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.
走了太多下坡路？那就爬山去吧！所谓人生，忽然爱情，大抵如此。
PS:评分虚高，但不能否认电影的商业属性和话题热度。片子很多地方都不出色，个体的刻画像极了豆瓣知乎文艺用户，但对电影市场上数字奇观和流量审美疲劳后，这种操着方言的市井电影更能舒服和留恋。
小而美的海派想象，可貴的幽默感讓作品顯得輕盈不離地。喜歡蘇北人驅趕自行車和老白李小姐天台抽香煙。老烏去世以後的20分鐘感覺有點沒必要。
已經記不得多長時間沒去上海了。我一說起我對這座城市的感情。多數人的反應還是不解。上海予我有著不易啓齒並非同凡響的意義。其它的城市。好一點的是像一個城市。不好的是在模擬一個城市的樣子。而上海。它就是一座城市。有下不完的雨。走不盡的路。看不夠的人。。
那一夜，三个完全不同的女性围坐在一起，听老克勒讲年轻时的爱情神话，被这个不知真假的故事感动到流泪。哪怕是已经过了会为一张素描动心的年纪，哪怕爱情终究属于神话，哪怕人到中年生活中最重要的是护手霜和小点心，可看一部糟糕的电影，也还是会悄悄喜欢。
国产电影现在开始进军独立音乐这个素材库了，从《雄狮少年》到《爱情神话》，很难不想到杨宁老师说的那种靠bgm推进的烂片。国产独立音乐可比国产电影灵多了。
有闲有钱的上海土著上演的城市生活，带着沪语方言外露的傲娇，有些像欧洲的爱情轻喜剧，弥漫浓厚的地方特色和小资情调，在有限的空间中人与人之间的关系是最大的戏码。只是感觉音乐的使用有过度之处，一些过渡可以更加轻巧些。这部片子还让我突然意识到的是，我所日常路过的上海的街巷不只是徒有精致的立面和闲适的氛围，隔着一定的距离，每天也正在发生着具体而可爱的故事。
全程咧嘴观毕，国产生活流也终于出了一部可媲美伍迪艾伦的话痨片。沪语太嗲了，倪虹洁太灵了，中年人的爱情太真实可爱了，徐峥永远都适合这种善良又怂包的角色。北方电影学院毕业卖过电子烟，众人看费里尼抹手霜吃小吃，导演对费神和自己开涮毫不客气，但俏皮又高级。
走了太多下坡路？那就爬山去吧！所谓人生，忽然爱情，大抵如此。
突然就想起十多年前，细伢子们聚在我家一起看《2001太空漫游》，有人睡得很香。
很明显是过誉了，完全看不进去，几个笑点挺好笑，但是融入不进去。作为曾经的文艺青年，如今的已婚世俗中年，和媳妇俩人都觉得这片好奇怪，不知道好在哪里
这句话是你如何去理解这部电影
“得不到最好的，情愿换条路走”年少的轻狂，买单的只能是自己，李小姐太要强，可是不要强她也不是李小姐。
中国人独有的餐桌上的对峙
电影全吴语对白，但丝毫没有距离感。更难得的是罕见地呈现了一种中年男女非传统的爱情观念。几场室内群戏令人叫绝，你来我往的拌嘴之间，集上海人的小资与市井为一体，让人忍俊不禁又觉得个中关系妙不可言。电影还不忘巧妙插入迷影情节致敬费里尼，更将对艺术与爱情的思辨映射其中，独具海派气质。年度华语佳作。
李小姐的妈、老白的妈，活脱脱就是现实里我娘的“拷贝不走样”。别古，这电影啊，实际拍的是土生土长魔都上只角中年过日子的状态。什么时候也能拍拍下只角的也行啊~~~
下半夜回家，在昏暗的楼梯被突然一阵水声吓得半死，转过头看到熟悉的大红色水桶，原来三楼又把那只乌龟放到家门口站岗……属于上海的烟火气啊，这也算其中一件吧～
走了太多下坡路？那就爬山去吧！所谓人生，忽然爱情，大抵如此。
又是一部被片名耽误的佳作。抓住了上海的精髓，又市井又洋气，瑕不掩瑜，有好多好多场戏都特别特别有趣，可爱死了。灵呀灵呀~
全片沪语，老弄堂，小资情调，海派风情，金句频出。或许有些标签化，有些片面，可两个小时的电影，展现一面已经足够。
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