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.
尼克·他妈的·凯奇，是翻身作么？不是。我演我自己只是个噱头罢了，注定不会大火也不会获奖。他开心就好，我们看着也挺开心的。就行了，红毒蛇真他妈憨批。。。。
十分过誉，说到底只是一部有主角参与的影迷的迷影作品，戏里戏外都沾染了太多的凯奇光环，算是电影营销的又一次胜利吧。
前半段还蛮有趣的，从营救开始拉了，导演和编剧都没有心力把整部剧的戏中戏往更有深度的方向做探讨，如果处理得好，是有可能成为凯奇的翻身之作的。
“他又回来了”，“他又没过气过”，“确实”
榨干凯奇的脑残片。
与其说是翻身之作，不如说拍这部片子是为了告诉粉丝，自己真的很爱电影，自己也真的很努力。希望凯奇后面能接到大制作，迎来事业第二春吧。
〖20220608〗如果你喜欢尼古拉斯凯奇，这片子还不错
凯奇炫技之作，剧情、制作都很水的网剧既视感。
凯奇债务终于还清，片子虽然属于自嘲恶搞类型，但是片方正式看上了这一点所以将其发挥到了极致。总体观感类似王牌保镖，喜剧+动作的设定百看不厌。
各种互文还算有意思 PS 帕丁顿熊2真的好看呀！
爆米花电影。没有连姆的紧张刺激，没有李维斯的爽。
逻辑是经不起推敲，但看得我好开心啊哈哈哈哈
哈哈哈 整挺好 凯奇没活了也可以考虑来抖音带个货
三星半吧。算是聪明上乘的喜剧片了。我是资深Cage cult成员，出的奇奇怪怪的B级片我都看的津津有味。这片最好玩的地方就在于你不能说它第三幕又长又爆米花，因为导演编剧在第二幕就说了：本意是想做character driven focus on performance的戏的，无奈好莱坞要有trailer hook于是第三幕就只能绑架女儿追车爆破戏码逐一上演了。导演用非常有趣的方式突破第四道墙，直接的和观众交流了。Cage把wild at heart那个角色挖坟出来跟自己演对手戏，绝对可以排进年度喜剧moment前三。Nicolas fuckinnnnnnnnnnnnngggggg Cage!
凯奇粉丝大回馈！当然还是简单的好莱坞过气男星自我和解型故事，外加方便的异国救daughter戏码。单薄且直白，其余全是梗。
来，为情怀，为那些年的岁月，干了！
作为一个看过60余部尼古拉斯·凯奇电影，在他低谷时期都对他不离不弃，包括烂片都看了无数的铁杆粉丝而言，这部电影实在太满足我了！我曾经说过凯奇不会再回到事业巅峰了，但他既然以本片的这种方式高调回归，那还真有可能重回好莱坞巨星行列，毕竟和王心凌一样，铁杆粉丝们还没死呢。虽然我觉得这部喜剧更像是闹剧，后半段特别沙雕，但有些梗的确挺好笑，期待已久也不算失望，我记得本片的豆瓣页面还是我创建的(片名忘了是不是我取的)。最后必须说，尼古拉斯·凯奇就是一个传奇，这个男人只要拍电影就是对地球最大的贡献！
“你最爱的电影是什么？”
看完的第一感觉是凯奇想用一部电影告诉你:我接的那些烂片只是因为演员这个职业，不要忘了我不仅曾经是好莱坞一线巨星、奥斯卡影帝，也是一个优秀的喜剧选手。抛开凯奇老哥的情怀，无非也就是三流的喜剧卧底片，再加上一些不三不四的追车枪战商业元素，注定了质量上不可能成为凯奇的翻身之作，精神分裂出的分身负责了自我调侃却未真正触及这些年的心路历程，悲伤完全沉寂在吵闹之后，电影最大的乐趣仅仅是因为他叫尼古拉斯凯奇，那个曾经年少快乐的暑假时光在mp4里与其相伴的男人。
看到1/3时我以为从他下船后就是在拍电影，那种主角不知晓真实剧本的情况下，随性演绎。结果后面还加了一个帮CIA搞间谍活动，营救妻子女儿的剧情，我觉得有些“天马行空”。总体来说还是不错，让你能会心一笑，也理解一些东西。
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