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.
很好。预设心碎的小bitch是真的很男性piao客思维了。真身暴露对任何人来说都是冲击但实际上也不会造成伤害，反而是另一种刺激，接受再试探再努力真诚，伤害也会转化为活力。清单和贝基都很可爱。母子线很真实。汤普森也真是强。
well, it’s an orgasm,u know,it’s not a Fabergé egg.people have them everyday.所以小哥两小时到底多少钱
艾玛汤普森太顶了。其实很工整。但就是超坚定的价值观引领的娴熟的叙事，准确的表演让整部戏一点都不boring，完全忘了是个室内戏。
this is so wholesome
心情複雜的三星：一面是觀影中時常猜中劇情的無趣，一面是被猜中的女性情意。過分規矩「正確」的人物設定和宛若心理治療一般的解碼推進顯得四平八穩，連同「誰在抑制女性情慾」的內核，整體工整有餘而野性不足，太像是一篇小論文，而不是一場淚汗淋漓的暢聊，儘管二人的可愛對話時常帶來會心一笑、卻也難以消解這層平淡——而這是否又構成了對女性的刻板印象呢？女性對於自我情慾的探索又是否只能寄望於身材姣好的、「服務性」男性呢、情慾本身為什麼不能夠成為一種更天然的驅動力呢？/一個範本：疫情期間如何拍攝一部低成本電影（不是）/一個疑問：女性對親密關係的渴望是進化本能嗎，還是社會規訓？
人是一种既有兽性又有理性的动物，兽性让我们拥有繁殖的欲望，性欲。理性让我们拥有心灵的诉求，追求身心的愉悦。
女主说她丈夫死后她再也不会去假装高潮，而观众似乎也不必因为终镜看到了高潮而非得表态满意过程。“双人斗室由性开论”是一种亚类俗套。相对最近的罗马房间、马德里1987，稍远的那部著名的都市仲夏夜……应该说把玩此类素材，英人自有其独到的叙事武器：冷幽默。各种荤腥术语脱口而出然后在对其进行诙谐自讽。可这种特色能量半个小时之后也就像女主的婚姻生活那样陷入乏味，更别说撑满90多分钟？实在太难！这时又不敢像法国人那样用全然放开随性自然的大尺度去助燃（说助燃其实不够准确，“坦诚相待毫无顾忌”应该是此类题材的头号标配！若非如此便不足以弥补不换场景俩人话唠还不是喜剧所必然产生的单调乏味。大家想想是不是这个道理？），甚至为了避免“说到做到”还要反复依靠女儿的电话来给自己“救场”？
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之前不少博主的文案让我以为这会是一部很猎奇的电影 以为顶天也就讲讲“老年人也有春天”这回事 没想到除了买可乐之外97分钟里对家庭不同generation观念的矛盾、婚后/中老年女性生活质量、特殊工作者的看法等展开了如此细致且真实的探讨 无论代入哪一方都能共情 比预想中的要温馨许多 要知道这要换了个普通男导演可能就要俗太多了 感谢汤普森阿姨在这样一部很有意义的电影里献出了精彩且牺牲很大的表演 看到她端详镜子里自己不再年轻的身体却能愉悦自己像个小女生那样容光焕发 作为观众的我真想为她鼓掌
打着情色的标签，结果居然是一部温情的话痨片。所以究竟是身体上情欲的吸引更让人着迷，还是彼此挨着的耳边絮语和倾听更迷人？又或者是两者都密不可分？最棒的是最后Nancy和Leo都获得了解放。
不会再为了肉欲而失控，只会为了灵犀而泪涌
为什么…为什么人跟人要通过消费关系才能获得治愈…看的时候总觉得有种不舒服的感觉。
C / 剧感很重，喜欢fantasy的构建和实用的床上对话语录，喜欢男演员，不喜欢后半段打探现实生活开始的交叉，强行打破幻想的双向救赎就像如果「罗尼和我」的后半段突然让直男表现出现实的软肋一样，瞬间没劲。
well, it’s an orgasm,u know,it’s not a Fabergé egg.people have them everyday.所以小哥两小时到底多少钱
不会再为了情色而激动，只会为了情愫而悸动
她跟男孩坦诚自己的无礼，表示对他工作的尊重理解，并为曾经给学生安上淫荡的污名道歉。
个人觉得是个相当相当不错的谈话片。埃玛姨依旧无所畏惧！棒！
四场会谈。男的是真的帅！女主也好棒，60几岁演脱戏，这才是女性电影啊。
Emma Thompson太通透了，完全释放自我的一次表演，光芒万丈！女性导演才能拍出的细腻和女性心理。
很长一段时间内，我不仅从不会在镜中直视自己的身体，也不敢在影视中正视演员们老去的身体。哪怕是现在，我不再害怕老去但依然对自己的身体抱有微妙的感觉。啊...这该死的自我厌恶感...
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