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.
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剧情设定很讨喜，人性的挣扎很是亮眼，结局落了俗套。
就没有人研究一下那个卫星电话为什么用的北斗系统嘛？
看得难受，全程就觉得里面的四个演员都是脏兮兮的，浑身上下泥土，感官不好，尤其是男猪脚在烈日下的皮肤起泡。
人为财死，鸟为食亡；螳螂扑蝉，黄雀在后；利令智昏
干净利落，属于我喜欢的类型，足够多的惊喜和转折，打斗一点都不拖泥带水
为了撑满90分钟确实很努力，但是因为太刻意导致没玩出花（这种独角戏真的至今无出《活埋》其右
看三分钟解说都嫌长，这种一句话剧情没必故弄玄虚拍出来。
不够精彩
化妆很牛啊！看完之后就会一直想起“一个半朋友”的故事。
还行，有超级明显的穿帮镜头，而且这个穿帮镜头连续重复出现了两次，就是男主受伤被木棍刺到的镜头，木棍的位置一会在左边一会在右边（无语😒）
男主最终被见死不救的同伴耗死，同伴也没有好下场，被女人的姐姐射穿心脏，拿不到黄金
抖音追剧系列
男主在侮辱观众智商。飞机里躲的好好的不行吗？爬到前面是几个意思？生怕别人不知道你？
纯粹是为了升华寓意而充斥反智情节的小成本片子，立意虽好，可看完给人浪费时间之感。
Chris老了依旧帅炸天，整部电影也靠他的爆发演技撑起来一点点，可惜剧本还是比较无力。
退伍老兵加入神秘队伍，干的却是鸡鸣狗盗的伎俩，被出卖后愤然反抗……
冲着扎克·埃夫隆才看的。男主驻扎在金矿边上这样不是很容易让人发现金矿吗？诡异的女人怎么到这里的呢？她又是做啥的？起初我猜想万一男二故意拖延时间等男主死了再来独吞金子呢？他们应该做个标记然后一起回去一起来才保险吧，没想到果然贪心的男二带着设备到了这里一段时间了却故意不出现，静静的在等男主死掉再独吞黄金，可怜的男主被野狗开肠破肚，男主反正也挺傻挺贪的，这就是人的贪欲啊，不过男二也被射死，估计是另一个女的干的。这电影是不是想说贪的人都不得好死。前面节奏慢颇为无趣，当发现黄金后就开始有意思了。
片子拍的太散了，甚至反派的组织没必要隐瞒男主任务详情啊，直接说不就行了，想去就去，不想去碍于良心不去就是了，非得整一个事后杀人的套路，问题是这个任务也没凸显出非男主不可的样子，整个故事存在的合理性就几乎没有，另外男二一直也挺迷，一会站这边，一会站那边，似乎所有人立场都不坚定。
故事带入顺理成章，中间拖沓似乎看守了一个月之久。精简成短片效果也许好很多！
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