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.
已经对这种中规中矩的传记片有些审美疲劳。疲惫又热情的加菲。
7.9 剧本结构的起承转合做的好，罗莎这个角色做的漂亮，迈克也是他的灵感缪斯，斯蒂芬稍弱。最美场景泳池里的音符。当然此片还是不如爱乐之城，主角的还原度没有那么高。
又看完忘记标记了？我怎么记得标了啊，比同时看的另一部音乐剧改编好很多，用了很多电影的视听语言去加分！
最好玩的是那段去广告公司做研究小组赚外快。-I don’t understand how u can take any of this seriously. -because they pay me. -money isn’t everything. -Well it doesn’t hurt. -are u sure about that?
johnny has no guide
把任何困難都盡全力去樂觀，永遠積極的人，觀眾看著總會覺得他在天才和傻屌之間徘徊，黎明前的黑暗果然就是最黑的，咬牙拼了。故事背後的故事，令人心疼。
加菲尔德演得还是挺用力的，可总觉得他还是《血战钢锯岭》中的样子，没法跳脱成音乐人。另外对原型人物Jon也没啥了解，不知他好在哪里，影片中的歌曲，说实话，没有一首好听的，都比较一般吧，难以让人感到共鸣。
life is too short to idle around. 30岁了，还是没有过多的成绩，tick, tick, let's not let the boom happen
一般吧，感觉还不如la la land 好看呢，就新加的第二幕那首歌那段还行，其他就普通。还是真事儿改编，他的牛逼我是一点没看出来，就觉得挺自私的。
PS：我要为加菲爆灯！！
艺术创作等于燃烧生命，mediocre没有火。
舞臺上的輝煌綻放，隱藏了多少困頓艱辛衝突掙扎，但堅持做自己長於、樂於、敢於投身的事業，而不必急於求成、苦於才力、瀕於焦慮，就是一件幸事。像是看了一場百老匯的音樂劇，希望有機會親臨其境。
故事简单之极，为什么还需要旁白？因为真人真事改编。确实，全篇唯一倚仗的就是真人真事改编了。感情线尤其稀碎。
像是和哎嘛石头的某种隔空共舞，奈何歌曲实在是不怎么抓我。
又看完忘记标记了？我怎么记得标了啊，比同时看的另一部音乐剧改编好很多，用了很多电影的视听语言去加分！
Actions speak louder than words.
对百老汇几乎没有了解
前面的剪辑一度难进入，后面渐入佳境，最喜欢的几幕是泳池的音谱和天台的想象。好像一只蜡烛啊，尽管短暂但拼命燃烧，发光发热。如果这样活过的话，也足够精彩了吧。
加菲居然这么优秀！女二竟然是歌舞青春女主 看到后半段才发现 太漂亮太优秀了TAT 看的时候数次联想到RENT 不管是音乐人物还是情节 双倍的动人TAT 有几首的音乐和表演也是格外精彩了！叙事结构也还挺有心的。
44/365 “希望人生的每一天都这样度过”
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