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.
我很喜欢。墨西哥城的柔情就像杂货店女孩，亲缘感、欢歌，明媚、海浪、洗刷一切。底层的暴乱又像生活，罅隙、冷漠、自私、肿瘤。我很能理解男主。
性别一换就平凡得没意思了。絮絮叨叨地聊到通宵、工作择业、恋爱失恋、梦想…因为是年轻人啊，好像就是不太能放弃，始终能期待。（喜欢RAD的男孩很kawa!
- What's the matter with you?
作家智商高情商低，女助手开放妩媚惹人误会。
中间有一部分拉垮了，开头结尾都挺好的，女警角色亮眼，巴特勒动作戏份偏少，整体合格的B级片。。。
提线者几无动作的木偶戏，专心于摆出空洞僵硬的pose，偶尔植入jump scare般的情节或场面增添几分滑稽。非常罕见的电影。真的希望有高人能讲好。
警察局，警察们，女主（警察），骗子，雇佣杀手，叛徒（警察），疯子杀手。
标题太具有误导性了，应该叫：社畜的真实人生。两位主演有点拉胯，笑与泪都很虚浮，情感转折也显得生硬。日本也有这么无趣的电影啊。
蔚蓝晴空，日正当中，中年男子尼尔与家人在墨西哥的度假胜地，享受奢华的悠閒假期。白天在泳池边小酌，晚餐与乐手暗送秋波，一切都十分惬意，直到手机铃声划破空气。电话那头母亲病况危急，大家只好收拾行李，搭上下一班回国的飞机，不料尼尔在登机口找不到护照，只能与家人分道扬镳。走出机 场，尼尔搭上计程车，开往的却不是回饭店的方向，而是市区的破烂旅社⋯⋯。
没有什么前因后果，没有人物形象的深入描写，好似留白，但又有点让人琢磨不透
2022.06.20 高铁上看的 真没怎么看懂
我曾经幻想过父母去世，我想象不出来自己能做什么，更多的是逃避现实，让姐姐去承担一切。我差不多懂他的心情，但是我不会与他共情，好歹他还是个富豪，我啥也不是。
评分有点低了，是因为节奏过慢？我倒是觉得很有意思，尤其是结局
这俩人是搭伙了吗？俩片水准差不多，但这部第二个杀手表演太难看了，有点看不下去。
如果把刻意掩藏的信息前置，整部片都不成立了，把电影创作核心依赖于关键信息的隐藏，其唯一目的只是操纵不知情的观众心理，和任何表达都毫无关系。
很难说谁更悲惨，结局讽刺（第一次看到男人鼻子这么像钩、眼像鹰——太容易出戏了）
Copshop.2021.2160p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.HDR.HEVC-CMRG 动作戏太少了，配乐不错，摄影很棒
#venezia78 主竞赛。这是一个metaphor吗？Everything is a metaphor. 这是一个fable吗？仁者见仁。相比去年的《新秩序》，本片故事更小，同时也更精巧、丰满，Michel Franco在地区性与国际性、忧国忧民与讲好一个故事之间找到了微妙的平衡点。一个美国演员一个法国演员片中来自伦敦，在墨西哥度假，回程要经过马德里，very international；人物命运如多米诺骨牌是一系列连锁反应的结果。这注定这不是一个简单的个体故事，而是有着更深远的含义。不知这个剧本是精力旺盛的Franco什么时候写的，朴实低调中暗流涌动，充满意外却不生拉硬拽，层次丰富又不矫揉造作，awesome。Tim Roth演起“二混子”欲发娴熟，可以和科恩嫂媲美了。
大概是网飞股价崩了缺钱了，就四处收购这种异国小成本烂片，。男主很丑的老男人，为什么不把男一和男二对换一下身份，再加点热辣香艳的床戏，或许可以拯救这部烂片。
浪费了交叉骨和斯巴达勇士这俩硬汉了，最有演技的就是那个神经病杀手，剧情太傻了，啥刺激场面也没有
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