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.
21.11.23
用一张假钞，买一把假枪，闯入疯狂的世界。7.0
靠一句话掰成三瓣说来搞悬疑搞反转都是耍流氓
中规中矩。喜欢多线叙事，反转在意料之中。然后真的很唾弃自己，又嫌弃中国式happyend又喜欢happyend，我真是个传统的种花人，始终相信善有善报恶有恶报。
没看完，看了60％，感觉是把舞台剧搬上了荧幕。
令人惊喜的悬疑犯罪电影，整体而言完成度不错，故事条理比较清晰，人物关系处理还算得当。三个美中不足的点：1人物动机交待得不够有完整，导致人物行事目的性不够强，没有足够的动力；2节奏有些拖沓，几条时间线的时间流速控制得不好，通过剪辑和换场营造误会和紧张感，细想会有漏洞；3整个故事没有完全内收，也就缺少了类似疯狂的石头一样的宿命感，这一类型的电影，巧合只是表面，人物在命运的玩弄中浮浮沉沉的选择才是点睛之笔和内核。
三星半。导演很会把握空间结构，密闭屋子里家具的摆设和遮挡都对电影走向起到了不小的影响，而且没有舞台剧感。不断有身份不明的角色加入密闭空间里搅乱真相，而且这些角色在开头出场时是具有很强的脸谱性，在不断的多线叙事的反转下变换自己的角色性质，提升故事层次，故事的真相随之揭晓，但问题在于一旦人物不再增加，故事的谜底就需要快速揭晓，并且受制于常用的反转套路，反转本身成为“主角”，故事在最后的十几分钟里显得虎头蛇尾，差一口气。不过导演本身有兼具编剧和摄影的工作，能做到这个完成度实属不易。
当故事本身没有什么特别的时候，就去挖掘讲故事的方式吧。场景几乎全部在一个小小的屋子中，一个一个新人物出现，剧情也不断地进行反转，喜欢玩剧本杀的人应该会看的很爽吧哈哈哈。看老演员演戏真是舒服呀，窦骁这次也挺好。
一般吧，低成本小场景黑色幽默不停反转，但短片的内核硬被拉长到106分钟，而且出现了一些难以自圆其说的bug，最后的结尾也是扣分项，及格分还是有的。
不能算作一部喜剧。
第一次看这种"剧本杀"式的故事，还挺新鲜的，几个反转也算有趣。
喜欢这样的故事呈现方式，简单的故事反转又反转，看的津津有味
剧本不错，有点意思，算是国产悬疑犯罪类型里面的好片了。没想到导演是3is的前辈
不管谁拍的电影涉及到倒卖人口犯罪，不论拍得水平如何，我都必须帮帮场子。
还是挺好的。一出小品式的黑色幽默。黑色喜剧元素，悬疑元素，动作元素都齐了，整体故事套路上并不很新颖，也没做到特别流畅，但也大致能自圆其说了，一波波转折层出不穷，草灰蛇线的线索也铺垫的比较足。剪辑上还不够好，欠点火候。表演上真的是挺不错的。范伟的表演还是一如既往的亲民有层次。影片后半段孩子们一出来，一下子主题升华了，让人有点感动，不错。
不断回溯连接而成事件的真相，没有人是无辜的
37th with Tao. ——2021.10.16 @学清路嘉华
差点意思，很青涩的作品，有点太炫技了。故事结构可以，故事的不同部分内容、转折粗糙了些
❹这个破案的过程难道不值得再一部片子吗。
整体框架是可以的，但是情节交代方式单一，叙事节奏拖沓，而且巧合过多，最终的呈现有些松散。所有的故事都发生在一间屋子里，可惜了那么好的一座楼了。
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