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.
女性视角的黑暗童话，表面的美好掩藏不住欲望的罪恶……
我觉得蛮好，我看你们这些打两星的人就是希区柯克看多了！
LCF没有这么可怕，Soho没有这么可怕，伦敦也没有这么可怕 LOL。Diana Rigg这个60年代的象征演60年代的杀人者再合适不过了。
鸡头控制个人这么容易的吗？电影完全没讲为什么莫名其妙就被控制了，如果女主第一次发现被骗了，那之后断绝来往不就行了，何必一次又一次往火坑里跳，难道男的能拿把枪把女的劫走？那男警察也搞笑，按照剧中情节，警察没有找女主的麻烦，那男主一直叨逼叨故弄玄虚在干嘛，她说alex杀了sandi，有必要弄得这么文艺？
如果说血与冰淇淋系列是惊悚喜剧，那这片子怎么看都是一部风格十分强烈的铅黄电影啊（比温子仁那部更铅黄）！艾丽和姗迪互为镜像，都是被欲望困住的囚徒。那些隐藏在光怪陆离背后的纸醉金迷像是吃人的恶魔，始终在张开大嘴，准备吞噬一切踌躇满志的年轻人。所以从某种意义上来说，我倾向于把它理解成一部铅黄版的《黑天鹅》。但是他这底可太操了……以及，聊女性主义但绝口不提铅黄电影的，不是坏逼就是蠢。
-，真的是不太能指望男导演能拍好女性困局，女人最大的噩梦和女性互助就是这样么？如果说麦肯齐最后被“打脸”还算写得有新意的话，安泰乔这个角色也过于陈旧了。母女线也是完全没写好，就开头结尾硬呼应。
1960年代西洋經典匯聚於一場電影，用驚魂迷亂還有託夢的方式來盡情揮霍。
本以为这是一碗给“小镇青年”的鸡汤，后来才发现是一碗迷魂汤。
3.5⭐和我想象中不太一样的结尾……过于魔幻了，好喜欢托马辛，像小鹿
桑迪佝偻蹒跚着挥舞凶器时，火焰折射出盛装美好的自己从容登台自由歌唱的荣光，这一幕真的太美太悲情了。
还是那句话，惊悚片放在首位的必须是惊悚氛围的打造，否则一切建立于其上的表达都站不住脚。
“前半段给观众制造了一个复古惊奇的伦敦夜，中间惊悚，最后温情！”导演是不是以为观众会这么说。自以为是的导演把观众当好操纵的白痴，给了一个混乱不知所云的观影体验。再白痴也不会有女主白痴。
电影演到一半儿，最恐怖的场景还是出现了，女主终于还是跟个即使在猿族崛起里也属于丑猩猩的演员啃了起来，还开心的滚到了床上。我曾经以为自己是个重口味电影爱好者，可当下的现实让我明白自己的承受力是多么的有限。白皮完蛋了，希望我们能再多守些年。
很显然
不足之处在于麦肯齐的表演实在很一般，总是像一根已经崩到最紧的弦，马上就要断，于是显得局促显得演的痕迹很重，怒睁双眼是唯一的表情。安雅则又一次证明她现在当红不是仅仅靠美貌，举手投足都赋予角色不同的面貌。影片视觉风格明显，霓虹与镜子贯穿全片，感觉有借鉴“未麻的部屋”，梦的粉碎，现实的崩塌，然后心理层面彻底瓦解最后才能走出魔障。已经想二刷了，安雅太适合这种迷幻又惊悚的调子了。
伦敦时尚文化的穿越、物化女性和城市资本主义的发展，都是极佳的点子：这也是预告片为什么会特别好看，因为预告片只会呈现点子。
2021.12.20 in.TOHOシネマズ錦糸町 オリナス
火场里抱紧Sandie好温暖，最终获得了救赎吧这是。镜子舞蹈那段不错。
观影体验还不错，氛围营造很足，作为商业片值得两小时。不过最后结局反转的价值观传达很不当代
没导演本身风格那味了，不知道是不是为了电影风格妥协。
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