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.
字幕是机翻看得囫囵吞枣 整体观感又懒得再去找（或等）正确字幕重看了 几处有疑问的地方就这样吧 卡司强大有惊喜
如此强大的阵容，却只让人看到一个平庸的故事。心怀恶魔的小镇青年一直想出人头地，缺不料强中更有强中手，被人玩弄于股掌间，最后只能回到原点。但里面对于为何弑父却没能提供有力支撑；对于演砸的拿出戏，铺垫很多但高潮不够……导演一直在用一种节奏，比较平乏。
导演里对陀螺的滤镜是最厚的但看完之后就只能沉默
这不就是资本主义工厂的“教父”吗？结尾又讽刺又真实。看哈维尔·巴登演“好”老板还蛮不习惯的，总感觉下一秒他就会拿气枪爆人脑袋...
片子一般，但非常奇妙的是，茉莉给我一种“世另我”的感觉。敢在马戏团表演闪电穿身，在遇到男主时毅然私奔，在男主逐渐沉迷梦魇时能看清真相，但在决定离开时又无法离开，脑子里有自己的一套逻辑，却总是被他人轻易粉碎。我猜她肯定是水瓶座，介于坚强、迷惘、聪明、痴傻之间的混乱体。
和特色社会主义的资本家比起来，哈登演得角色简直是佛陀再世、耶稣复生、真主再临！
2个半小时。。。好长。减一星。。
不过这当然不能说电影不好看，这个卡司和制作团队在，再郁闷遗憾也不会是烂片的。尤其剧本本身就很好。只是太长了，真的太长了。第一部分的杂戏团的一小时完全可以浓缩成半小时的内容。所以这么一想，如果拍成电视剧，也许反而会更有看头——陀螺影片的美术本就无话可说，剧集保持电影感，拍成五六集最后的迷你剧，会很不错。可当最后的注意力终是回归于故事本身的时候，就还是觉得欠了点什么。
三星半。其实整体上还算有模有样，陀螺也很适合这种洞悉人心式的暗黑风格题材。前半段马戏团部分的美术风格也颇具观赏性。就是每次表演之后都自己揭秘，或者先说谜底后表演，这种感觉不那么ok.
任性到很多时候都可以把叙事扔在一边
这算消费CP粉不doge谁给你的胆子叫人家小白兔HOW DARE U
场景美轮美奂，故事乏善可陈。小红帽和小白兔的梗，冗长拖沓着实浪费了一众卡司。
已看一半。
为了魔王和麻辣兔看的结果对手戏只有大概10秒。。。气得我回去又来一遍Carol @バルト９
所以电影的主题是想表达酒精害人吗？好的那我知道了，喝完这杯我就收手。
这个《水形物语》的导演好像侧重于展现古怪诡异的气氛，却不擅长讲故事。诈骗故事完全可以讲得十分引人入胜。可这电影节奏感不行，就觉得又拖沓又没有跌宕起伏~有这时间真不如看2集《人世间》。
2022-04-20
现在的电影都变成两个半小时起步了吗。。。前一个多小时的铺垫真的太长了。叙事节奏慢的要不是托罗营造的精致氛围，恐怕很难看下去。大魔王的办公室也太华丽了！原来和小白兔根本没多少交集┓(´∀`)┏
过于拖沓了
从他喝下酒的那一刹那，失败就从此开始了。我猜的是最后他回到原来的马戏团当了怪人，结果原来的马戏团倒闭了。可是他还是成了别人的geek。
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