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.
心理惊悚类型，氛围营造很足，但惊悚都是点到即止，攒了个前戏？
有点受够A24旗下导演们拍这种不能被称之为电影的，没有半点剧情的摄影大片混搭意识流神经质的长视频了。很显然这样为影评人和文艺片爱好者而生的片子可以就其中的大把隐喻和暗示写上千把上万字的解读，但站在一个普通观众的角度而言我现在只想给这片子打无数个差评。恐怖片如果未来的流量密码都是这样靠抛弃叙事的本质转而堆砌怪诞刻奇的想象和段子加上似有似无的主题与缓慢游移的摄影镜头拼凑而成，那迟早会被观众反噬。这样的电影在前几年还让人有些好奇，然而现在看起来只剩下烦躁。全片的水分挤一挤变成一个小时左右的短片观感甚至会好于现在的成片很多。
5｜真的很无聊….滥用无人机到令人发指的程度…..ChrisEvans演得太油腻了…鉴于最近kenergy爆棚的高司令以及开场安娜的碎花西装导致观影过程中我始终觉得这会是个喜剧片….但这似乎是个严肃动作片….于是我真的代入不了….好不容易要代入了Lloyd一句ken-doll又把我拉出来了….（哪怕是kenergy高司令和克里斯桃，高司令秒了（安娜美死我了
有钱就可以造作，就可以全世界到处飞、烧钱，并且射击别国的警察，Netflix再次证明了有的电影只适合在大银幕观看。PS：茱莉亚·巴特斯长大了，而且没有长残！可给人高兴坏了。
空镜头有点滥用。气质不太好
奇技淫巧，偏执傲慢；女拳上头的厌男矫情片。傲慢伦敦技术工人阶级+精神病。俄罗斯套娃式男生男够恶心。
大家要带着艺术的心态去看这部厌男杰作（男导演拍厌男深入骨髓哈哈哈哈）它几乎将现实生活里女性对男性的厌恶、恐惧、憎恶全部以邪典的形式具象化了。男性至死是少年、男性至死爱当爹、男性天生就抱团。
Actually not that bad实在是看爽了，就是松顿叔的戏份太少了没看够，不过哪怕是这一点戏份演技也超赞
整部电影都是社会性男性恐惧的投射。但过分着重了外在形式，信息量给的太少，导致内核有点苍白。最后的body spectacle只感受到了“诡异”，没法传达清晰导演意图，就算是一种小失败。虽然如此还是很喜欢摄影，把场景都拍得很诡异和不真切。进入森林、看到洞穴到逃出森林一整段都很喜欢。
很套路但很爽的很典型的奈飞的特工片，不过高司令真的很帅，即便本姬佬的铁石心肠不会为男人而动，但还是觉得高司令很帅
这比国内上半年引进的任何一部动作片都好看，这片不能进电影院看可惜了，良心之作，精力花在了动作设计上，很过瘾
（7.5/10）最明显的解读还是女性的困境。将女主那段夫妻关系化为一段恐怖的超自然经历再度呈现。咱的军情六处小特工分饰五角可以看作分别代表了男权社会对女性在生物的原始暴力/裸男、社会权力秩序/cop、信仰/神父、教育/儿童、经济/房东等方面的压迫，当然各个代表的准确含义还需商榷。需要注意开头女主在园子里吃了颗果子，伊甸园不一定是天堂，也可能是女性的地狱。另一个明显的意向是尾段男性的连续生产，也是值得留名的名场面。女主面对男权的态度演变也很有意思，从惊恐而寻求权力庇护到坚守再到反抗再到逃离再到平静回归最终到达坐在同一张沙发上谈判，当然是手握战斧在谈判。很多女性题材的终点是战斗，但仍局限于现有秩序的战斗。这部看起来力图超越战斗，瓦解秩序，进而平等地缔造新秩序。
全片除了高司令有虽生硬但还算完整的人物背景，其他角色堪比一次性工具，能够留下记忆点的部分都是由演员本身提供的。还有就是动作场面，还算是罗素兄弟较为擅长的部分吧，可故事线和动作戏的串联要不要这么儿戏啊...
Men will be men 男导演will be男导演
masterpiece and major panic attack.
球形世界。地面成为一个平台，现实想象与水中倒影的拼接才是完整的共同体，洞穴与洞口是进入某种连贯世界的钥匙，声音是召唤恶灵的咒语。当女性以外来入侵者的身份进入本就缺少女性身体在场的小镇，本依赖男性力量实现的平衡出现倾斜，镜头矫正但无法阻止禁果沾地；运动状态的改变无法维系男性天然的安全感，于是只能宛如自我繁殖般不断破体而出，焦虑与血肉共存，而当母体终于正视世界真貌，心愿和心魔所谓的一线之隔被打破，冠以纯洁之名的身体想象和肉欲渴望不过是一场污秽而肮脏的意淫。有几个场景需要用一生来消化。
Alex Garland attracts male nerds, then he shoved this up their ass. Be like Alex Garland.
除了打斗追车拍得还算炫酷外，只剩下老套无聊的剧情和不可理喻的结局，真不明白女主有狙击枪为何不用，留着反派过年吗？
故事线嘛就是没有，但高成本一定是花在破坏各种历史建筑甚至炸毁了半个欧洲这些动效场景里所以还是好看的！高司令的脸简直是失去痛感刀枪不入的早期施瓦辛格味道，台词已经很努力了小学鸡垃圾话还蛮轻松哒
this shit just shows how much self awareness Americans actually got, might just be quite proud of it as well. Fuckers.
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