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.
有看到一些东西，不仅仅是浪漫喜剧，有值得讨论的话题
好看，happy end 真实的自己才会闪闪发光哈哈哈
Jimmy O Yang这个自带人设感觉是很难脱掉了😂
亚裔男性的终极幻想，现实情况是你要比欧美人年收入多赚一辆宝马，才能在恋爱App上有同等吸引力。
神tm……什么鬼，看到最后的致敬我好尴尬😅，但特么还是泪目了，被感动到了一丢丢………………
套路下的反套路，又或者是反套路下的套路？虽然后半段的情节都能猜到，当成圣诞档的小甜饼还是不错的～
满分满分！！ 影名完美融梗Love actually和Die Hard，Jing Yang的演技太出彩， 每个人物都很丰满。太羡慕Lin family 了
网络时代主题。人跟人打交道迟早都要面对面的，网上人设一般怕吸引不到优秀的人，太好又怕见面后尴尬，多了各种可能性和乌龙，虚拟与现实叠加，一切变得更为复杂。只有一个概念打动了我：做真实的自己，什么都不要怕。
不该跟男二道歉吗？？？这个欧阳万成的表演真的是还没有他戏里的奶奶演的好…
最近看的chick flick里面最喜欢的， 欧阳万成真的搞笑。 奶奶很潮爸爸很开明。 最后love actually反转nice
好无聊，而且jimmy o yang本人多么可爱有魅力的男的，为什么对亚男的刻板印象是他就算幽默只要长得不健壮不帅气就也没什么魅力呢，太白人视角了
但是欧阳万成挺可爱的，演得也还可以
这人家西化的也太彻底了，四代以前移民的吗？祖上是清朝留美幼童吗
cute但是抱歉真的看不了jimmy o yang的吻戏lol
有看到一些东西，不仅仅是浪漫喜剧，有值得讨论的话题
hmm 没抱什么期待，但中间也有挺感人的moments。男女主长得太像我认识的两个人了… 有点串戏。三星半吧
三星半，大團圓結局並不一定要告白擁吻，暫停在「be honest about who I am」就剛剛好。
最后love actually那段还不错 Christmas vibe加持 不算特别难看 始终还是很难相信女主会喜欢男主
平安夜看圣诞电影，正合适。好可爱好暖心，圣诞正合适的一点点drama和cliche都恰到好处
意外觉得很甜。最近太抑郁了今天没去上班自己在家哭一下。
Copyright © 2015-2023 All Rights Reserved
