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.
严重怀疑导演完全就是为了泡dakoda才拍的电影，不知道是不是我有点偏激了，但是越来越觉得这种电影就纯纯的“自慰”片。
真的好想活成这个样子啊 做个温柔有爱 不固执不浮躁的大人 呜呜呜 我太爱了 好久没被电影那么好地治愈了 导演竟然就是男主 而且才97年的 我再观望一下 假以时日一定能封神 太懂得拿捏人与人之间的情感了 对文本和主题的审美真的很高
crush后续的完美答案
天啦，太好看了吧！让我想起了鲁尼的小说 聊天记录 ，都是青年向成年世界的突围。Andrew真的是那种阳光到耀眼的男生，现实生活中我可能也会忍不住亲他吧！不过看的再上头也要提醒自己，这是第一世界青年的四分之一人生危机！
看不懂 不是一个环境 看完才知道这是自导自编自演 本来这种片我都不会多看一眼的
直男自我意识过剩，她眼中投射的梦中情人跟万物生长的范冰冰一样，都是男性一厢情只凭大脑意淫出的产物，这样看找达科塔约翰逊来演也很合理啊，后者的定位不一直是一个好看而言之无物的花瓶吗。
没有感到恶心…除了换成男性分娩以外，这种程度的cult已经没啥震撼，唯一那点生出成人的创意早在三池崇史那里见过了，而且比三池玩得差远了，可能就是“恐男”心理这一点还稍微有点意思
泪点1：告诉母亲自己有一个非常快乐的童年；泪点2：弟弟的表达。导演超级可爱，可爱是对人的至高赞美。
简单的一部片子竟然哭了好几次，Andrew大概是这个世界上最sweet的人了！！很舒服、很顺畅，喜欢，谁来跟我跳恰恰丝滑舞步！
1）始于颜值，终于soulmate 2）和罗拉共情了 3）做个好人
我看过的第1422部电影，《男人》我给7.3分。
所有人，尤其是两个女主的演技简直棒呆，太有质感了！
3.5 最后一场男人不断繁殖孕育的的镜头，堪称年度最佳惊悚场面。
Learn to be firmly planted in adult world.
本来抱着随便追追电影手册的心态去看（因为之前不喜欢《湮灭》），看完之后喜提2022观影最佳～
有点点感觉97年的男主/导演/编剧在“blame”女性（i.e.母亲&达妹）settle for their partering choices...
哇哦 很惊艳的剧本 真的非常美好 一种简单又复杂的情绪 怎么说呢 不明觉厉 有点高级 达科塔演技真的可以 忧郁气质真的演绎的非常到位 这位男主兼导演真的非常有才华 片段故事浓度不小 很有吸引力 值得一看！
有这么一种电影，用不了十分钟你就可以确信它的平庸。你能感受到导演想做什么但是完全达不到效果。
6分。用五个男性角色分别代指女性对男性的恐惧，前面森林风光片，后面贡献名场面，手臂和套娃cult上榜，A24玩的真嗨。
非常暖，简直是一个心理辅导的典范，虽然还是22岁的困扰，却拍的多了一层人类精神层面共情的意味，有一种极致真诚的善良。（所以男主一本正经说有一个快乐的童年的时候很有说服力哈哈哈哈）
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