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.
其实是一个很严肃的话题。站在寄养家庭、警长儿子和主角身上都能理解各自的心境、处境。饶恕（forgive）意味着和解，这种痛彻心扉的感觉很难站在一个轻飘飘地旁人视角感受得到。另外，很不喜欢一些肤浅的戏谑评论“冲奥片”“拿奖片”。
Sandra Bullock is good. And lots of Vancouver-pretend-to-be Seattle scenes made me excited…
这样真的对她妹妹好嘛，哪天记忆恢复岂不是全盘皆输。。。布洛克阿姐这情绪代入感很强
桑德拉布洛克演的太好了，最后见到妹妹的眼神真的把我看哭了！
看一半猜到剧情。逻辑有点弱。结尾处理的挺好，Sandra bullock演技在线。
What happened to that cop killer? life goes on… 编剧选题真是不能更niche… 毫不扭捏的视听盛宴！ 极端饱满的人物刻画、无微不至到每一个音符和妆容的细节
最后的反转属实猜不到 背负了这么大的罪名 姐姐的爱
Sandra Bullock是好莱坞所有女星当中我唯一确信 绝对在真实生活中是个大好人的
烂片，本来就不可饶恕，非要饶恕坏人才算政治正确吗？？？？
犯过错的人是否可以给第二次机会，其实要取决于其犯罪本身是否是故意还是无意，个人认为要看情况，需要宽恕、需要和解。
其他还好，只是被杀警长的两个楞头青儿子的角色设置不合情理。
明明可以提名一些奖项的。比起无依之地我更喜欢这个
桑德拉布洛克演技绝对是顶天的，但是讲故事方法真的莫名其妙。PS：Jessica是不是光屁股了？
桑德拉除了些许皱纹，还是和以前一样…演技精湛！
人物动机无法自洽，既然花了二十年又无比执着地想走近现在妹妹的生活，兄弟复仇、出狱困境等支线有点隔靴搔痒。ps：桑德拉.布洛克演得真好。
很压抑，幸亏除了那位老警长以外，再没有死人，尤其没有死无辜的人。几个头绪安排得脉络清晰，流畅。布洛克“自毁形象”，赞！
下载看的。The life doesn't go on. I love you.
在慢条斯理得甚至是有点压抑的铺垫中，故事的张力达到最大，而投射给观众的矛盾感和压力也在持续发酵。我们要怎么消化这一切？虽说审判人的是上帝，但是影响人的始终是其他人。剧情转折，我们为不必再处理露丝造成的道德困境松了一口气，但此时，电影才是真正把最沉重的困境丢给了观众，公义到底意味着什么？露丝这样的人顶的是体制的罪，因为边缘人群的潜台词是排挤，弱势群体的潜台词是压迫，底层人群的潜台词是忽略。
低估了低估了。娓娓道来，后劲十足。哭得一塌糊涂。
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