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.
真人版911 接线员 突然意识到也许游戏里的那个我也这样
密闭空间的独角戏，挺喜欢的，Ricky说其实可以是有声书 lol。Jake的演技也过硬，不知道为啥豆瓣评分这么低。看了一下和丹麦版对比不同主要在结局，其实我还挺喜欢这个版伟光正的结局的，看完了不那么沮丧。剧中提到他们是没钱才停药的，太让人伤心了。
几乎算是独角戏，所以表演必须要外放一点，杰克真是演技了得。
Jake Gyllenhaal演技在线，几乎独角戏，撑起了这个难看（很难看下去）的故事。反转不新鲜，但重要的两处都是对的，一个是让男主垮掉，一个则是让男主重新燃起希望从而正视自己的错误。另外两处反转的成立都建立于偏见挺有意思。
男主这个暴躁性格真的拉低了很多观感 再加上剪辑和一些设定 好家伙 我在电影前十分钟就开始烦躁起来 到后面听那些无意义的对话和情绪声 以及这毫无新意的拉满结尾 真的觉得索然无味全无好感。
所以伊桑·霍克呢？就吉伦哈尔一个人在那边努力加班，加班就算了第二天还蹲号子了？漂亮国就这样欺负打工人？这电影海报我以为是猩球崛起番外篇呢
#TIFF21 第28场 老吉飙演技吸睛，但无奈这种没新意的翻拍真的很无趣...
翻拍的不如原版，即使有杰克吉伦哈尔这张脸和卖力表演，也非常不好看，简直就是一个躁郁症的911接线员和一个精神病在电话里刮躁了90分钟，看的脑壳疼…2.5
现在越来越流行这种一两个人就能演完的片子，讲的是一个神经病救另一个精神病的故事
因为是翻拍也不太去管剧情了，对于声音这块的设计支撑起独角戏，也不得不说老杰的演出确实不错
看原版的时候老婆睡着了，又陪着把这个版看了一遍。个人更喜欢这版，结局更光明一些。好莱坞的画面看着更舒服。
老吉的演技是没挑的，但人设有点奇怪，这么个分分钟爆炸的定时炸弹，不太适合做接线员吧…最近连续的森林大火，LA可能是真的越来越不宜居了？
翻拍的还行，主要看杰伦哈尔一个人自high。
没看丹麦版，但是美国人搞这种，只有形式感的紧张，往里一层的，关于人的善与暴虐，痛苦与误解，甚至是自私和心碎，都浮粉在表皮里，能理解却其实无法理解。
很美国本土，典型的PTSD男主遇见新的事件，随即对过去创伤做选择，因而转移了现时事件推进过程的一部分注意力，也少了北欧版的那种不留痕迹的提心吊胆。老吉过于sentimental。
欣赏不来。。。 还以为剧情和画面会很精彩，结果就这？
此类片子总是设计感太重。接客特写实在太帅了。
Jake Gyllenhaal演技在线，几乎独角戏，撑起了这个难看（很难看下去）的故事。反转不新鲜，但重要的两处都是对的，一个是让男主垮掉，一个则是让男主重新燃起希望从而正视自己的错误。另外两处反转的成立都建立于偏见挺有意思
谷阿莫，全程看杰伦哈尔的脸，不是谷阿莫几句话能讲清楚的，关于男主最后价值观的转变，只有看正片才能知道。
杰克格伦哈尔的独角戏，确实的的确确得靠演技支撑的一部戏，说不上哪里多出彩，可能结局稍微差了点儿。
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