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.
So Canadian! 没能在多伦多看现场也要加入多伦多遗憾清单了。
很不错，音乐剧总是从始至终调动气氛，维持着舞台的充盈。
好看！音乐好听就不说了，一人分饰多角无缝转换身份就绝了！而且丝毫不会混乱。人性是——解除恐惧之后，本质全然美好。
真的好爱音乐剧....看到以前的同学把她简介改成artist/playwright真的emo了 羡慕可以追梦的人
我想在global pandemia面前这部剧的意义无需多言，在这个时间点放出官摄我哭到时代广场都有回声。
8.5分 ATC加成0.6分
Where there’s darkness,only light
个人认为是最适合pandemic时期的一部剧，去年的时候也一直听着something's missing，毕竟疫情给我们带来的变化太多了，原本去年能在国内巡演，现在也遥遥无期。再加上官摄是在宽街重开的时候录的，台下的观众和台上的精彩演出，才更好地共同造就一部好的音乐剧，看得我真的是止不住的泪与笑。(所以真的没必要老想着拍电影版，搞个官摄出来该去剧院还是会去看的🙄)
歌好听 女性力量 布景简陋演员很厉害 但是政治正确观念输出令人反感
密集的台词和唱段、动听的旋律、热闹的舞步、简洁炫目的舞美、缤纷的笑料和点到为止的感人瞬间，百老汇太强了。女机长的solo曲目Me and the Sky进入单曲循环。
题材很吸引人，从音乐剧的角度来说既没有抓我耳朵的歌，剧情也缺乏节奏。虽然演员都很卖力，但是有限的人数加上很小的舞台感觉局限性还是很大。
一直get不到这部剧如此之高的口碑，正是因为取材自真实事件，但剧里只是堆叠各式符号和煽情元素未免太投机取巧，缺乏诚意了。（不过cfa的舞美设计真的是很巧妙）
干了这杯枫叶国鸡汤，看得人老感动了QAQ 几年前在多伦多的Princes of Wales剧院看过这部音乐剧，卡司是哪个版本早不记得了，但音乐挺好听的令人印象深刻，是个蛮令人动容的故事而且它竟然真实发生过。计划去纽芬兰玩玩在b站重看了一遍，笑出猪叫，太有梗了，而且不知道为啥感染力十足，不管是冰球场当冰箱，村里人手一件的黑红格子衬衫，Shoppers DM和Timmy’s，还有酒吧里的Molson霓虹灯。最喜欢女机长独白的那一段，太飒了。最近在看纽芬兰旅游局的一个节目，俩大妈在岛上各处收集民间故事，在甘德就见到了照顾飞机上动物的两位镇民，剧里来自德克萨斯的女士和英国绅士的互诉衷肠的Dover Fault 瞭望塔也成为了当地津津乐道的定情之处，可太有意思啦哈哈哈哈
偶然翻阅截图相册，发现疫情前期已有小道消息说剧组要来华巡演，那时的期待如歌曲本身一般昂扬热切。孤岛壁垒被打破，大洋之上是平等众生共同奏响的波西米亚狂想曲，灯光汇聚每一角落，借由新时代流媒，远渡重洋的温暖故事，在这个似乎重蹈覆辙的严冬给人以鼓舞。
9.11二十周年之际看这部展现人类闪光时刻格外暖心，纽芬兰的许多都是人们理想的状态，种族宗教性取向都不再是问题，仿佛不存在少数和多数的概念，小镇的人为在黑暗中的人带来了光，尤其是知道了是真实发生的事件后，更为感动，在这世间还是有美好的人和事存在的，最糟糕的时刻总是最能展现人性，想去世界尽头的甘德看一看。
歌好听 女性力量 布景简陋演员很厉害 但是政治正确观念输出令人反感
故事素材不用说。关键是舞台形式，给人启发。
整片励志感人。虽是舞台表演。但故事讲述非常清楚。可以想象很多画面。
好看的 是非常美式的音乐剧 美国人就很适合拍这种题材 机长姐姐的歌好棒 那个埃及大厨好逗 通过圣经交流的剧情一看就是来源于真实 非常感人
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