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.
全片都是一种极具氛围感的文献式老胶片画风，空灵的场景和音效，让人感觉到这是一场不用寻常的悲壮战役，很震撼的观感体验。
山、小溪、芦苇荡都很美，这个赞。
故事不够，视听来凑，前半段在干什么啊！最后二十分钟最值得一看
这部电影最大的毛病就是，它竟然真的试图用诗描绘战争，诗化战争。。。
逆时代大潮的新选组，螳臂当车的悲戚，大约豆瓣八成的同学不理解
面对人性抉择时，挺进师战士有迷茫有困惑但一直没有退缩过，他们将军人的信仰刻在了骨子里，看完影片后大受鼓舞。
冈田准一应该是我最喜欢的日本男演员无误
流水账之作，唯一亮点在于土方拍照的那场戏，其他乏善可陈。冈田准一在戏中的形象居然和土方有六七分神似，确实有些惊喜。
嗜血成性的民族，崇尚武士道精神。通过不断的清洗，使民族得以优化。进入明治维新，成为日本历史的转折点。片子整体不错，若由山田洋次导演，会更精彩！
了解新选组历史的表示这拍的就流水账😅而且小雪有必要戏份这么多嘛，每次出场还都好尬……但是我还是给四星，因为松平容保演的实在太出彩了😭😭
不得不为这部影片的长镜头叫绝，运用的行云流水相当丝滑，代入感也是绝绝子，极大地提升了观影过程中的沉浸感，安利喜欢战争片的宝子们来看。
本片的信息量太大，有点像流水账，不熟悉那段历史的人会看得很累，而且片中对血腥场面拍摄得很克制，武打戏也不精彩，看在布景和演员上给多一颗星了。
幸越来越好看了...开始败走东北 用这个速率去剪辑就已经很难站得稳了 北海道其实可以不要拍的 在胜海舟求情那边收尾也许更合适一些 但又要把土方最后的照片这一段拍出来 所以可能在剧作层面陷入了两杯毒药的困境
正是低饱和度的暗色画面，才更好的凸显了人性的光亮。
一个烂的没救的本子和一些努力在拯救本子的好演员。土方牌摄影机和一堆在仓促的剧情里来不及认是谁的人。打开燃剑之前我真的没想到世界上有人能把池田屋到五棱郭压缩进一个小时。角色吧也没足够的背景剧情支起来，剧情吧连个合格的流水账都不算。原田监督很会拍人，但别自己做编剧了谢谢。
这可能是我近三年看到的最好的“战争片”，说是“战争片”可能不太准确，他更像是一部小众的有关战争的实验影像作品。山石中的蛇，大树上的悬尸，水下的“梦境”这些都极富暗喻。非常独特。
嗜血成性的民族，崇尚武士道精神。通过不断的清洗，使民族得以优化。进入明治维新，成为日本历史的转折点。片子整体不错，若由山田洋次导演，会更精彩！
懷疑這是一部製作精良的夢女電影，帥哥卡司合集（爛人演爛人，最後下場悲慘），知道這些歷史人物最後的命運，表演還是很有緊迫感，池田屋那段混用古典樂很有意思，四個女性茶碗閒談中透露了背景信息，鏡頭的轉換也暗示了人物關係，我喜歡這段設計
现场观影有感，老太太的裹脚布…..找片树林，造点烟幕，几个人摆摆造型就是拍电影了。以后叙事能力差，是不是都可以自我标榜诗电影
从开始有人逃避，充满质疑，到循着光走出山洞，从容奔赴战场，坚定信念，完成了人性懦弱到勇敢革命信仰的转变。身在泥沼，心在云霄。最后那炸破敌人弹药库的轰隆声，如同惊雷一般，响彻大地，仿佛在致敬那些无名英雄，致敬浙西南的革命精神。
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