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.
我觉得拍的很好，看到1/3以为是雌竞，看到2/3时以为是复仇爽剧，终究没有落俗。
无论从科幻还是伦理层面都十分粗糙不经推敲，开头自作聪明的决斗亦直接破坏全片悬念，最后的反转更是直白肤浅，其实1/3篇幅的时候就已经全片定调，之后居然又墨迹了整整一个小时
结局复制体落泪 回到表层我只能解读成愧疚 然而之后才知道 是被迫接受人生的痛苦
3.5 得绝症死前贷款造了个克隆人续命，然后让它继续还造它的贷款，设定有意思又搞笑，不满意可报废或当它有了独立意识就决斗只能活一个，看着它替代你的一切人生、父母还有伴侣，而且他们还挺开心的……现代生物科技真特么荒诞讽刺，社会伦理关系终将日渐淡化，人类越活越作的征兆。
跟天鹅挽歌有点相似，不过天鹅挽歌那个没有更深入，这个伦理方面有更深入一点，还有就是法律有点扯，凭啥只能活一个，替身一个小时就做好了
假亦真时真亦假。
结局复制体落泪 回到表层我只能解读成愧疚 然而之后才知道 是被迫接受人生的痛苦
20220711 最后没看到决斗 不太过瘾
电影就像他妈，一个老太太坐着给你讲个童话故事。漏洞百出，不合理的地方太多。剧本还算过得去，导演太完蛋，没拍好。
荒诞中带着合理的黑色幽默。女权主义看前半段的时候应该不能忍，吐血住院和命不久矣都不能引起男朋友的半点关心，真他妈是“一个人吃饭睡觉到处走走停停”。而且她妈也对这个女儿也是似有若无，克隆人抢了自己的男人，还赢得自个老母亲的爱，最后还得支付克隆人的制造费用。这就简直太踏妈过分了，体制背后的无情无爱无人性刻画的淋漓尽致
她和莎拉在小屋裡的對話明顯就講了母親是藉colour con對她進行要脇、情緒勒索；而且複製體以前沒有雀斑，男友才會說她皮膚特別脆弱，又明知她討厭墨西哥餐也逼她一起吃。
空有軀殼的人物進行著冷幽默式的反對白對白，反行動行動。只此，形成了一點風格，並改變了風格是個褒義詞的狀態。
设定相似的《天鹅挽歌》不一样，本片实际上完全没在什么科技，克隆人，自我认知与个体定义，整个故事唯一围绕着的，就只有“对决”这件事而已。
在这里看到小粉也是惊喜。
被骗了。。。还以为能看美女决斗。。。没想到只有阴谋和欺骗。。。PS：不要低估一颗想活下去的克隆心。。。
第一感觉是复制人活下来了，但讲不通为啥要冒充本体。幸存下来的人没有必要隐藏身份。所以是本体活下来了，在男友和母亲的反应中意识到自己活在了复制体的影子里。
剧情三星，结尾值得加一星，我更偏向本体活下来的说法（ps原来是星云啊，我就说女主很熟悉！）
喜欢桃花眼里微微暖意，喜欢尖尖虎牙浅浅笑意，喜欢你的一切。
画面中掩盖不住的清冷感让一个本来不该出现的人出现，并让两个长相相同的人自我裁决。概念不错，但有趣程度不算及格。
人生就是一杯咖啡，闻着是香的，尝起是苦的。
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