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.
障碍设施过于简单了些，但看见90岁的伊斯特伍德带上牛仔帽还是挺令人激动的。
但凡是进入千禧年后他主演的电影，你会发现无一例外都是童话。本片亦不例外，唯一区别就在于到现在他已经抛弃了那种悲情的想象或者陶醉。《老爷车》是用一种愤懑甚至暴戾，以自我牺牲实现了看似不可能的交流，而本片打通交流障碍的，似乎只有善良，还有一张没有任何攻击力的脸。整个电影看下来，没有哪怕一场稍微紧张的危机事件，没有，就像大卫•林奇《史崔特先生的故事》，唯一的冲突就是一个老头固执到可爱地开着除草机穿越大半个美国。但你说这算是江郎才尽力不从心吗？也不是，一些情境的构建都指向激烈的冲突，但最终还是被他本人所一笔带过了。童话在今天看起来保鲜期已经越来越短，并不是说什么人越来越现实这类废话，而是很多时候，人们都不相信，美好幸福的事情往往都是简单直接的，理所当然的。
剧本太儿童教育片了，只有东木泡妞值得看，大镖客最年轻最帅的时候永远是独行侠无名客，现在终于有了黄昏恋……anyway 片头字体一出现就是老西部片了，应该彻底复古来个name-above-the-title，开屏就把Clint Eastwood映到观众脸上，然后才是片名；墙上的rowdy剧照真是年轻美好，就算东木老了也帅，还是让人觉得时间残忍；东木走进服装店，旁边的路人都穿poncho，为什么不给他一件经典poncho；忽然理解他美观众对Dirty Harry的执念，现在我也想看Harry的退休生活
和闺女一起看的，还不错，哥特风格的动画，不一样的风味
没啥意思哎，有些好东西最好还是不要出续集。
7/10
Wednesday好可爱😍但剧情实在是太波澜不惊啦，套了个亚当斯一家的设定也很难不落俗呀🚬
字幕已完成 个人感觉还不错 已经比第一部好很多了
依旧是对The Mule的延续，单程的，货物即是自己。
前一阵我从达拉斯去了了墨西哥城，看完本片就是俩字“舒坦”。片尾的歌曲唱着Find a new home, 或许对东木老爷子来说，美国已经没什么值得留恋的了。
这不，合家欢了，相反的价值观甚至也可共存，何必非要同化。姐姐离家出走时，对弟弟说：我将永远不会忘记你，但是我会试试。巧妙的语言
老爷子依旧是娓娓道来的风格，两人，一鸡，漫漫归家路，这种细腻的情感对于东木来说信手拈来。马戏是老牛仔对西部片的那份情怀，虽然只是星星点点的片段，但当那最具辨识度的配乐响起时，仿佛将我们待会那位沈体硬朗，气度不凡，牛仔还能在马背上驰骋的年代。而那句我不知道如何治愈“老”让人鼻子一酸，东木也是垂暮之年，看到他依旧健硕，希望他还能继续奋战在世界电影第一线。
6/10。老爷子这次太温和了吧，甚至有点意淫，哪是悲伤的男人，是在天堂的老男人。插科打诨的公路之旅，《绿皮书》里的朋友转变成了父子，最后好莱坞式成长还抱得美娇娘。鸡的演技好于男孩。这片换个男主是不成立的，所有解读都基于东木自身的“夕阳无限好”。
7/10
8.1 之前看到朋友在学clint eastwood电影中的masculinity，那么本片恰恰是对其身上种种男性符号的回望与反思。年老的牛仔不再是任何一人的white savior，他只是一个身处异地的美国佬，一个动物的亲好者，一个真正的朋友。只有这般的去戏剧化，我们才能感知到东木的真实意图:这个时代不再需要macho了，而是需要更多的爱与哭泣。
哥特元素越来越少了，剧情也略无聊...可我真的好爱这个ip，期待电视剧
what the fuck ?
无神话的西部 与 有终点的公路，回首凡尘，那些属己之物真的不重要，德州也好，墨西哥也罢，心安即大地，东木与电影亦然。
感觉就是披着亚当斯一家的设定外皮，内里还是合家欢的迪士尼式家庭喜剧，完全没了真人版的那种独特了。
即使低龄化也喜欢，超爱这一家人，使劲拍续集吧！一直追
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