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.
垃圾，太垃圾了。别尬吹了。求你们了。没看过冒险片吗？
上手一个经典故事，并进行更时髦的更新：很多的“肉”、很尽兴的彻夜狂欢、很emo的同志感受、很经典可期的“gayfron梗”以及在各大影视剧努力绽放光芒的配角们。考虑到Joel Kim Booster和杨伯文本身的喜剧功力，Andrew Ahn在《车道》就早已炮制的出色气质，还有对各种尖锐话题进行漂白粉饰性的回避，仍然感觉像张题材试水的“安全牌”，无意完成本应轻松拿捏的推陈出新。但它依然扎实，并且在骄傲月拉开大幕之时源源不断地释放热闹、活泼的能量；快投身于这个夏季，尽情地爱，真挚地面对自己；在炎热之际，唱布兰妮唱Donna。始终很欢乐，并丝毫不介意这般简单。
我居然共情男主了，我的妈呀，lucky me
safe card playing feel good movie~
非常俗套的romance comedy，那又如何？异性恋爱情喜剧一样俗套，我们还不是看的很开心！
颜一般，身材都很棒，Dex迷死我！这种当代叽叽喳喳姐妹happy的无脑同志电影太少了
chick flick plus版 比起男女爱情 新颖 理想化程度更好
也没有很喜剧啊，感觉现在看亚洲人变得很西化还是有点不习惯
Funnies shit I’ve watched this year.
i just dont understand
我永远会喜欢“傲慢与偏见”这种戏剧模式。也会永远对“达西”先生心动。电影里will在酒吧里登台跳舞蛮戳我的。喜欢有教养有文化有钱有能力并且好看的人有什么错？所以我并不会觉得那些标榜自己找well education有什么好judge的。最难的不是你选择讲究还是将就，最难的是相遇。
Maybe it's better it's gay, or worse. But it's gay.
同性恋什么时候才能停止drama和自怨自艾啊？
无论同性恋还是异性恋，这个剧情都有点太模式化了呢
这部电影侧重于犯罪题材和动作戏份，而不是探讨人性和自由，商业目的更为突出。
和杨一鹏在他家看的，故事比较俗套，但是真实。 给亚洲人点赞
第一个惊喜就是赵牡丹，看完全季美女上错身的人，看到Teri实在是太开心了。
好棒好好看啊，很愉悦也很动人，and this movie makes so fucking sad….
好久没看到这么欢乐的同志电影了…第一次觉得《Sometimes》这么好听，Brithey真gay icon！
作为喜剧不算搞笑作为同志片不算激情，但是亚裔主导的同志喜剧影片意义大于质量了。有句话很扎心，自以为看透所有人，其实自己总是预设最坏情况避免自己失望，我本人了
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