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.
3.5星 看完才知道是原著改编 那看来电影吸引到我的点可能就都是原著本身带来的东西了 或者说电影最成功的点在于让我对原著故事产生了兴趣 这种特定时代背景下的从无到有到无的故事总是不断重演 但各自也总是有着各自的魅力
好好看…把原著中的巴黎线摘出来，看出来巴尔扎克即使对法国人来说也是不堪重负了，当然简化、浓缩、转接之后节奏也更快餐了。男主太帅了，这才是迷倒整个巴黎的吕西安：/
3.5. 原著黨全程吐槽。還行，是因為Lucien和幻滅的底子在不可能太不行，但是它改了的設定和為此新增的場次，消除了幻滅裡很多複雜微妙的氣質。Lucien是有過選擇和經歷的，Louis更加是完全不是那樣的。
「墓地的价格令人望而却步，因为房地产投机甚至扩大到了墓地行业。即使永恒的安眠也是要钱的。」
有点了不起的盖茨比味道，可能那个时代都是这样，不对，现代也是。
但还是值得一看
往往，得到一切的代价，远远大于失去一切的代价。
前半部分以为是「一个记者的诞生」，其实是「一场游戏一场梦」。
三星半。原著有两个人物，两个故事，电影只拍了吕西安这个。
「别人的痛苦才是艺术的源泉，而你去受苦，只会成为别人的艺术源泉」
改编得很棒，唯一的不足是旁白太多，打扰我对剧情的主动思考了…
7分，太阳之下无新事，新闻行业从来都是这样一个运营规则，掌握了话语权，就掌握了操控的能力
让法国人来拍这样足够宏大的名著 做到还原是没什么问题的 但是如果不处理再加上用旁白来推进剧情就很没有说服力 may一切都顺理成章但是一切都点到即止 《85年盛夏》的男主不错的
法国喜剧电影好像总是离不开“叽叽喳喳”感，像是置身于一家闹哄哄的酒馆中闲言碎语的中心。片子精致而吵闹，和主人公一起“造了一个黄粱梦”，也给“梦醒时的荒唐”留了体面。巴尔扎克这个文本，批判完了所有七七八八的东西，最终还是保留了对美的爱。想起北野武的《阿基里斯与龟》。两部片子合在一起，真的很容易敲碎玻璃心的文艺青年。不过别担心，也别混淆～艺术仍然是艺术，美仍然是美。所以我忍不住想大声疾呼：艺术值得！！！
巴尔扎克批判现实主义写尽社会的残酷真相
高水准制作，秒杀国产片，自由国度才有这种拍摄水平
过气演员大联欢。也许19世纪的东西真的不适合21世纪了。我们看巴尔扎克，就像剧里的人拿脏水泼的拉辛一样陈腐。想起老王说19世纪，the nineteenth century dislike of Realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass; the nineteenth century dislike of Romanticism is the rage of Caliban not seeing his own face in a glass.
选择本片不是因为豆瓣7分➕，也不是因为获得凯撒奖，更不是因为本杰明瓦赞这位号称法国最佳新人，主要是因为看到评论说本片完全忠于原著，而巴尔扎克一直是本人比较欣赏的作家之一，他刻薄的语言，尖锐的视角，大胆辛辣的讽刺都是我喜欢的类型，看完果然名副其实，对于法国当时保皇派和自由派的争夺也有了更进一步的了解，好片，值得推荐！
典型的欧洲文艺片调调，被金钱支配的人生从起步升空到幻灭的过程，比较冗长，多兰作为旁观讲述者表现一般，和男主有点点像，但肉眼可见的胖了。
欢快的小提琴音乐映衬着人物们内心的滑稽，无论他们正在做对的事还是错得事都显得无所谓了，看似很无聊的事其实背后都是生意。一旦破坏了多数者利益，即便是国王也得上断头台。
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