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.
其实挺糙，但是我突然意识到，我还挺喜欢这个烂片之王的，以及佩德罗演的真棒
前面真的看不下去……海报也太“妈的疯狂宇宙”了吧！
很好笑！救命，我真的有被javi和nick之间奇妙的友情感动到！剧本还蛮有趣的。衷心祝贺凯奇在一堆烂片后打了一场翻身仗，希望德普也有机会。
You're Nick fucking.........（凯奇叔气好长）！！whoa ！！Cage！！
当尼古拉斯凯奇扮演自己的时候，他不再是那个刀枪不入的英雄，而是一个过期的老演员！
不管是天才蠢材，不管在过去还是未来，我是尼古拉斯·凯奇，承让了。6
债还完了就好 凯奇起码这个年纪没有发福还是帅的
You're Nick fucking.........（凯奇叔气好长）！！whoa ！！Cage！！
二十年后找艾米汉莫出演哈尔乔丹拍摄中年危机绿灯大电影的我：He’s just right! 🫵
因为没看过多少凯奇的片子，所以感触较少，不能共情，只能看个热闹
编剧和导演估计都是凯奇的死忠粉，故事马马虎虎及格分以上，但看完以后想看凯奇早期的片子了。
27.04.2022 | 这个不知道算不算是喜剧的东西并没有逗乐我，全程太尬了。近期的院线中可期待的难道只有Men和NOPE了吗。（这还要等到海枯石烂）
又臭又长又傻。又无聊又尴尬又折磨。从此对凯奇彻底失望。一把年纪一脸褶子了还不忘装逼耍帅沉迷于过去。是有多自恋？我呕……。这就是个垃圾片，连烂片都不够格。就是垃圾。花了宝贵的时间看了这个电影，我真后悔。以后再也不会关心“凯奇到底欠了多少钱？”这种问题。永别了，凯奇。拜拜，拉黑。还有，故意设置女儿和前妻这两个无比惹人讨厌的角色，是故意恶心观众吗？去你吗的
凯奇在凯奇的电影里致敬凯奇，还演了小半部连姆·尼森。可以但没必要，不知道凯奇自己咋想的，演三部这种片也不如接一部靠谱的正剧，毕竟靓汤和基努也不是靠乱炖片回春的。
自我致敬 年轻的自己才能打败现在的自己 而不是反过来
你最喜欢的电影是什么：
我也喜欢他的leaving las vegas 但是在我眼里烂片之王还没到拍片致敬自己的份上吧？
原本以为是一出《低入尘埃》式的没落演员的自我剖析，最终却成了皆大欢喜的大俗套剧。
很meta，nic cage老师很in on the joke，cage和pedro pascal的male friendship chemistry很正。但是情节很单薄，感觉真的像是边演边编出来的。
好莱坞大约是创造力衰竭，近来似乎很喜欢从自己身上找戏。要不回顾自己的威水史，要不拍摄自己的周边。这不，又给曾经风光一时现在成烂片王的尼古拉斯·凯奇拍摄个人崇拜的影片了。好在还不算难看，情节都围绕着凯奇以前的影片而来，还有大量的电影俗套情节，总体上还比较欢乐，凯奇的表演还不烂。在扮演自己时，凯奇总算一洗多年的霉运了。
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