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.
2022 美国电影 恐怖 伊桑霍克 梅森·泰晤士 玛德琳·麦格劳
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一个简单到甚至有点稍显单薄的故事。小男孩在地下室收到的各路超自然提醒，倒不如看作是内心的对话和不同程度的觉醒，就是要慢慢学会保护自己。
不错子，一点也不恐怖～
作为一部温情向的青春类型恐怖片，又是改编自史蒂芬·金儿子的同名小说的电影，势必会在其中瞥见许多他爹电影的影子。好在德瑞克森没有将致敬用到泛滥，而是在许多小细节处安插了让影迷欣喜的彩蛋。
节奏很好。看finney大仇得报，帮几个孩子出一口恶气，真的很爽。finn要上楼开密码锁真的吓得我捂住眼睛。很不错finn you go boy!
这男孩到底是精明还是蠢啊,跑出来了明知道后面有车追正常人不是应该忘旁边跑吗,他还一直在车前跑,无语
一开始质感还行，可惜小男主被绑架后就开始神神道道了，倒也不是说不能超自然，只是编的水平实在不咋样。不过，小兄妹两个还是蛮可爱的……
Boys help boys. 流水账电影。基本没啥细节，反派背景都没交代清楚。
看完电影我只能说，我真想拥有一个这样刚的姐姐或者妹妹，有人欺负我就操砖头的姐姐或者妹妹。
看了预告觉得不错，结果没想象那么好看，预告诈骗，前奏长，叙事慢，高潮短，对话多，有很多段无聊，不恐怖
可以不用这么长的。。。结局过于仓促，没有父亲救赎。
最后的绝杀每一个小伙伴都没有白死，坑，铁栅栏，电话，冰箱肉，密码锁。居然是可以看下来纯英文字幕的哎……
兄妹俩通灵的设定让人很难信服觉得有点扯淡，很多小细节也似乎没有来由也没有解释，比如为什么grabber要戴面具，为什么要唯独留着这个男孩子等。电影大部分的节奏都太慢了，只有结尾高潮还不错，所有之前电话里的铺垫都用上了，小男孩反杀完从容地走出去还挺让人过瘾的。ps：这几个男孩子都很好看呀
(6/10)姐弟俩的小演员演得真好。
好看！buff叠满的通灵师一家vs连环杀人犯，密室逃生部分特别像生化2孤儿院part，游戏感满满，反派居然是增肥的伊桑霍克，为爽爆的结局和龙傲天男主👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
画面不错，基本无jump scare。7分。
这是个励志的故事，所有人都在帮助芬成为勇敢和不被欺负的少年。
除了节奏随意，全员演技捉急外，对这片子最大的疑惑是：这真的是个恐怖片吗？
太顺遂了，男孩儿逃离的过程，即使是有通灵的能力。不过最后被朋友鼓励挥起拳头那段还蛮励志的。btw，坏蛋全程没露脸我都猜到是伊桑霍克了，鬼知道为什么
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