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.
善良的人才會被攻擊 那家人包括那記者都不是好東西
挺有趣的 专门讽刺电影从业者的喜剧 威尼斯戛纳圣塞等知名国际电影节的奖杯被扔进机器粉碎掉 是电影节影迷的high点了 荒诞喜剧的核心是 一个人越想做什么事 最后反而做不到 且另一个人不费吹灰之力就做到了
#2021威尼斯主竞赛# 班德拉斯的表演空间太大了。
哪里有“制片人”，哪里就是huis clos
西语世界导演特有的画面语言下 肆无忌惮和全然不在乎地调侃与讽刺 辅之以意料之中却又意料之外的反转与呼应 是对后疫情时代电影行业的批判 亦是一针麻药无法缓解的痛楚 或许是 爱之弥深
7.5/10 台前幕后，戏梦人生。真真假假，尽付笑谈中。
美學體驗良好 諷刺效果極佳 也確實還是悶了點
入戏太深导致成现实吗，戏剧性的弟弟代替哥哥， 妻子（导演）却假装不知道并继续，故事结束了吗？不，哥哥醒了～
终于等到在西班牙公映；延续了《杰出公民》的犀利，剧作精准打击，cast有力道，光看几位的表演就很过瘾了。糟糕的战争和全球媒体环境制造的灰蒙蒙的日子，就适合看这样一部讽刺又好笑的片子。（而且是第一次在大银幕看班德拉斯的片子？浮夸激吻出场可还行......）
我们能够体会感同身受的痛苦，我们无法触及灵魂深处那种飘零无系的空白。
三星半。前半部分非常吸引，把期望值调到了很高，可惜结尾drama过了头。借导演之口输出了非常乌托邦的艺术观，可惜作品本身没压住，不知是低头于资本还是才华瓶颈。
挺冷幽默的，但也很留情，也就不刺痛。一个女导演如何导演两大男演员，她除了将自己男性化，也保留一点女性化偶尔微妙糅合。当看到她叫他们把奖杯拿来，并将二人包裹在薄膜时就猜到她是要毁坏他们的奖杯，但没猜到她连自己的也一起毁掉。全片精髓最好的可能是那只唱片机旁边的猫，这不是那种撞击宇宙的音乐，是隔壁男人在钉他的墙，喵了个咪～
人生如戲，戲如人生。但總的來說，不知道這戲想表達什麼？
到最后还是孤独，还是冷漠，真正的罪魁祸首一直在演一场感动自己的戏，同类题材里不算出彩。
很压抑…搞垮一个有良知的人实在太容易了 反而像父亲这样的人才会把痛苦都转嫁给别人身上以此来逃避自己对女儿生前的刻薄冷漠
论丧真的没谁比得了日本了……这电影真的太日本了。尽管后面和解，但看了后最大的感觉还是抑郁。
6/10 哪里去找这么人傻钱多的资方？？？
太好看了…不是那种装疯卖傻式comedy, 笑点背后很多可以讨论的东西，场景里的建筑也很美。
太好看了…不是那种装疯卖傻式comedy, 笑点背后很多可以讨论的东西，场景里的建筑也很美。
一个带讽刺意味的故事，但展示的内容和尺度显得小儿科，讽刺的力度亦不大，全靠出色的演员撑着场子。两星。
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