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.
充满震慑力的主线也好，丛生而相互关联的支线也好，都非常适合陀螺按自己的风格发挥。
7/10。前半段的马戏团与后半段的通灵术单看其实挺精彩，怪奇物具与幽暗人心都是陀螺的拿手好戏，可合到一起就偏偏变成了四平八稳的警世恒言，差强人意。
7.0 production design是一脉相承的作者性，在细枝末节的角落里创造了很多诡异的奇观符号，可主线完全抹去了原作的神秘主义符号而着重于迂腐而俗套的精神分析，甚至把stan设计了一个随波逐流的懦弱小人，可能是陀螺自己都不相信库神这样的气质拥有任何妖言惑众的能力，只能把他放在若有若无的二战背景之中，被凯特·布兰切特和鲁妮·玛拉生吃活剥。
我不信你没玩血源。收尾太露没啥亮点，不错的氛围营造。但剧情上，读心术偏抽象不够直白，就是一种编剧咋编观众咋看的感觉。
这是践行三天工作制前的西班牙？为啥能为了评选，还几乎996了呢？主配角从形象到个性都非常鲜明，可人物关系及伴随的冲突又过于简单粗暴。
看的时候觉得是个很老派的故事，有种特别的冷酷和直接，原来是翻拍的片子……现在的黑色故事反倒充斥着矫情和虚伪。电影水平非常一般，库柏演得还不错。但是男演员健身过度本体先于角色的存在真的不是啥好风气😑
这一版比起47年原版简直就是金玉其外，哪怕画面再精致。片长这么长配角依然这么单薄，想想原版Zeena和Pete等配角可都是很鲜活。陀螺也不忘自己的恶趣味，同时还老生常谈各种issue,没必要真的没必要。大魔王的角色也是一出场及全程就各种霸气外露，还是喜欢原版的处理。
有点无聊 说起来我最近才知道Rooney mara和纸牌屋的Kate mara是亲姐妹
其实完成度还可以，几个老戏骨演技也在线，惊艳的是geek的命定前后衔接，唯一不太好的就是男主前半段没啥台词，显得有点傻
【3.0】从好的方面来讲，有区别于旧好莱坞时代的黑色电影过于实感的新鲜观感，一种华丽的黑童话质感，是一眼就能认出来的独属于陀螺的电影风格。从不好的方面来讲，整个故事讲得有够无聊，电影叙事逻辑存在问题，这个剧本也避免不了审美的时效性限制，翻拍本身显得意义不大。
Mister, I was born for it.
节奏不当，故事乏味，立意无趣。陀螺痴迷于一些个人钟爱的元素无法自拔，对影片的深入挖掘倒是晾在一边。冗长的两个半小时，票房口碑双扑街简直理所当然。春节双片都如此乏味无聊我是没想到，之前很多博主扬言在家看古驰+玉面过年，吊打看院线片。现在看来倒是未必了。
I was born for it…不胜唏嘘
前情有必要交代，但确实不必拖得太长。陀螺可能是想找个机会展示自己的freak show美学——马戏团的帐篷和诡异陈设令人联想到魏玛时期表现主义经典之作《卡里加里博士的小屋》。当陀螺沉迷于此时，批判与猎奇的分野则趋于暧昧模糊。
大魔王和小白兔在《卡罗尔》之后的再度合作，这部到最后倒有点了不起的盖茨比那味了，虚假刻意的纸醉金迷。
马戏团的戏难道不应该是个少年来演吗？！如同他所有的片子一样肤浅！
可能是没看过老版所以主观上对整体故事有很强吸引力，所谓老酒换新瓶，看人手法不看原始配料，所以想起几年前老头也有一部《魔力月光》比这部轻松惬意多了~
6.5/10，不理解但也有点儿喜欢，理解了但也没那么喜欢，水形物语也没那么喜欢，但视听确实很好，我可能不太适合陀螺，不是，反过来，
看一看中国互联网上遍地生长的大胃王吃播，畸形且阴森，行尸走肉一样麻木地啃噬食物，不自知表演自我伤害的同时，对自己也感到冷漠，回过头来再看陀螺此次经典翻拍，确实不太行，对吧。
还是可以的，喜欢那些暗黑的场景氛围，值得回味的台词，反而3个主要角色的表演觉得好平淡啊，不是演得差但缺少了一些角色魅力，互相之间没有什么化学反应
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