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.
好久没看港片了，粤语听着真舒服…但是这剧情对不起这名字，还以为是控方证人类型的
过于粗糙的剧情，这么长时间、这么些老戏骨，时间都花哪里了？一星给智叔吧。
最终正义还不是靠着女孩父亲的背景实现的 只能说凶手惹了不该惹的对手
2020.12.06武汉到西安北G96次。端正的香港法律电影。
这是廖启智最后一部电影了吧？可惜再也看不到了。电影不痛不痒的，隔着靴子挠了一下而已。剧情转折也缺乏说服力。
用电视剧的节奏来拍电影，当然还是差意思的。智叔rip。
怕死的反面，又会变得更勇敢和更有担当。因为想做一个更好的人，创造一个更好的世界给他们。
这个陈家乐到底哪儿冒出来的啊，演技差的一逼，看他一副正气凛然的样子就想吐，正面人物也能演的这么差的实属罕见。
KC不做对家做同场；庭审与勾心斗角得个样。脉络散乱不成章，气势未聚过早泄。最有趣处实则应在方生的小手段和智叔的大决意，但最大篇幅却落点于相互勾结的阴暗处。阴暗并非不足道，但起势凶得仿佛要谴责些什么，还不如闭嘴好好做戏。戏如人生，戏没做好，谈什么人生？
简直不像是港片，有点失望，案件不够精彩，律师们的表现也一般般，暗走偏锋也激不起任何情绪，大概是这个电影缺乏了情绪。
马马虎虎可以看，个别演员发挥还是可以，但肯定为了上映，做了很多调整改动吧，最终就成了一个极为中庸的俗套律政剧了
结局略显潦草，但节奏还行，雷的人物塑造很man，知世故，坚信仰，善良比聪明难得多。前面的故事情节都不错，只是结尾太仓促，曾家老父亲莫名其妙为爱民党放弃保护儿子，曾老父不该那么容易被威胁，赵国柱也不该那么容易被买通而变节做污点证人，连点挣扎犹豫都没有，这么容易倒戈的人，也不知道这么多年怎么混的，早被砍无数次了吧？反正就是结尾让我失望，整体故事还算完整，故事性还行。
2021.10.16.Sa.23:00.小米
搞不懂评分怎么这么低 还不错的一个片子 内容有些老套而已。
搞不懂评分怎么这么低 还不错的一个片子 内容有些老套而已。
智叔走好，片子就一TVB律政剧加长版的感觉。
這剛上映的電影，還熱氣騰騰的，我確定我沒有倍速播放，怎麼才編輯了幾個詞的工夫就演完了，我甚至不知道在說什麼⋯好像是一個窮人被官二代冤枉殺人，背黑鍋，大狀伸張正義的故事。話說方中信不顯老，另一位老戲骨就不說了，人都不在了，這是他最後一部戲吧，都沒等到今天上映T_T
廖启智的遗作，可惜了最终仍以钱权揭示真相的荒诞。看前一半的时候，有一种古早港片的味道，直到最后方中信聆讯时强行拔高立意的发言简直太当今太2021了。
甘草配角真的很亮眼，鲍起静为孙求情、廖启智眼下肌肉的颤动，加了1星，剧情本身2-3星。无论贫穷富有，最重要是人走到终点时，无愧于心。
该有的元素都有了，老戏骨们的水准依旧在线，但就像这些新生代演员一样，港片也不过如此了，比照刚刚看完的《龙虎武师》，实在令人唏嘘…
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