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.
艾米丽·布朗特的傲娇可太有意思了，其实不常在她身上见到。
虽然他是老套的奇观冒险片。但是角色和人设真的是很不错了以至于让人津津有味不觉厌烦。
一星给Emily Blunt 一星给大猫猫，太无聊了，不知道睡着了多少次
木乃伊in the jungle，大猫猫全片最佳。其他老传统了。
迪士尼老套冒险片，连细节几乎都差不多，看开头猜结尾，他们家的电影总有一种“一本两拍”的既视感，全在意料之中，但偶尔也不乏一些有趣的部分以及漂亮的女主。★★☆
迪士尼真人样板戏一向不负众望，集齐了枯燥乏味冗长三要素，感觉就是为了烧掉什么年度指标而做的，不服就再看三遍《时间的皱折》好了。
《火药奶昔》姊妹篇——Jane Wick（“不会说话索性少说话”，文本也是这个道理）
Had a girlfriend once, she was cross-eyed. Didn't work out. We could never see eye to eye!
不能更加俗套、套路、人畜无害的迪斯尼流水线。确实是Theme Park film。
三星半吧。竟然有小白厅，惊喜了一下，迪士尼终于给工作即视感。片尾挺好看的。
插科打诨的娱乐性不错，美国小岳岳的坏和《绝命毒师》里一样
现在这种冒险题材的片子也是少得可怜。又一个给堵死的类型片。再怎么拍都摆脱不出印第安纳琼斯、成龙喜剧的影子。
不仔细看还以为edgar演小喽啰axel。。。
一星给Emily Blunt 一星给大猫猫，太无聊了，不知道睡着了多少次
男主的身份设定还蛮有意思，其他的部分就没有太多新意和一般的冒险片一个套路。
production design看着就是为之后主题乐园设计的吧。继承《加勒比海盗》的传统，倒也娱乐性十足，只是强森和Emily Blunt实在不是很搭，小gay弟弟角色倒是很可爱（都2021年了，还在说else where？）。
也就是《木乃伊》的一个脚趾头吧，片头女主爬梯子那里致敬明显，特效有点假，两人最后的火花还不错
里面政治正确元素有点多，感觉过于刻意。以迪士尼一贯风格来说配乐有创新。在法兰克flash back时候那段BGM还挺带感的，但欠缺一些层次。故事情节和加勒比海盗1有点相似。
刚好7月才去的magic kingdom 而且还坐了jungle cruise. 电影里的圈内笑话全都get的到. 可以想像电影出版之后迪士尼又可以建一个新的jungle cruise 2.0 ride, 完全就可以根据最后洞内的情景设计.
typical 三星片，可看可不看的类型，看了大概一周后也会忘光，俗，但是适合打发时间。
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