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.
三体爱好者纷纷打出一星。毕竟他们太有人性，缺乏兽性。
整体很精彩，是一部带有索金鲜明个人风格的电影。稍显不足的是有点过度娱乐化了，以及控辩双方并没有形成真正意义上的对决，完全是一边倒的表演。
看过艾伦·索金最不好看的作品，作为剧作家成名的艾伦在本片中少了以往的犀利和讽刺。除了马克·里朗斯和弗兰克·兰格拉的表演，其他演员都显得尴尬、做作，感觉有种历史传记的大包袱驼在身上。除了噱头和煽动反抗情绪，不知道这部影片还有什么作用。
米国主旋律，索金台词和剪辑设计的挺好，导的就比较平庸。Sacha人设最讨喜，Frank Langella的法官演得最好，小雀斑挺拉胯。
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本可以拍得更磅礴一点结果就很无聊，明明只有两条时间线穿插，却依然混乱不该被安插的成分被加入超量，不如做一页ppt来得清晰。我都怀疑我和热评看的不是一部电影。
太喜欢了………编排太牛了编曲也都好喜欢 太好看了点………太喜欢了😭
故事的角度特别好 另一种角度表达社会事件后的社会变化 每个人都很善良 / 但我自己感觉略微有点主旋律 故事比较散 / 原来圆形转盘是百老汇标配啊！
鲜脆的节奏，锋利的剪辑。一套直行带插叙下来，整个片子都利落极了。
除了民事和刑事审判，芝加哥七君子发现美国还有一个叫政治审判的手段吊在每个不听话的公民头上；面对强权，个体又能如何？美国让人佩服的也就是它自身给自身纠正和对其的约束留下了空间，所以不会一路走到黑。“你是否蔑视你的政府？”“与我的政府对我的蔑视相比，我的蔑视不足一提！”蔑视和爱一样，不会无缘无故产生也不会无缘无故消失，无缘无故迷恋自己的国家、政府和民族——在我看来——都有问题！
因为我来是叫人与父亲生疏，女儿与母亲生疏，媳妇与婆婆生疏。太10：35
不如索金的前几部剧本但是依然有巧思，很应景。但正本清源，政治高压下或激进抗议或改变体制，最终或影响时代的走向，抑或成为时代的注脚，淹没在洪流中，仅剩名字。
托尼奖获奖百老汇音乐剧《来自远方》被改编成电影。影片取自9.11当天加拿大甘德镇接纳了6600名意外迫降的旅客，并共处了3天的美好时光。世界大同，却又大而不同。既有9.11的恐袭，又有甘德镇无私的义举。在舞台上的演员，轮流切换着不同的身份，居民或是乘客，落叶聚还散，寒鸦栖复惊。
They say no man's an island, but an island makes a man.
“我们绝不倒下，让刽子手显得高大。”（不太喜欢结局的处理方式，扣一星
老索金了，这次亲自上阵执导筒，密集至满溢的台词剧本，交叉叙事，闪回，编排精致。然后在这个时间点上出这部左翼电影，含义不言自明。撕裂与冲突，平权、民权，借古喻今。
好久没有一场表演能同时带来两种眼泪了。
All world is watching, indeed, we are just watching and free ourselves.
（另外这片在豆瓣的排序跟《亲爱的同志》放一起，也不知道是有意无意，哈哈哈哈哈）
20年过去了。
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