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.
4/10, 真的好难看啊啊啊啊啊，除了画面的场面调度以外几乎毫无能看的地方，风格化光影不是全片铺一个滤镜就完了，剧本简直就是逻辑破碎，很多事件可以说毫无生活基础莫名其妙，桥段之间的衔接逻辑真的顺畅吗，人物突然的出现，情感的不连贯，还有就是战争片最烦的就是不顾及逻辑的讲人性，能让观众共情就有鬼了。
干弟弟出演的电影，大家多多支持！4分给电影，1分亲友分！
天了噜，这部电影真心好哭啊，虽然没有什么特别煽情的镜头，火烧断臂、水下尸林、鲜红血雨……那种由心底生出的悲怆感还是让人感觉很忧伤
形式大于内容的典型，剧本太差了以致于对故事和人物几乎没留下什么印象
想要学毕赣没学成，一不小心学成了毕志飞，同时也从反面说明了为什么塔可夫斯基是电影之神。他最简单的《伊万的童年》也不是你们这帮衣逼学的出来的。
整体来说形式远远远远大于内容 水中戏 山洞煽动戏的调度还挺喜欢的
画面极具风格，但是作为一部电影总有种半成品的感觉，故事讲得并不好看。
#BJIFF2021#
调色画面都很不错，但是求求影院把灯泡调亮好吗？！！恰钱放着不达标的IMAX不心痛吗？
幻觉部分水里还有埋小哨子那里拍出来恐怖片的感觉魔幻现实
中途一度想要离场，看完以后不知道主角长啥样。毫无必要地全程使用黑白色调、昏暗灯光，剧本七零八落，人物无一立体。
话剧+商业片+诗性电影缝合产物，几段意识流还不错。动作戏没钱完全可以不拍、、
啥玩意，画面都快看不清了。这方言对话，像湖南，又有点像江浙，快分裂了～
C-，参加的某观影组织搞的活动，映后交流来了导演和男一，有一半多时间都是“哎呀我和导演老朋友了呀”“哎呀导演我是你以前的学生呀”“哎呀导演我朋友也在里面演戏好巧哇”这种浪费时间的话。竟然没有哪怕是一个人问，为什么这电影是该死的如此地暗，抹着奇怪的滤镜。为数不多值得称赞的是方言配音，故事发生于浙西南，当地人民确实是丽水那边的方言，国民党确实是宁波的方言，共产党是四川、湖南那些地方……里面的小孩“小哨子”，我们浙江这边确实是念“小叫子”的……好乱哦，大家居然能互相听得懂吗？导演说想要“诗意”，我只感受到了“单薄”。但不管怎么说，男演员还是蛮帅气的惹
有一些镜头真的唯美中充满着苍凉
然后想想节奏也有相通之处
一致反映是政府看了会觉得不太满意，被骗钱了哈哈
一部反商业的写实战争片，没有矫情的段落，没有英雄主义，存在的只有表现战争中最正常的事情---死亡。全片将画面的色彩调暗消色，用灰暗的色彩表达一个灰暗的时期，仅有点点彩色的微光能够照亮脸庞。画面的构图非常漂亮，但人物的调度上似乎有点问题，比较凌乱，再加上画面的亮度，看起来有点吃力，但亮度也避免了一些表演上的青涩。电影也使用了非常多的留白，这让前半段的节奏还是有点拖沓。最后落下的血雨是点睛之笔，自由是由一个个鲜活的生命换来的。
不管怎么雕琢形式，主旋律的原罪人物形象的单薄依旧无法避免，甚至给洪启辰打上象征真理与正义的光更加剧了这种本质主义思维的蛮横，知识分子味的说教实在令人难以接受，似乎影片中表现一切人物的人性与犹疑只是树立一个个该被打倒的标靶。
杭州/6.5。看的时候想到三部电影。《拯救大兵瑞恩》《伊万的童年》和《沙家浜》、、、
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