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.
剧情老套，无聊。毫无可看性，这电影真的是…………………………
单薄的剧情，其实拍个四五十分钟的电视剧足够了
就是现代版的《后窗》，探索大数据时代带来的道德伦理问题。
题材不错，人工智能，信息窃取，可最后还只是一部对抗反派抓捕的普通犯罪片，感觉这片子就是索德伯格抽空拍拍练练手的…
说他没学过心理我是死都不信的。虽然我没看过几部，但他的个人风格真的好浓。难得的时长不到90分钟的电影。
9分～Zoe演挺好，立意正面，疫情背景合时宜
给一个大公司或是组织卖命是个危险的事，一旦你干了不利于组织利益的事，就有可能被除掉了
胜在篇幅不长 ，有一些有趣设定。两个发色都超级好啊。互联网世界宅起来似乎也不是什么不好的事。 @2022-02-11 17:30:13 @2022-06-03 23:28:23
很一般，没场面，没情节，最后女主发飙杀人反转太快。连续剧都不如。
3.5分。确实有点网络版《后窗》的赶脚，前半段觉得女主有点不近人情，虽说抵死不愿出门这点和我比较有共鸣吧（不过有点纳闷难道她的头发也是自助染的还能染这么好？），从终于出门后就变得精彩起来，还是蛮紧张的，最后的反杀很酷，最欣赏的一点就是她知道补枪，谁能想到一个见人就躲贴边走的小社恐杀起人来反倒这么镇定哇哈哈。手机定位和远程开机想想还是挺可怕的，这个时代真是全透明无隐私没处躲没处藏，哎……
索德伯格两部新片视角都颇有意思，但风格也颇为奇怪，介于三流与二流之间的制作品质，不过女主家房间布局视野都很喜欢
這劇本過於簡單，也有點扯淡，但感覺導演拍得很起勁，在調度上花了很多心思。但要跟布萊恩·德·帕爾瑪的《情梟的黎明》比就太小兒科了，只能說這點東西對於索德伯格是駕輕就熟的料，沒啥成長。既不夠尊重生活的本質，也不夠尊重電影的本質，兩頭都挨一點點，但結尾女主角換了造型出街很爽，讓我想起一個很可愛的天秤妹子。索德伯格好像是為了完成跟HBO Max一年一部片的合約，沒辦法找了這麼一個本子拍，交貨。對於一個需要創意的行業來說，這樣的節奏著實難以拍出好電影。
疫情背景下希区柯克式消费数码时代另类/酷/Gen Z喜好/POC女英雄悬疑……故事很平庸，然后苹果投了多少钱？多次产品出镜、女主使用、对kimi/siri的呈现偏中立/好（最后甚至成为比偷窥肥男更有用的帮手），技术的问题都在隐私（苹果主打隐私保护），手持几段摄影可能也用了iPhone？索德伯格你说收了多少钱？
拉高评分，这么好的剧才六点多分，谁还不是个有问题的人～这句台词送给出低评分的无聊人。女主的真实，在这现实的社会中透露出的一丝微光。
后部分女性版《小鬼当家》，节奏有些失衡。虽说有点爽，但一想到这些处境全靠反派很弱，还是很伤感的。
很酷的电影，特别像一个年轻导演的锐利之作！你能看到《后窗》（在影片中成为后疫情下的沟通方式和最终他人营救的悬念）、《放大》（媒介音频版）、《罗拉快跑》（大量不同状态奔跑的刻画）、《猜火车》（英国后现代）等等片子的影子。
3.5除了结局的突然反杀很突然
出门周旋
女生这样生活多好 偌大房子自由驰骋 不出门不社交 技术横行天下 炮友送上门 无任何熵增
俗套的叙事模式。但因为以新冠疫情为时代背景，又指涉了人工智能、大数据监控等时代因素，加之独立电影般的简单的制作方式和语言风格，才使它略微值得一看。
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