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.
其中有黑手党同黑人帮派的火拼，黑手党内部的内讧，对待情人的方式好像私有品，还有种族歧视，其成员的残暴，自私和杀人不眨眼令人寒心，表面上很和睦，但说翻脸就翻脸，看上去有人情味，但其实个个都很无情。
这电影真是又臭又长，题材是不差的，就是节奏拉胯，没有高潮点。
电影把黑色幽默给削弱了不少。但仍不失为一部很棒的作品。
《美国往事》风格 ，《黑道家族》的那些事儿 ，迪克亲手 送走了父亲 ，后又送走了后母 ，过程一脉相承 ，欲望与仇恨相连。被低估的一部作品 ！
这么多年了，还是不自觉的把 藤原龙也 等同于 夜神月 来看。
emmm……六分吧，不能再多了，饼哥最近没啥片子了吗。
我觉得没那么差，虽然看了电视剧，但是编剧好像在考观众对原电机剧熟悉程度，本身电视剧很多就不甚明了，电影变成了考试，观众自然不高兴。
《黑道家族》的男主角扮演者詹姆斯甘多菲尼在剧集结束七年后因病去世，非常令人遗憾，在本片中扮演东尼小时候的演员正是他的儿子迈克尔甘多菲尼，我觉得这就是对他最好的纪念了，说不定正因为迈克尔甘多菲尼也像父亲一样走上了演员的道路才促成了本片的拍摄呢。
我觉得没那么差，虽然看了电视剧，但是编剧好像在考观众对原电机剧熟悉程度，本身电视剧很多就不甚明了，电影变成了考试，观众自然不高兴。
黑道其实远比正常人可怜，虚张声势的就更显得猥琐起来了
我还是很喜欢结局的，在我心里算是一种全员HE？
小说改
这电影名字起的太科幻了吧，应该就叫《约翰奇遇记》。
作为一个三刷过黑道家族的老观众 电影确实太散了 什么都想交代 又什么都没交代好 Tony对Dickie的崇拜也没有讲清楚 起码他们之间的交集电影里展示的太少了 很失望。
似乎解答了到底是谁杀了Uncle Dickie这个问题，大概率是Jr，但是其实谁杀了他又重要吗？假如jr没有杀他，黑人黑帮也会去杀他，和Tony最后的结局似乎一样具有了讽刺的色彩，人在做天在看，最后报应依然会找到头上。
故事还挺有意思的，有种当年看无头骑士的感觉。小说家比起推理剧情，更像是把所有零碎信息串起来的一根线。缺点就是留白部分太多了，导致人物行为莫名其妙的，不知道他的动机是啥
很写实的一部救援片，加入两个人的相互救赎，在巍峨壮丽的雪山背景之下，异常温情。
本来是黑帮片，慢慢成心理咨询了……那个情妇说自己跟黑人啪啪啪的环节，真是完全不合理。
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