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.
[视]中美广场舞文化差异，奥斯卡一奖六提，豆瓣6.1。波多黎各人，种族主义。女主非典型美人，迪士尼风格。国外观众看莎翁有没有国内西游记PTSD。公众场合多人性q戏份放在歌舞片里有些不适，印度化程度加深
就好像…因为一首歌买了一盘CD，然后发现那是整张专辑唯一一首好听的曲子…
明明是《罗密欧与朱丽叶》不知为何看出了《西贡小姐》的感觉。男女主演技拉胯到爆，简直是男女团爱豆水平。评论第一篇说出了我的心声😂“Jets整体感觉是一群gangsters who love contemporary dance” lmao
好了全看完了，后面甚至都没啥歌舞了
7/10。大导能力摆在那里，镜头的调度，场景的设计，处处能看出大导的气质。但大导也有局限性，种族对立这样的话题只能点到为止，和如今美国民间的嘈杂声音成了鲜明对比。此外，除了一个新的角色设计，也没有对当下状况的重新认知与考量——他只是在简单回忆近代美国的黄金时代，那个时代属于纽约、属于爵士、属于伯恩斯坦、属于热血、属于青春。导演对艺术追求的复古很难获得观众的共鸣，如同结尾Credit有柯达logo，写着是用35mm拍摄而成的，可是现在的观众都是看着手机屏幕长大的。
确实，新版的光影更精致，剧情更充实了，但是舞美和编曲远不如原版；两版的Anita都是最出彩的角色，为亲情友情付出，身份认同的觉醒，张力十足；新版最大的问题是ansel的主演，倒不是说他唱歌跳舞不卖力，而是长了一张三好学生的脸，实在不像西区的问题少年。
如果不是刚立项就知道是斯皮尔伯格的作品，我会以为是迪士尼新推出的少数族裔公主片。跟糟糕的男主比，女主的表现力都能算说得过去了。ps 我不该在跑步机上看这部电影，男主一开嗓，差点给我跑岔气。跑完后破天荒的小腿抽筋，可能是被气的。
有几处剧情太硬伤，特别是爱情部分，让人很难代入，女主哥哥被杀后居然马上跟杀哥仇人滚床单，完全没有伤心的意思，太不科学。但是歌舞都很喜欢，场面也很精美复古，两个半小时完全没有觉得无聊，果然只有斯皮尔伯格可以做到～
Anita跳舞真是光芒四射 完全令人挪不开眼 女主和男主怕是都被降智了吧
唱段都改得非常棒，更加宏大更加张扬，我还是无法接受，Tony杀了自己哥哥然后即刻原谅了他，并一起做爱……我还以为这里会改一下。。。
没有斯皮尔伯格五个字我恐怕都坚持不到女主出场，有了斯皮尔伯格五个字我也仅仅坚持到女主出场。
就很流水线但是还可以哈哈哈哈哈哈至少不难看，虽然太过好莱坞PC童话，为了欧阳才看到嘻嘻
莎翁作品的现代化、通俗化、接地气化，斯皮尔伯格化移植。还得回过头去看一下60年前的那版。。。这版的女主颜值实在平庸了。
看完想重温《真爱至上》/美国人的圣诞十一月就开始了
剧情真的太恐怖了 1小时58分到2小时这短短两分钟间每一秒杨幂都在持续对我的大脑疯狂进行四字输送 对电影的总结就是“皇上 我要告发熹贵妃私通 秽乱后宫 罪不容诛！！！”除了剧情和演技无语 真是哪哪都好 歌曲 舞蹈 服装 摄影都是上乘之作2小时21分男主听到女主死了的演技 我只能说拉低评分 你的演技是一宗罪 这电影真是捧女二的吧 最好的演技演了相对最正常的角色 什么水土不服啊 美国的口碑这么好 说到底了还是得靠情怀 这剧情搁哪个国家大家不说句有病啊 都21世纪了 不改等于魔改 斯皮尔伯格你到底懂不懂啊！！！我不信你不懂
看得我直挠头，不能说很差吧，难道是我没看懂吗…
哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈为什么这片子我也能看哭哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈
来看jimmy的，看到讨论区和短评，对亚裔男的stereotype简直了呵呵
审美观的问题，理解不了歌舞犯罪片，前一天跳舞，后一天杀人？
The mafia musical happy ending ver. Romeo & Juliet. The choreography of the dance shows that the actors have worked hard to practice dance BUT not the main characters FFS
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