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.
娱乐精神是有的，多好笑吧，不觉得。中国人在毫不自知的笑话外国人这件事上，一直都一样
Z世代及之后的那种多维碎片化的混乱味儿太对了。
这真的是喜剧吗？怎么看得我痛哭流涕，感叹人类最后的体面也不过就是和家人朋友的一顿晚餐。
7.0/10 分。初看，蓝光。整体挺一般的，没什么特别的大场面，不过放在疫情这两年的社会背景中，真的有点魔幻现实主义。。。最后有一个小彩蛋。。。
太肤浅又无聊了，像一帮 MBA 参加政治讽刺写作兴趣班搞出来的课堂作业
President Qi（从外太空发来唁电）说彗星完好无损。小品当贺岁片拍，贺岁片当纪录片看
荒诞又真实。这就是我最担心的情况，科学家被政客和商人孤立和边缘化，最后普通民众被洗脑。
遇难时：大难临头各自飞
将军拿白宫免费的零食卖钱，你要是不知道零食是免费的，那将军做这事就没意义了
明示的政治表达，社会问题的嘲讽显得有些无聊。如此豪华的卡司阵容也就剩下了噱头而已，大家都是照本宣科式的表演。本年度网飞年底重头戏大失所望。断崖式剪辑方式算是眼前一亮。有彩蛋。
为什么友邻要费劲从各种角度屎里捡豆吃？SNL就该10min长度 Mark Rylance这个声色和吐字神烦！算是演技好？梅姨没啥意思 小李子长成猪了 还AIWF🙄 大表姐倒是有气场 A妹的歌好听 hill角色也神烦 主角眼睛都蓝得诡异 这种夸张讽刺一两句还好 两个半小时就很没用必要 四倍速快进都心疼我的硬盘损耗
其实片尾曲最后有彩蛋，地球上上最后一个人类居然是……如果你看过他们在楼顶搭景拍领导视察小区群众安居乐业、找演员在超市拍领导巡视物资充足、背假人上楼说是志愿者背老年人看病，这很写实
娱乐至死 fucking ideology
我們人類基本上沒什麼救了。經濟和思想意識之間的區別在現在通過網絡和傳媒所造成的割裂隔閡有增無減。尤其是現如今我們如此需要喜劇與幽默去消解所有問題（電影本身提到這一點，但自身也是喜劇形式就很荒誕地更展現了這一現實，不是說喜劇形式不對不好，而是這一現象確實值得想想）總之笑完以後再看看現實，感覺加倍抑鬱
Z世代及之后的那种多维碎片化的混乱味儿太对了。
我真的受够了Netflix这类重辣重咸的麻辣香锅片子了，吃第一口刺激，第三口后想说有完没完啊，然后舌头麻痹，感觉被快凝固的红油蒙住肠胃，最后端上一杯搞成人文关怀的柠檬茶给你解腻，救命啊！！
直接拿人类灾难开玩笑。最棒的荒诞！强烈推荐你们赶紧看。可以收获2个多小时的哈哈哈时光。
真的一点都笑不出来，看完只觉得世界毁灭未尝不是一件好事
否认病毒，为了官员的乌纱；夸大病毒，为了排除异己，再让中药商、物资供应的垄断者很赚一笔。科学从来都是被权力支配的，福柯早就洞察了一切。
就还行吧，前面展开得不错，很浅显的讽刺笑果也不错，中后段就有点温吞，再把时长缩半小时会更好，这群破人类早该灭绝了就不要再拖延这半小时了吧！
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