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.
daddy还是那个daddy，一把掀翻小屁孩的时候我只能 wow~ 其实配乐都很好听，就是用力过度了一点，太想营造纸醉金迷的糜烂气氛了，以至于整部电影都像一篇“散”文诗。
冤有头债有主。
沉闷的ptsd影片，理解不了情节背后的逻辑。。。
勉强3星，片名和剧情本身并无太多关联，算是对体制黑洞以及战争创伤后遗症的反讽，节奏过于拖沓，想看到一场精彩的赌局，结果看了个寂寞。
关塔那摩跟打扑克有什么练习？ 心灵创伤强行打开方式
5.2 PTSD的高级包装，信息的简化促进人物和观感处于失控的紧绷感，除了奥斯卡在其他角色都是多余的
ᐈ一个好的牌手能看穿你的想法，无论你是戴上耳塞，穿连帽衫，带上棒球帽，眼镜还是面具，都不能阻挡他看穿你的视线
导演和音乐很不错，故事到后面有点崩，让我有些昏昏欲睡。
几乎承载理性的固定镜头：只横摇，推轨时景别却不变，变焦时聚焦主体又不动。以及，奇观的3D样的鱼眼长镜头。
nonononono除了监狱里的几个镜头和奥斯卡伊萨克 这部电影浪费了我宝贵的两个小时
又是布列松+救赎主题，施拉德好像一辈子都在拍一种电影。只是这种强烈的新教气质，真的不是我的菜
不愧是奥斯卡爹地，穿老干部全套也还是如此性感。画面和故事都很极简，文本乏善可陈，说是算牌人但是算牌场景居然比平淡的对话还乏味。最后算是完成自我救赎了吗？只要内心重获平静，无论身在何处。
替罪羊之无聊误打误撞学会算牌的帅气背头大叔。
一开始觉得声音和监狱走廊的拉伸感蛮好的（质地接近升级版的广角麦芽糖？），但后来感觉这些乍看新奇的东西被很多倒胃口的设计拖下水了（比如说那种近似中国城市夜景的灯光秀）…… 在保罗施拉德的作品里比较次等。
沉郁而缓慢，被唤醒的创伤意识和无法被生活染色的白，不过越看越感觉Tell更像一个意图假装性感的单纯清教徒。
stay away from FOCUS company, which is famous of producing profound, meaningful, well acted but ... extremely BORING films!
感情上来说，非常温吞，感觉会是一场大雨，结果最后只是一场毛毛雨。本片的唯一看点大概是Oscar Isaac，刮了胡子，梳着背头，又是另外一种魅力。
有点半意识流的味道？节奏实属很慢了，但奥斯卡这个脸我真的还能再看五小时🥺
导演和音乐很不错，故事到后面有点崩，让我有些昏昏欲睡。
确实不是我喜欢的类型，还挺斯科塞斯的。最后高潮没推起来，男主以为自己被救赎了那里跟小孩一样表演出问题了
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