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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本意是讽刺资本家，但是看前半段我只觉得员工一个比一个不靠谱，后半段的讽刺力度也很弱，真实的职场要比这部片子讽刺多了。
为啥才6.7？虽然戏剧舞台味道过重但跟传奇色彩还是很契合的啊！拍摄不错，表演也不错。整体故事虽然你大概能悟道and有点长，但都不失为一部好电影呀。
6.9分。有陀螺的美学打底让整部电影看起来稍微高级了一点，剧情从团长介绍开始大体就能猜出个八九不离十来。整体过下来各方面挺单薄，Key Point也来得很是生硬（我肯定不会自信到把钱存到一个我在酒会上认识没两天的人）。浪费了威廉·达福和托尼·科莱特，即使是凯特·布兰切特也就是个危险的美人。没什么二次咀嚼的欲望。
有点浪费时间，剧情复古，服化道合格，演员怎么集体掉线？脱节了。
毫无新意的剧本+装神弄鬼的道具+及格线上挣扎的主演+150分钟的时长=看了三个晚上才勉强看完后一脑门子的问号
7分吧，服化道摄都很美，后半部分很好看，喜欢结尾。
资本主义旧社会把人变成鬼！很好看呀，画面和音乐都很华丽，是非常抓人的类型片。大魔王气质真的太A了，和男主的对手戏很好看，她的眼神又危险又撩人。库珀在这片奉献了我看过的最好演技，尤其是最后那句“I was born for it.”
欲望和自傲在引诱着你 绝不能向邪恶的欲望和自傲屈服
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
没有传说中那么糟糕，故事是圆乎的，就是布兰切特的角色从头到尾不知道动机是啥，就是个来推男主走剧情的——但谁又不是呢。陀螺的美术设计是永远值得欣赏的，不过这一部和科恩当年那个歌谣有一样的缺点：过于精致而玩具化又毫无个人风格可言。至于表演方面，除了布拉德利大男主能公关一下，剩下的大牌其实都没啥发挥空间。
看到一堆小孩子在评论谁是好人谁是坏人，谁善良谁邪恶....人都是五彩斑斓的灰，哪有纯黑和纯白...声讨老板我觉得没必要，不让资本家赚钱谁来解决就业问题？各取所需最重要，保持尊严最重要。哈维尔巴登演这个角色跟高射炮打蚊子没什么区别。西班牙电影走入了一个明显的套路中，希望能有突破。
感觉片子的节奏还是挺稳的，只是有些场景我是觉得真的惊悚。
好看，工整，优雅，吉尔莫·德·托罗真的拍出了上世纪四十年代好莱坞流金岁月的电影范儿，服饰布景摄影都极尽典雅，太对我胃口了。
复古精致，视觉的饕餮盛宴！骗中骗、蛇蝎美人、西装革履的斯文败类、一场阴谋以及一段危险关系，能看出陀螺对好莱坞黄金时代的缅怀与执念。也许是“不合时宜”的电影，但也是如今这个充斥着快餐文化的时代所需要的电影。带着五味杂陈的心情写下这段感受，但也许再过几分钟我就只在乎《奇异博士2》《蜘蛛侠》们到底能不能上？！
片名的翻译有些词不达意，究其原因还是剧情拖沓所致，想表达的东西很多，但最终还是沦为“猎奇”和“宿命论”式的平庸之作。
这种电影能拿戈雅奖多个奖项，说明西语电影式微。
美术、摄影、灯光和服化道都不赖，只是这么一个故事真的需要用两个半小时去讲述吗？尤其第一幕的铺陈有必要如此大费周章吗？要不是结局带来了我始终迷恋的宿命感，观感只会更一般。
The irony of self-fulfilling prophecies. Or is it an allegory for failing to take therapy seriously? The idea is good -- that everyone's opportunists in a hustler's world, except for the innocence that offers love and support with almost no boundaries until they get deeply hurt.
摄影风格+1，金丝绒色的安静室内，窗外的鹅毛大雪。
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