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.
中年夫妻困境...真实又掷地有声.....大概是每一对新人仪式上的浪漫终将都成为相看两厌.....或许本就没有从一而终的陪伴...有的只是一遍遍机械般打扫洒了一地的酒...胡乱丢弃的鞋袜...美其名曰为爱人准备的晚餐......当所有的不满成为肢体上的冲突时，除了落泪与沉默我们还能做什么？
还以为是在杭州拍的，最后片尾都在致谢大连
前女友加入的那一刻，注定了计划必然失败。
導演告訴我 婚姻就是被困在有限空間裡的牢籠，是親密關係間的政治博弈，是妻子靠靈修希望直視深淵化作小鳥，是丈夫沈默不語失蹤逃避放縱。用攪拌機尖銳聲音和故意推倒的啤酒來無聲發洩，是不再主動改變，任其一次次互相傷害再相安無事維繫家庭往前走。導演說想拍是因為周圍大部分朋友到了50多歲的年齡都出現了婚姻問題，他在反思，婚姻制度與人性的關係。如果放在香港更偪仄的環境下，親密關係又將怎樣呢？
男主真的很禁勒 不愧是变态！！换了别的柔弱点的 早就投胎好几次了！！
真帆受父亲虐待，8岁时觉醒了人格kaori和凯瑟琳，杀了想侵犯自己的邻居
三星半。也许“生活就是个慢慢受锤的过程”？
唉，只能说导演还是太年轻啊～十年后他肯定会否定这个作品
十分钟就能拍完的东西干嘛浪费钱拍85分钟？莫拉古？全程都在呈现一种状态，时不时还得鸣个钟提醒你一下咱们这是剧情片。学人家只学到一半，想装点啥发现裤衩穿反了。美其名曰修行呗，也没个结果。
这种日式猎奇向明明可以拍得更好，田中圭还挺适合这种斯文病态的角色。
确实不够好，停留在白描。最喜欢丈夫要离开医院的瞬间又假借上厕所转身回病房将房门关上妻子在门外徘徊这场戏。
我觉得有些地方还有点好笑啊，能与物品对话的这个设定挺有意思的。
钟声不断响起，鸟飞了进来却出不去，被困在门外的人。
小西天儿观影+N次
剧情单薄，演员表现不错，创意十足，要是能有所延展就更好了。中秋唯一选中的电影，老少咸宜。
编导犯了个大错，佛主曾规定修佛的人对狗应该是“不杀不养”。狗儿最忠诚讨喜。狗主人和儿女、父母都会生怨，但很少会和狗儿生怨。所以爱狗人士临终时绝大多数都心系狗儿。此时的心识若在狗儿身上，那就会转生为狗。
人生其实就是最难的修行，需要经历的磨难更多也更残忍和无奈
修行 的摄影问题太大了，手持移动式摄影没问题，不上稳定器也没问题，但表现中年夫妻关系不稳定至于镜头要抖动嘛？手持摄影是这五六年的流行，但经历过初期的实验后，这两年的摄影师都用稳定器来保持呼吸感和移动。移动不是抖动，移动是镜头有规律平滑的轨迹运动，抖动是摄影机举累了跑了构图，又赶紧找原始构图的过程。反复出现带前景的仰角大全景也很奇怪，如果画面内有运动，哪怕是冷暖光对比，也无可厚非。可人物在焦点处，前面加个没虚掉的实景就是静态摄影了，通俗点叫照片。这种写意镜头和之前符号化的对白场面剪在一起，节奏就是一条直线。文艺片的节奏绝不是一条直线，相反是波涛汹涌，只是没那么多无聊的动作戏罢了。导演显然不懂文艺片，只学到符号化和表面的平静，却没看到底下的暗潮涌动。心电图都不敢一条直线，电影的节奏怎么敢。
时不时的钟声，动不动的狗叫，刺耳的电话铃声，严泰瑞妈妈的吼声，榨汁机的轰鸣声……没有一定的修行，这电影还真看不下去！
因为演员里有“高委员”陈以文才看得这部电影。即使不到一个半小时的时长依旧觉得乏味，虽然演员都演的不错，但故事实在是没什么意思。不过很多中国夫妻可能都是这个状态吧，日常生活在一起却几乎无感情交流，过成这样真的很可怜而又可怕。
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