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.
我还以为男主出来跟寂静岭一样，然后她妹梦里又是一个真实世界
2022年第138部：低配版《小丑回魂》，但总体还不错，关于男孩的勇敢战胜恐惧的故事总是让人动容。
hell no 伊桑霍克演了个毫无魅力的反派
强设定➕弱节奏，让故事有点飘忽，还有看起来似乎没什么必要的亲子关系设定，以及结尾的各种突变，比如Fenn的战斗力，Grabber的心态，父亲的忏悔等等。
在觀感上，除了些許jump scare，更像是有驚悚元素的劇情片，骨子里是在講原生家庭中的暴力與創傷的傳遞。
… … 無聊 有一種原著小說應該比這要精彩的感覺 「腦袋裡能想像出情節文字化的閱讀體驗 然後放在影片視覺裡，頓時就寡淡了呢」
到最后才发现是伊桑霍克，惊了的那一瞬是全片唯一让我提神的时刻，所以帅哥迟暮的结局是喜剧片和恐怖片里的反派？
剧情老套路，但是各种包袱的串联很魔幻。电话、妹妹通灵、变态作案动机一个都没交代，最后告诉你这部剧的主题是未成年儿童之间的勇敢和义气……… 好吧，看在服道化年代感很甘草披萨的面子上就不细究了。重点在于男主这个小孩子，有点像伊桑霍克和乌玛瑟曼在另一个没离婚的时空中产生的爱的结晶，气质一会儿像女孩一会儿像男孩儿，神态一会儿像小孩一会儿像大人，太特别了…………谁看完这部电影不对男主产生好奇的算我输。另外，查看一下导演其他作品就会发现他的特长竟然就是通过恐怖片拍帅哥：美女…好吧x2，这也算独树一帜了orz
小正太很帅，剧情紧凑，悬念和惊悚感都很不错，以少年的视角去解读，真是又酷又有趣。还有那个勇敢和可爱的妹妹也很加分，兄妹俩都太招人喜欢了。
太有意思了！选角无敌，智商在线！男主身上有犬之力的味道。
The phone is as a medium again keeping in touch with another world
虽然小男孩的“地下战争”确实有惊险有爽快，但核心动因始终没有交代清楚，就是：怪人到底为什么要囚禁他。虽然片中有提及说怪人要找人玩个游戏，但一直到他死这个都没解释这是啷个游戏，咋个玩法……所以总让人觉得莫名其妙。
画面不错，基本无jump scare。7分。
超自然能力互换的小丑回魂，你不是一个人在战斗版的房间，反客为主版的小鬼当家。有些设定虎头蛇尾，面具是多重人格的切换键吗？看着像，也没说。有两个jumpscare吓人，其他也算紧张，搞得我睡前看着看着就熬夜了。破除恐童魔咒的方法是，找一些长得好点的熊孩子来演🙃结尾还挺励志挺感人，三星半
2分。低成本cult片，基本上是一个通灵男孩反杀变态杀手的故事，其实血腥场景倒不是很多，也没有多么惊悚恐怖。看了一下这导演之前也拍了不少类似题材的，还是《奇异博士》的导演。伊桑霍克几乎全程没露脸，结尾终于露了一半还被反杀了。
编剧估计是看《鬼妈妈》里那段找的灵感吧，逝去的亡魂合力帮助主角，听起来确实还不错，但能稍微用点心吗？你以为拍小鬼当家啊？伊桑霍克就硬在楼上睡着等男主挖陷阱neng死他是吧？
还算可以的惊悚片，小男孩转头遇到报童那一幕确实吓我一跳，但是片子本身逻辑硬伤有点多，前因后果交代的不清楚，反派没有人格塑造，配角戏份也挺莫名其妙的，不过节奏倒是挺紧凑，紧张气氛也还可以，总体来说及格是肯定没问题了
灵异片段在这个充满悬疑犯罪色彩的电影里显得极其突兀，坏人没什么故事性和存在感，能做感知现实的梦的妹妹其实在全片也毫无作用，只能说这更像是给小朋友看的恐怖片…小男孩的颜确实招人喜欢，同时也一定程度浪费了伊桑霍克这样的好演员…
因为是伊桑霍克演的，所以甚至没觉得杀人狂特别变态，但是为什么大肚腩了呢😅是因为这个角色，所以伊桑霍克不能太有吸引力吗？
不喜欢男主，骨子里懦弱不暴力，特别是在学校里受欺负不反抗，他妹妹比他坚强聪明多了。
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