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.
对比《杀戮》、《不道德的审判》、《穿裘皮的维纳斯》等同类型佳作，有所不足的是剧本节奏感有欠平衡，结尾的反转也稍显刻意了。
蛮有意思，单一场景，开始以为复仇片，实则黑吃黑。逻辑上有漏洞。全靠弗朗西斯莫名其妙的行为推进。
我看完1的时候，想如果有续集的话，暴力程度应该来到18禁，但是显然这一部的血腥暴力场面被更多的喜剧内容中和了，和妹妹一起看的，看之前还担心太过于暴力，而引起不适，但是没想到爆笑连连，我想这也是成为票房冠军的原因吧。
设计精巧 剧情逻辑合理地运用了地缘人物的性格，胖老板（美国人）教父一般附庸风雅地重感情、里奇（儿子）愣头青没头脑、弗朗西斯（准接班人）功夫在身权力驱使谋略稚嫩、拉芳丹（黑人）天然地对白男人强权有抵触、梅布尔（FBI）借机串联里奇获情报。把人物行动安排合理又是依据其个性使然 而英国人“魔鬼从天花板上掉下来，我都不吃惊！”
3.5/5 期待將近5年的續集，絕對沒有比首集好，但維持著首集打好打爽打滿的暴力動作風格，還有拷問犯人時總是會有的戲謔喜感，續集仍舊值得一看（即便暴力尺度稍微下降），但是劇情比首集單薄，沒有像首集有那麼繁雜的幫派支線，查緝反派的過程自然也就沒首集精彩，這點有些可惜，首集吸引我的點就是馬大叔開掛的動作場面，還有查緝尹啟相飾演的非法移工的過程。續集的反派是孫錫久（再次提醒我要看《我的出走日記》），第一次看孫錫久演動作戲，看的出他很拼命也很敬業，最後和馬大叔在公車上的對決也是使出洪荒之力在打，打的非常精彩！期待第三集換李浚赫（徐東載）當反派，老早就覺得浚赫很欠打了（《秘密森林》入戲太深😂），期待下集他和馬大叔的對決。
精巧的设计，所有场景都在一个裁缝店中完成，拍成舞台剧也是可以的。商业爆米花看多了，其实感觉这种精巧的电影更有吸引力。
近乎五星，虽然并不能完全说服看客。马克里朗斯演得确实好。一个高级游士瓦解领主解放了社区
男主的個人演技與魅力讓這個單一場景小成本懸疑片更上一層樓，甚至有種為什麼這一切可以成立完全因為男主呀
密室，老派，节奏和表演无话可说，近期看得最舒心的片子了
这哥们儿看着挺狠的，战力也太不行了。。。。除了莽就是莽，绑票不讲武德，卖同伙还要别人礼貌。。。。请问你礼貌么？除了演员不错外真的毫无人格魅力。水准顶多张谦家老三，不成气候。
没看过战狼，要有这韩国狼的娱乐性那还能捏着鼻子找来看看
走向完全可以预测，因为两个年轻人实在是气质太过愚蠢了。感觉很快会被剧本杀从业者借鉴。
好久没见这种good old twist了！主线虽然不难猜，但是处理的挺有趣，长度也适中。Jonny Flynn能对得上Mark Rylance的戏，观影体验不错。四五星徘徊。（话说这个片一直7.9-8分震荡啊）
比老派黑帮还老派的低成本高智商反转电影，高超的编剧技巧和演技给人久违的眼前一亮的感觉，完美诠释了什么叫老谋深算。
比第一部简单粗暴了许多，但还是挺爽的。一拳超人马大块。
看看人家这演技！其他有些人还好意思说自己是演员吗？整个故事只基于一个场景，却足够惊心动魄，足够演一出完美的舞台剧。
为什么我现在看这种电影，会有这样一种感觉：除了主角，其他人都有点不太聪明，所以主角一股自作聪明的样子......
类似希区柯克《夺魂索》式密闭空间悬疑片，只有西服店一个场景，整体总共应该有三次大反转，小反转很多。又有点像黑泽明《用心棒》，义士用言语来挑拨邪恶势力自相残杀。不过最后那个反转实在流俗，隐世高手什么的就很俗，像柯南伯格《暴力史》的后转。
室内舞台剧，反转没有很惊喜，节奏还算紧凑。
但是剧本和调度真是很值得学习
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