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.
一开始还挺真实，越往后越狗血，最后竟然成了一部狗血心情鸡汤般的温馨爱情合家欢。。。浪费了这个背景，也让这个题材变得相当低龄化了。
基佬版的《傲慢与偏见》……打发时间的快乐小电影，Dex帅到我失语了。
看得出来预算有限，但是这也不是拍成流水账的理由。作为极地探险片，没有拍出惊险刺激的感觉，雪橇失控和遇到北极熊都拍的中医中矩。而后半段作为绝境求生片，没有把绝境下的资源匮乏、心理煎熬拍出来，感觉一直有燃料和食物，在屋子里等就好了，而且突然做个梦就跑回去拿冒险笔记也是没有给出一个理由，令人费解。
Teen music is great.
（乐呵但好吵，脑瓜子疼，还是青春校园纯爱适合我
首先，眼镜那么脏了就先把眼镜擦一擦好不好。
无论同性恋还是异性恋，这个剧情都有点太模式化了呢
another fucking romcom🐶
和杨一鹏在他家看的，故事比较俗套，但是真实。 给亚洲人点赞
不是很客观的五星，实在是本人真的太喜欢看gay drama了。讨论gay community 中感情与肉体的归宿，以及gay小团体带给大家的力量，美好的假日男友 就如此沉浸吧
Gay chick lit版pride and prejudice？
为什么不直接拍成纪录片呢，这种史实改编但内容不够戏剧元素不足的，拍成剧情，既没有惊险刺激，也很难充分还原，会显得很假，特别是还要走意识流各种幻觉梦境穿插，不仅拖沓还很无聊。Nikolaj是个好演员，完全没有了Jaime的影子，北极熊的CGI做得好差，两场戏都非常出戏
奇怪白人的白眼，judging 。Just let it fu*k off. 世界那么多爱，最基本的还是要爱自己。
或者是穷的特点？
为什么出去度假还要拿本书看。因为要做一个有文化的同志
一般般吧，都是套路。
It’s summer fairytales in Gay Disneyland. And I just loved watching it in this hot summer!
挺轻松的喜剧，就是主角也太丑了哈哈，好几个配角颜值来补救
很轻松的，不需要那么上纲上线，也不是每部LGBT电影都要有什么深刻意义
大厂还是没能沉下心来去拍一部同志爱情喜剧，拍得是肤浅且老套。都2022年了，当大厂拍爱情喜剧时，尽管是同志题材，依然还是那些沿用了几十年的常规套路，且也没拍出真挚动人的感觉，只让人觉得无聊。至于《傲慢与偏见》现代同志版这个创意，想法也ok，也拍出了傲慢和偏见，却没拍出内核，傲慢与偏见的内因是什么？无从探究，只有皮相。大厂无心去琢磨同志群体真实的困境与梦幻，只是为了欢乐而欢乐，为了抒情而抒情，像是程序里设定好的，几分几秒该做什么就给你什么，缺少了故事内部的强大驱动力，自然也就打动不了人。
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