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.
为了廖启智而看，电影里面有好多“熟人”。法律面前人人平等，印象最深是那个拿着秤的蒙面女神。“宁愿放走十个罪人，都不要冤枉一个无辜的人”，谢谢，我记住了。
噢对了，为了省500万掩盖证据，就开始当街见一个杀一个，什么年代了还有这么脑残的党魁！？
-冲着智叔最后一部电影
一开始就猜到了结局…… 都是好演员，就是太缺一分悬念让人聚精会神。
挺有戏的故事底子，命案、党棍、黑警、强权……拍得实在是波澜不惊，太过顺当。
这电影应该前两年就要准备上的，不知道什么原因一直压着，不如预期，缅怀智叔。
不完美的律政影片，因为重点既不是法庭本身，也不是警匪破案，反而多的是心路的纠葛和现实的无奈………
屎到爆炸，旧桥旧戏，好似睇紧90年代TVB刑事侦缉档案，以后呢d甘嘅老戏骨磨皮加九流剧本可以统称为TVB大网剧。
智叔遗作，一看到主角阵容就容易想起之前tvb经典的律政剧《律政强人》。东方李察基尔方中信确实很适合演律师，睿智的眼神，正气的形象很贴合。我看的粤语版，也算原汁原味吧，看国语配音版就比较吃亏，会嫌弃。谭耀文这次不再演坏人了，而一路向西的男主咋看都是坏！整体剧情还是有点不足，结局那一番正义凛然的发言应该就是能过审的原因吧，正能量满满呢！
剧情中规中矩，基本合理，就是太平铺直叙了一点。
廖叔演技没得说 特别第一次出庭那个眼神 有被凶到了 看这部剧才知道这是廖叔最后一部 唉
老戏骨飙戏，很有看头，就是故事陈旧了些，为了最后的反转，多加一颗星吧。
最后是一位有权有势的打败了另一位有权有势的，太残酷了……
正义、金钱和亲情的博弈，题材很好，可惜冲突部分拍的太弱了，最后，怀念智叔，哎。
智叔最后一部电影，走好🕯方中信实在是太帅了～～结尾突如其来的鸡汤，降维打击
我觉得拍的挺好的，只是从结果来说，并不算是法律的胜利，如果死者不是富二代，我想会是另一个结局，哎，可悲
整体还算不错的故事，至少几个名演员的演技都很到位。方中信，曾江，廖启智都很牛！法庭戏不行。香港不讲证据只讲证词了吗？都什么鬼。搜证全是证人证词，证据拉锯推拉全都没有。剧本还是不过关啊。推倒高墙靠的是内部返水，有权和有钱的矛盾激化闹掰……精英阶层伪造证据伸张正义被处罚……底层平民只能被动拯救……哎，太丢人了
熟悉的味道、熟悉的演员、熟悉的剧情😁经典的TVB剧情➕结局
2.0 / 阿Sir，我是观众，我不是弱智啊
唯一就是船上那场爆发的戏到位了。
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