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.
观众可以想象他之前的八年时光，一定度过了无数的无眠夜晚。可这部剧从未完整的登上过舞台，几年没日没夜的努力瞬间归零。
好喜欢啊，一开场的30/90就抓住了我的心，因为我也刚好29岁，真的滴答滴答的声音一直在耳边响起，被时间被时间的观念所追着跑的感觉真的好强烈，每一幕都很流畅剧情和歌都配合的很好，对音乐剧多了一份好奇，是本年度最喜欢的电影之一。电影与音乐剧结合真的好好，加菲没想到这么能唱，能看出来为了角色准备了很多，演绎上我觉得是满分的答卷了。
我大概就是不喜欢musical period
百老汇音乐剧这玩意应该是西方戏剧文化的衍变产物，看不懂，不过豆瓣分数一直都超高，大概有一些流行的附魅因素。
Sunday，游泳池的五线谱，体育场的独唱……让人印象深刻。倒数计时，坚持热爱，去写自己熟悉的生活。
歌舞片段的出现都极为自然，但感觉还是差一两首波西米亚生活那样的爆炸单曲。Sunday虽好，但无论离City of Star还是La Vie Boheme都有挺大一段距离。
我愿称之为意识流音乐剧史诗杰作 在手机上看的都想站起来为LMM鼓掌 什么时候影展能大银幕看一次啊 北京要是做个音乐剧主题影展多好😭
一个美好的人生，也许有点悲惨，但确是美好的，过自己想过的人生。
艺术创作等于燃烧生命，mediocre没有火。
观感比较套路行活儿，倒数时刻的寓意似乎中途从三十而立危机转向了生命易逝、友谊可贵等方向，AIDS的打断又让人串戏到加菲的《天使在美国》……
音乐的部分还是蛮喜欢的，确实没有lalaland那么有印象深刻的歌。
乔纳森真是英年早逝，他的困境是时间，他的好朋友都在最好的年华相继去世，谁也不想在30岁还一事无成吧。可惜好歌不多，我最喜欢的一首是和朋友一起清唱的《波西米亚》。
为何总在梦想终点止步？为何总会留下遗憾？那便是生命的倒数时刻在无声呐喊。
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！
摸不着头脑的前30分钟过去之后
我毫无疑问地热爱，赞美LMM，加菲和Rent。但是对我而言差了一口气，作为“颇受赞誉的冲奥电影”。但是可以作为“看完Rent之后了解作者的其他作品的电影，btw导演是LMM还有很多大咖客串”。
音乐歌舞类电影在我这自带加分。
為夢想拼搏就像是沒有後路的豪賭，要麽功成名就，要麽粉身碎骨。不是所有人的努力都會被看見，主角是幸運的，但是任何人都有放棄的權利，只要不去後悔。
没有必须坚持的梦想或信仰
You just wanna lay down and cry
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