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.
个体总是片面性的，三思而行难抵一时冲动，如问心有愧，则难逃其罪
远不及原版吧，美国如果真的让这种有暴力倾向无法控制情绪的狂躁警员值勤，那可真是太pity了
说真的 就是一个暴躁的暂时停职等待过堂的警察临时担当911接线员的故事 暴躁 无视 很狂 关键是这个警察之前误杀了19岁的受害者 还串通同事作证 好在最后醒悟了 话说美国这样的事应该不少吧
浪费了沙漠王子的鼎力演出！故事改编得极其不成功，这种状态还能让他去接电话？而故事结尾却又是合家欢结局，所有的都是正能量在发挥作用。沙漠王子的表演能和霍普金斯的本届奥斯卡获奖小金人之演技相抗衡，可故事太差劲了。
因为手法相似，所以忍不住要和Locke做比较，这部虽然也还可以（非常想吐槽）但是真的不如Locke
封闭空间，单一场景，一个主要演员，加上配角不超过五个人，这电影也太省钱了吧。但是男主个性背景交代不清导致整个人物情绪起伏莫名其妙。一会儿咳嗽，一会儿痛苦，一会儿暴躁，好奇怪。铺垫不够，不知道为什么男主对报警电话里的绑架案反应如此强烈，男主的罪行直到电影结束也没有完整交代，也不存在最后留有悬念反转的情节。
为什么评分没有7？？？哎
最后说一句，就算是冠以正义之名的罪恶，依然是罪恶
心理的变化和救赎表现的不明显，全片给人刻意的感觉，转折较生硬，可以看出导演对这一题材能力不足，又一个好故事被平庸。男主演技还是可以的。
吉伦哈尔演技还是牛批 就是剧情太简单了 也没有那么紧张刺激
没看丹麦版，但是美国人搞这种，只有形式感的紧张，往里一层的，关于人的善与暴虐，痛苦与误解，甚至是自私和心碎，都浮粉在表皮里，能理解却其实无法理解。
感觉演的蛮好的，但实在难以共情。这种心理状态真的无法胜任报警接线员的工作啊！他需要去休假！！情绪波动最大时候是得知Emily是精神病的时候……
看困了 一开始神神叨叨 中间拖拖拉拉 最后 没有最后了 不过限定空间很考验演技 杰克·吉伦哈尔是很过关的
6.2分，主要还是依靠于吉伦哈尔的演技。剧作以及视听呈现方式在原作时就已经惊艳过了，难免疲劳。
这是多省钱的电影。。。主角全程室内隔着电话BBB
3.5吧，可能是我看过最独角戏的电影，也就是这种有明星魅力的演员才能演，其他人没耐心看下去了
true detective的编剧新作，Netflix请多多支持
结果就是两个神经病乱搞。😡但还蛮扣人心弦的。
剧情很乏味，更多是靠内心戏的不断体味，老美太喜欢拍这种内心的自我成长了，与现实相比，勇气太难。
喜欢这样的个人秀，纯演技发挥，没有看过丹麦原作，但并不影响观赏本片，各种配音绝了，都是超强发挥。。。
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