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.
一开始没有抱期待，结果越看越觉得有意思，好玩好笑还很解气。
虽然能猜到故事走向，但是小情节安排的明明白白～
老奶奶年轻时候真的美啊/ 好多熟脸/ 太温暖了
太喜欢剧组选用的这几首歌曲了，听到女人花响起，又看到梅姐穿着婚纱唱起夕阳之歌，忍不住泪崩。经历过那个时代的人多少有些共鸣，而没经历过的如果能从其中感受到梅艳芳的魅力，这电影的诞生就是值得的。
能不能禁止一下非正常老死去世三十年以内的天皇巨星拍传记电影……形象太深入人心，怎么选角都很难。王丹妮的梅艳芳太漂亮，气场不行，少了江湖气，走在夜场里太像个女白领。梅艳芳是个没有少女期的女人。而我即便不算荣迷，看到这样的张国荣也想打……那个时候的香港娱乐圈闪闪金光没有拍出来。黑社会纷争一笔带过，倒也是可以理解。最打动人的，还是那些真人影像。2003年就这样在眼前，无法不哭。香港精神，夕阳之歌。
感觉看了个mv混剪，哭的都是真人出来的时候…
美则美矣，好像一场大型mv秀。平铺直叙，无节奏，无高潮，无逻辑，无深度。遇到胭脂扣，女人花、送别张国荣和零碎的真实影像时，生理性泪水还是止不住留下来，但影片本身，影迷觉得平淡，梅迷觉得形神不似，路人也没有迷上梅艳芳菲欲望。传记片难拍，但梅艳芳，香港的女儿，值得更好的。
男主和女自行车老板在开头就很来电啊，后面和女明星就不会在一起了。而且在一起就明显太假了，现在这样就刚刚好。
"I wanna be with someone who feels like they deserve the best of everything."
没看院线版，感觉电视剧版剪辑得还算舒服，除了中间和阿ben的戏份？实在是有点莫名其妙，葬礼戏也是败笔，其他都还可以吧。电影三星，多一星是给“香港的女儿——梅艳芳”。真的很久没看到这样港味十足的电影了，很感慨。
不功不过稍显俗套，带不来太多东西。如果不能在能力上做更多进步，萨马拉维文做花瓶的时间不会太多了
唱歌最重要的是感觉——特别是慢歌，不是要唱出妳有多伤心，而是唱出唏嘘。唱快歌不是唱出兴奋，应该是唱出反叛。
这个导剪版简直噩梦啊，你做个插叙剪辑多好啊，硬是一股脑把所有素材剪了个流水账
嗯，作为改编，算是合格的，就是去除了前因后果，整体时长还能多出来三十分钟也是很有趣的了，其实评论里很多对影片的夸赞，都是原版电影就已经自带的了，要夸就夸这个版本所增加的家庭元素可能更好……
还不错，巧妙的运用了拉美裔和少数族裔的特点，且，结局不像诺丁山，成为神话，基本回归现实。
太普通了，整个一个大流水账，张国荣的演员简直就是灾难，看见他就要生一次气
幸好只是忘年之交，幸好没有落入俗套。葬礼那段，上了年纪的人看，很有触动~
看得好难过，好想念那些时光，香港的，他们的，我的，就像泡影，就像电影里假的你
边看边写！好多年没看到这样优秀的美国喜剧片了！我笑了！大叔胡子剪掉后有点像憨豆的演技了！前半段笑了好几次，太久太久美国喜剧片没有让我笑了！大叔的妈妈过世那一段教堂发言让我流泪了！这部电影把事业，亲情，爱情，友情……全都描述到了，非常全面，虽然故事情节有点老套，但让我感动了！好电影
人物传记很难拍好。
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