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.
作为网剧还是可以一看的，动作设计不错，情节太拉垮
对于外行的观众来说就是一场彻头彻尾的灾难，毫无逻辑与意义可言的炫技看的人昏昏欲睡，尽管肯尼斯布拉纳熟练地掌握了用镜头里的一切配合台词叙述，然而文本的虚空与技法的过犹不及造就了一部花里胡哨的“废话电影”，整部片子就如同波洛那随着翕动的嘴上下翻飞的夸张大胡子一样浮夸而毫无价值，一遍又一遍把这个毁掉了原本就不精彩的阿加莎原著小说的剧本用原地TP的方式糊到观众脸上。学过电影的可能会给这片里一些精湛的技法留点面子分，但是对不起，我是个门外汉，还是个南蛮山炮，俗人一个，你让我看的懂的一切东西里没有任何一样值得称道。
其实还行啊。终于懂了他们为啥不把锤哥换掉，推波助澜啊这是哈哈哈
失望枉费1216天等待比上一部还垃圾，盖尔·加朵美死后剧情无聊至极。露丝·莱斯利不忠心的女仆可怜主人也是笨，富家女爱穷人注定没好结果。艾玛·麦基成熟性感与年龄不符，为爱为财富疯狂。两个男的死有余辜，一个小偷还谈爱情。一个活好贪财好色，死于美色。夺命侦探又装又立，这些人怎么敢在他目前装还当杀人犯！！！
特效格外出戏，角色形象各种单薄，添油加醋的剧情狗血胜于悬疑。不知道真凶是演技问题还是剧本人设太明显，即便淡忘原著走向也能快速定位到就很无趣，而作案手法和推理过程的演示也是平平无奇，更别说试图升华什么关于爱的理解了，简直毫无触动。P.S. 印象中上一部《东方快车谋杀案》还更好看些。（不排除有德普滤镜加成）
平平之作，也没有那种古典美了，这种牵扯到财产的，妻子死了怀疑丈夫果然没错。
三星半。又一套老式大製作，上半主戲前極為輝煌，查案戲肉反而相對失色。全明星陣容其實不太必要。
3.运镜我觉得虽然没有很出彩，但能够看出确实有考量。
五颗星是为了鼓励本土的动作片。继续努力！！！
请大家不要在电影院看阿加莎的任何一部小说，阿门
开场那段歌舞让人欲念横生，接下来基本是让人昏昏欲睡……
别的版本都在努力还原原著，肯爵版：我有一段情，他们有一段情，她们有一段情，我想有一段情……
悬疑很工整，伏笔也都很工整，所有人的表演都无功无过中规中矩，可能是受限于经典的剧本吧（但不懂为啥要翻拍），多加一星给埃及的风光，原来金字塔边上也是坑坑洼洼并不工整的。
一定不能去读小说
作为早已忘记原著的任何细节的普通观众，我觉得绝美的埃及风光与流畅的镜头语言让此片变得很耐看，作为standalone的作品来看也是合格的本格故事。
被疫情困得死死的，只能看看电影意淫一下远方了；这帮人都被爱情冲昏了头脑……
6.5分。其实如果不清楚原作，也没看过老版的话，这个故事也不是不能看。但既然翻拍经典，那自然是免不了要进行比较。服化道这种硬件来看的确是进步太多太多了，可惜Kenneth Branagh太有想法，加了一大堆的私货，还给侦探珀洛不断加戏，使得整体的故事非常“散”。当然Gal Gadot还是没话说，各种大镜头打上去真的是美艳不可方物呢~~
推理悬疑电影推理部分竟然是最弱的，虽然场景还挺美的
这部写于英国人之手，人物多为英国人的作品本身应带有一种属于英伦的淡淡疏离感及典雅优美，导演虽身为英国人但本人却在这部作品从人设，背景到“枪击案”都感受到了一股浓浓的“美国气息”…
我觉得肯尼斯拍这个系列更多是刻画人物群像，用更现代的视角解读经典，换句话说是重人物轻悬疑。
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