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.
90高龄的Eastwood还有如此精神，实在可敬。但这片保险应该很贵吧。。。
太失望了。看到一半就开始玩手机了。。。然后就 不想看了。。。。情节感觉东拼西凑，硬扯到一起，什么尼加拉瓜大瀑布。不知道主题讲的是什么。
前一阵我从达拉斯去了了墨西哥城，看完本片就是俩字“舒坦”。片尾的歌曲唱着Find a new home, 或许对东木老爷子来说，美国已经没什么值得留恋的了。
好喜欢Wednesday!
没之前那么阴暗了，不过我喜欢Wednesday
东木老矣，温柔如故，和《老爷车》以及《骡子》一样构成了独属于他自己的童话故事，自己的坚持，情节温吞如白开水，台词也波澜不惊，不过能看他的电影，对于我来说就没什么可要求的了，本来想着为东木加一颗星，但我后来想了，他可能是现在所有的导演里，最不需要这种安慰的人了。
依然不咋滴 哎 没想到看亚当斯一家都能把人看困
给个及格分吧……周三和她妈一模一样，咋可能不是亲生的
就凭这黑白的肤色，也绝对是爸爸妈妈亲生的好不好
依然不咋滴 哎 没想到看亚当斯一家都能把人看困
带点哥特风的公路电影？！自我认同，家族认同的老把戏，整体乏善可陈。勉强可看。
太差了，能把亚当斯一家做得这么俗套真是背叛了这一系列的精神。
剧情没什么新意，但是对于一个好久不度假的人来说，被带着环美国还是很惬意的。I will survive那里好好笑。
太无趣了，没内味了！！！！就是一个亚当斯的皮，本质是什么we are family，我真的会谢。。。而且动不动就唱歌搞什么鬼啊，太难看了！！！只喜欢片尾那段主题曲，其他的都不好看
漸入佳境，大章魚挺好玩的，本週內第二次看到高領毛衣喬-當boss 模板了
剧作涣散到近乎瘫痪，没有真正的危机设置是致命问题。东木一直以来很喜欢塑造风流倜傥的自恋男，这其实是个减分设计，不酷，他不是史蒂夫麦昆那种型。
look at me/I am old/but I am happy
全片唯一的动作戏是由一只鸡完成的。硬汉真的也老了，说台词都怕他一口气没续上。
一段始于被固板印象束缚住意义的单向旅途，被对于回归家庭的美式主流价值观的怀疑所撼动而终结在了彼岸。一个非教徒找到了属于他的伊甸园，并依旧能保有区隔善恶是非的世俗观念去继续赋予行动的外在意义。这已经不再是观点输出为先的政治宣言或檄文，而仅仅是带有不同于宗教式自赎意味的反思性自传体短片合集了。很满足，但能很清楚的知道这是脱离于电影本体魅力的淡然处世态度之满足。
爸爸的教育方式很好 家长要是能学会“I let you down”就好了
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