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.
伊桑霍克是很擅长表现情绪的，演员本身的素质高，面部表情丰富，在本剧中饰演的角色却被绑定了面具这个元素，这方面的优势无法发挥属实遗憾，甚至有些不明所以，请了如此擅长刻画忧郁气质的演员，最后却要符号化他的角色，真好比是拿上等的伊比利亚火腿火腿做了道腌笃鲜，算不上浪费，但多少令人惋惜。本片融合了传统的美式悬疑和恐怖片元素，可以说是电影工业尝试新品类的一个实验，成果并不理想。出现了少数族裔角色甚至语言，却没有就这一主题进行任何展开讨论，更不由得令人怀疑其背后是政治正确。
恐怖片里，效果还算可以吧。鬼救人而已。2星半
4分。面具杀手绑小孩，妹妹靠梦境找凶手地址，哥哥靠通灵拿逃生攻略，最后靠蛮力逃出生天，就这。
呜呜呜但是我好喜欢！虽然bug很多，但是男主很可爱！妹妹真的是我的互联网嘴替哈哈哈哈
真不错，很巧妙，看完准备看《德州电锯杀人狂》
风格和氛围塑造都很不错，可惜剧本太单薄。3星。
前面看着有些懦弱
主线过硬，支线弱了，密室逃生类的新超自然分支？突破密室也是突破自我这点蛮好的。
黑色电话的小巧思还不错，但是Ethan忧郁的眼神真不适合惊悚片，Jeremy打了一手好酱油，加上一些剧情的BUG，节奏的拖沓，妥妥1.2倍速电影。（详见我主页日志《1.2、2、3 & 1-》）
前面还可以，我还以为发现了宝藏电影，到了后面无语，一句话，不是我想象的那么好！
很棒，虽然有超现实的因素，让整个故事变得不太真实。但这一点也是他的优点，让整个故事更流畅，紧凑，每个人的出现，每个人说的话，就像一片片拼图，到最后不多不少，每一部分都有用，看完整部电影，大概就是拼完一块巨型拼图，很爽，恐怖指数三颗星，悬疑指数五颗星，是个很爽的故事。
不恐怖，三观挺正的。变态杀手有点意思，肯定有犯罪行为和心理分析能解释他和他的面具。小演员演得不错
星都打给了小男孩，以后一定要成为个影星啊加油！（伊桑霍克这酱油打的彻底）
预告比正片精彩，影片想聚焦finney的求生和grabber的人物动机故事，导致没有重点，做的都一般，胜在较为新颖通灵形式。
剧情整体来说比较平庸，没有多大亮点，其中的逻辑漏洞也有不少，剧情推动上有些刻意，故弄玄虚，女孩的意念找人有些荒谬，最后男孩把反派弄死的场面感觉有点假，整体有点像模仿「小丑回魂」的感觉，但还是东施效颦了。总体来说，既不恐怖，也没啥可看的地方，伊桑大叔也基本上没露脸，一般般吧。
看完电影我只能说，我真想拥有一个这样刚的姐姐或者妹妹，有人欺负我就操砖头的姐姐或者妹妹。
什么玩意？犯罪片不算犯罪片，灵异片不算灵异片，反正我是没看到亮点在哪里，基本的氛围都没烘托起来
【7.5】以前喜欢看绝望的噩梦循环，现在觉得这种逃出生天的结局也不错。对孩子来说，“超能力”是一点点特异功能和伙伴的力量。近期的一些恐怖片很喜欢玩复古啊...
反抗patriarchy的设计值得表扬。惊吓手法还是最老的那一套，非常boring。
电话这个设计还挺好的，不过还是太单薄啊……
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