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.
昨天喝醉了，迷蒙中我写下了这么一句话——“我还能有艺术的感知力吗？我不想丢失，我想痛哭，我想为它而死去”，看完这部电影之后我想我大概不会丢失。艺术是黯淡的星光，艺术是爆裂的花火，艺术也许是唯一的一条捷径，让你离真实的自己越来越近。
跟爱乐之城差很远，可能是因为传记片的关系吧，加菲猫这个造型，显得太不抗老了。歌不难听，但是看起来无聊冗长，除了泳池里写出歌的那段还有点意思。
没有《吉屋出租》乃至百老汇的基础储备，要入戏确实有些障碍，就叙事性来说，根本和《爱乐之城》没法比，确实很难称为电影，又不是音乐剧，某些地方是情景剧的处理手法，总体更接近实景补拍完整的NT live，加菲全程表现高光，感觉比他之前演的电影都要来劲，巨投入，也许这就是舞台艺术的魅力吧。
各方面都令人想要和《爱乐之城》对比。但本片无论是音乐上还是对爱情与梦想之间挣扎的表现，都差了许多。
由於JGL久未有新作 我宣布加菲暫列我心中談the cutest thing第一名 電影真的乏善可陳 一開始好多cg過於明顯 劇本太基本太安全了 總而言之加菲是最好的（。）
摸不着头脑的前30分钟过去之后
林-曼努尔·米兰达确实是有才，这个电影我感触太多了，Jonathan Larson，Respect.
生活都被写进剧里，生活本身也自然被掏空。
用自传体音乐剧来演绎音乐剧作家的传记，加菲虽然唱得没那么好，但演得很加分啊，简直就是拉森。
舞臺上的輝煌綻放，隱藏了多少困頓艱辛衝突掙扎，但堅持做自己長於、樂於、敢於投身的事業，而不必急於求成、苦於才力、瀕於焦慮，就是一件幸事。像是看了一場百老匯的音樂劇，希望有機會親臨其境。
到底是什么阻碍了我们成为自己？我们可以看到物质压力，被迫在饭店打工，面临窘迫的生活。看到了对比，来自朋友们早早成功的压力。伴侣，爱我还是爱你的事业。孤独，尚未成功前的不被理解和默默无闻。每一道坎，都很容易让人随波逐流，逼人选择一条最稳定的大多数人走过的路。可自由还是稳定的牢笼，问一下鸟就知道了。如果这些考验能过得去，或许最大的敌人依然来自自己，孤独语境下的自我否定和怀疑，以至于被恐惧打败时，Jonathan用行动所展现出来的答案，恐惧or爱，用行动喊出来！！
剧中剧复杂结构，音乐一首一首不断交集颂唱而出。
艺术门类大融合的流媒体年代，更能看出各门艺术类型独立存在的意义。某种跨界的“壁”，不是调试视听语言、精简叙事节奏就能轻松突破的——更何况，如这般自信的“创作者”所钟爱的，就是用所谓原汁原味的懒惰挑战双边的水准。
稍微失望了，但是加菲深情的眼神我可以加一星
4.5 Sunday里的致敬太让人激动了…一本充满了强烈情感色彩的传记。
就不得不承认
比较纯粹的歌舞片。
這部戲激不起我内心絲毫漣漪。。。可能是題材hit不到我吧。
好的音乐剧画面感和音乐融合在一起真的让人内心一颤，跟着感动起来。#既然Emma和Andrew都会唱，昔日的cp有可能再合作吗？#
8.9/10 《superbia》is gorgeous.我喜欢每一首每一部。一直拖着没看是因为我以为这是《至暗时刻》的姊妹篇。但这是一场磨难后的第100部电影。我的荣幸。
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