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.
湾湾是不是没有电视剧特别篇模式？这种情节，在台视弄一个特别篇就很好了啊拍什么电影呢。。当初《血观音》也是，没有人告诉湾湾电视剧思路拍电影走不长？拿goldenhorse看来是没有。
Why so serious?? 居然比扎导版更一本正经… 绷三个小时真的有点累。追车戏看得很爽，文戏亮点不多。
而整部电影的后半部分，都旨在弥补前半小时对这位母亲形象的损害，意图通过将她的心绪铺展开，让观众看到她的痛苦、认可她的病态。再通过母女关系的转变、一些主配角的人物弧光完成鸡汤式的主题表达。
疫情背景下的内心汹涌，瀑布飞流直下的推捯重来，华语鸡汤王名不虚传。
全程震撼于现代摄影机的高宽容度给黑色材料带来的质感层次。十年前这样的打光方式简直不可想象。另外听到Nirvana直接加一星。
最后Bruce拿着红色火炬带领人群走出废墟的时候，真的忍不住给高分！
疾病终会过去，野马终会奔腾，也不必问从哪来到哪去，烦心之事也不必再忍，不爱的男人何须再提。瀑布轰鸣让它过去吧，还有什么帮忙的尽管说，另外别问 你还好吗
2.5 默默回去给Batman Begins加星
五星冲7分吧，挺喜欢，前半部分的视听（音效），两位女演员的表演，建筑和河水的物喻，恰到好处的黑色幽默（驾照+蛇），还有黑泽明的海报（搬家也要带上），结尾致敬《红》
比阳光普照好很多…疫 情背景，中年危机，家庭问题，生活中总有那么多不确定的灾难，只能慢慢适应慢慢变好，比较疑惑为啥开车骑车得画面都是那种快进的效果……ps贾静雯保养的好好，弯弯的医美可以啊
套用之前写给阳光普照的短评，“我只看见作死、活该和矫情”。
3.0。好看但相對呆板說教的情節片。鍾孟宏借著疫情的大背景還在說他既往聚焦的命題，並運用貧瘠的技法極為刻意地完成了對基耶斯洛夫斯基和黑澤明的致敬。魏如萱的表演實在太差了，好好唱歌吧⋯⋯
对于也在经历the fall的中年人来说，影片几乎把我一年多以来内心的恐惧都表现出来了。五星是为了记住，要好好过下去。
整体而言，每个演员的表演都中规中矩，没有特别出彩的。
2.5- 前半段的贾静雯和女儿的反转拍得超级难看，钟孟宏有点黔驴技穷了。看得我还以为钟孟宏想拍类似《圣鹿之死》的台湾中产阶级精神崩溃的心理现实惊悚片，但一想没那么简单，果然逃不掉回到拍温情的生活故事。剧本其实挺不接地气的。跟上部《普照》差了一大截。
13岁的女儿这个样我能忍…18岁的人还这样就是个傻逼了…🤷🏻♂️
3.5贾静雯最后的银幕凝视为她拿下一座金马影后。她失去了丈夫，却得到了一个女儿。黑泽明的《电车狂》海报意味深长。以及：陈以文真是宝藏。
很难看。每个人讲台词都木木的，贾静雯一个表情演完全片，人物之间都隔层纱，感受不到任何感情的联结。摄影很美
生活的突然泄洪，将自己远远冲离开，或静静沉底，或扑腾着自救…成长就在一瞬间，坍塌也是一瞬间…从瀑布坠下，许多人和许多过去就让其随水消逝，有人“生还”…还是电影浪漫，再糟糕也变美好，再平凡也热气腾腾！
整体观感很突兀，剧情是割裂的像一个个场景强行拼凑在一起不流畅，贾静雯和王净的戏都不错，不过她们俩的情感转换站不住脚，最后的瀑布也点题有余主旨不足
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