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.
为了反转而反转，情绪与节奏又都是平的，没有递进，让人疲惫。缺乏现实基础、逻辑有伤，无法带入的不真实，让人困乏。导演编剧的能力差的太多，可惜了几个好演员，在及格的边缘，冲着几个人的表演勉强给及格吧。
为了反转而反转，情绪与节奏又都是平的，没有递进，让人疲惫。缺乏现实基础、逻辑有伤，无法带入的不真实，让人困乏。导演编剧的能力差的太多，可惜了几个好演员，在及格的边缘，冲着几个人的表演勉强给及格吧。
为朱珠前来，但是戏份较少，也并不出色，出色的部分在预告都播完了。全篇看起来比较老套，较拖沓。窦骁换身衣服后突然变帅，但是不能撑起整个剧情。
7分！几个演员在一个小场景中辗转腾移，通过不断的反转来渲染悬疑气氛和推动剧情，这在国产片中比较少见。影片的节奏虽然慢了点，但看得还算是过瘾，就是最后的收尾有点牵强，不过这很中国。
电影本身作为悬疑片有点一般。
故事场景只有一间房，回溯式不断反转的叙事手法以及演员的表演都相当优秀。剧情意外性不足但保持了全程的紧张感和悬疑气氛，有零星出色的笑点。好人都不死的结尾力度差了一点，敢问放走孩子后还妄图嫁祸的脑回路？为鼓励这类重情节+叙事技巧而非大牌明星+特效的国产片加一星
作为悬疑剧还算是合格的，但感觉后面有点滥用升格了。
额……实在不知道好在哪……但是也说不上太差……反正是快进着看了……
设计挺有巧思，层层反转，多角度叙述，挺精彩
故事想法和演技还是不错的，但细节漏洞较多不能细想。
7/10 一遍一遍回溯，故事越来越清晰，还可以吧
37th with Tao. ——2021.10.16 @学清路嘉华
室内案件电影，套路就是从各个人的角度交织做一些逻辑推理或对白情景。6.7
整个剧情设计反转都很好，很出乎意料，只是最后这个反转，小马作为最后隐藏线，整个人设完全崩塌了，之前很多事都不合理了，直接崩完了
额……实在不知道好在哪……但是也说不上太差……反正是快进着看了……
低成本密室剧本杀电影，还可以的处女作，但是剧本链接略刻意，逻辑有硬伤。
封闭空间和多线叙事，技术和文本不行，电影就容易垮。前者还不错，摄影配乐美术都出彩，不过剧本上逻辑漏洞太多，很多推动设置的刻意和生硬，想拍出层层递进、层层反转的感觉，起码剧本上得逻辑自洽，这点是非常可惜的。而且很多戏份都花在人物视角上的重复，不如多一些人物背景让故事更饱满，总体上还是缺点多于优点，想法领先手法。
用一张假钞，买一把假枪，闯入疯狂的世界。7.0
还不错。几个演员都挺好的。主题我还是很喜欢的。
剧情设置还有点意思，画面氛围也很棒，但是每次切章节时候的配乐很割裂，类似一个舞台小短剧，没法整合起来
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