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.
无论再说多少遍，世俗的眼光与看法都是正确的，绝对正确
首先不得不说,全员演技在线,特别是横滨流星惊艳到我了,跟広瀬すず的对手戏,床戏也好,暴力戏也好
实话说，剧本处理得挺有门道。狐有五层皮（假象），瞎子、卖药的、囚犯、女子、警长，五方视角分别扒下了一层皮，同时也分别替观众卸去剧作中的一层悬念包袱，到这里差不多过了一个小时左右，此时狐狸开始露出真身（真相），同时剧作也走向最终的反转。这个叙事节奏是没有问题的。真相是什么？真相依然不外乎人心蛊惑、人性沦丧，以及人们的自相残杀。从这一点上来说，在大的审查体系内贴边行走，借助所谓的牛鬼蛇神来包裹人性的探讨，虽是不得已而为之，但也算是玩得巧妙了。《罗生门》的叙事结构，加上对于一些经典影片的效仿借鉴，整体质量的确是超出大多数只知道圈钱的国产院线恐怖烂片了。当然，它的问题也在于此，就是作为网大，整体看起来还是太穷了太糙了，影像质感也还是需要再提升的。给三星鼓励一下。
看了这么多好评，看了以后太失望，还有拿来碰瓷罗生门的，剧本差，拍得也差，演员也不讨喜
聊斋版的罗生门，当然最后肯定还是没有妖怪而是人性搞的鬼，谨记建国以后妖怪不许成精。PS那个脸上画油彩的戏子神似李佳琦
三星半。之前看过原剧本，成片还原度虽然高，但是没有达到我的预期。
在審核體制下做出的最大的努力，故事結構做的也不錯用羅生門的方式講述同一個故事，雖然故事走向結局早就能預料到，但也算是故事完整節奏流暢了， 對村民的升米恩斗米仇描述也是淋漓盡致了
做美甲的时候美甲店里放的，作为网大画面挺精致的，对网大印象有改观。
三颗星给前半部，残缺的人也可以相互救赎拥抱美好。后半部不论是男主不负责任的破罐破摔跪求怜悯还是导演把问题归咎社会环境或者对恋童癖的开脱都没有任何说服力。
这是网络电影？？？质感特别好呀，不管是主角还是小角色，都选的特别好。故事也比较精彩。简直可以放到电影院去。
如果没有恶人 他们本该有灿烂的人生
虽然也说不上特别好看，但讲好故事的诚意已经跑赢院线国产鬼片五个马身不止了，不仅把钱花在了海报上，也花在正片了。用心的制作会被看到，加油呀。
不，这跟制度有毛关系？
剧情ok，首位连接，没有bug。故事有点多，中途疲劳。最后结局画蛇添足，停在老爷子那里就可以了。不完全算民俗题材，但立意很好，值得一看。
故事编的还算可以，就是手法，演员是个很大短板
至于说细节和惊喜度方面，确实差了点
哈哈哈，还行吧，当听个故事了，氛围大于实际。
人與人之間果然很難理解與共情啊 有很多我不能理解的地方 但不妨礙人物的悲慘命運 / 對橫濱流星僅存的好感在這部影片後消失殆盡
被朋友安利的，没想到现在网大已经这么认真了！
这编剧是我当阴阳先生那几年的作者崔走召啊，看了好多人也不知道了。
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