绎了史前剧情，每个人尽力模仿电视剧形象的每个动作细节，一直正面的Silvio被演绎的太娘炮了而且为什么弄个假发。这个Harold又是什么情况，在6季电视剧里从来没提到过的人占据了大量篇幅
学校电影院体验+1
片尾曲好听：wake up this morning！
2星，影片很混乱，没有重点，估计也没想好好讲故事，就是给《黑道家族》补补料，熟悉《黑道家族》的看这片子代入感会好很多。
都2022年了还“当然是选择原谅她”，这是碳基生物能写出来的剧本吗？难看到让人发笑。不得不说舔狗是真的牛批。
看的糊里糊涂!云里雾里!前一个小时完全没看明白!后面揭秘了，才算搞明白!有点类似于刺杀小说家吧！不过故意做的很混淆。本来是冲着土屋太凤去看的。没想到她基本就类似于比客串多几分钟戏而已!
没看过《黑道家族》，所以影片里安插的所有彩蛋和亮点完全get不到，我就按照“三个葬礼和一次偷情”的路数就这么看下来了。
从饼的视角看超级有趣，但是缩略一下却是秀吉做接盘侠的故事。（？）
从既有的事实展开合理的联想，如此思考下去，自然而然就能看到被隐藏的事实。不得不说，小日本挺会讲故事……
浪费了人生的90分钟 原来是为了真人真事改编 不然这么无聊的剧本不知道谁写的 说是女主通过救赎男主自我救赎 完全没感受到 就看到俩人怎么挣扎求生了 雪地的场景很多都重复利用的 总之不要看
我觉得还凑合，老公是刷了五遍黑道家族的资深fan，他觉得非常不行，选角没有代入感
兜兜转转把一条线串起来还算有趣，但是整体就是流水账叙事，一般般
53岁的Naomi Watts，遇到渣男，为艺术献身
烂片体验卡+1
全篇人设致敬原剧黑道家族，片尾曲感觉对了，电影略仓促。Tony受叔叔的影响太大了
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