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.
开始20min分钟剪的很乱，看了差不多40min接受了电影的节奏。妮可演的很棒，迟早二封。剪辑很差，中间的tv部分不知道是哪个时间段插进来的。剧本的对话安排的有点凌乱，不给人梳理前后矛盾的空隙。
看什么都不知道。。。
艾伦索金真适合拍这种真是事件改变的，妮可基德曼值得一个影后。
粉头发比较好看鸭，剧情中规中矩，拍摄手法还可以
近几年老这么拍传记片 且抓住一个小细节小情绪抠啊抠 再也找不回当年看朗读者和changeling 的感动了 谁来结束这个时代/前半段实在是昏昏欲睡 后半段突然明朗起来 挣扎与桎梏也有了理由 仿佛看见“演员的诞生”里固执的章子怡 又好像看见“浮生路”里几近偏执的肥温 ；中途一度不清楚只因为妆还是打针的原因 妮可的脸僵得不行 去看了原主人公的照片只得噗嗤一笑 豁然开朗 ；成片质量一般 但看完全片一扫疑惑与冗长 是完全值得二封的表演。
紧随时代潮流的索德伯格，给多少钱办事也不糊弄，低成本照样高效产出，常规类型化框架内依然可以凭借反套路剧情，晃动的手持镜头制造紧张感和窒息感。不到90分钟的体量，一些角色的置入是多余的，最后反杀虽然爽快，也难免摆脱不了降智的设定。
4.5索德伯格以一年一部的速度还能紧贴时事，稳定出产视听风格多变又新颖的作品还真的挺厉害的 这部是新时代后窗和窃听大阴谋
平心而论我愿意为了最后的一段镜头给五星，妮可发呆的神情、重新开始后装傻卖痴的笑容与台词、画面从彩色转为黑白、提示Lucy与Desi离婚的字幕浮现、黑白雪花屏，随着演出一同结束的还有曾经一对爱侣的婚姻、Lucy一直以来的坚持。但本片看起来真的太累了，索金惯用的大篇幅台词，不断跳跃的时间线与转场，让观众不得不打起十二分精神去观看，可无论是剧本还是成片的整体质量都不足以让观众完全投入进去。加上妮可的妆造（或是后期）非常充气且假，看着更叫人难受了。
7/10，混入了太多议题了，再加上大段大段的台词，容易让人找不到重点，也难以细细回味。
短评中的勤能补拙 绝了 真的是what a week. 最后的十五分钟很精彩 前面有点too much。三个演员的提名也证明了。对于演员来说 提名就是认可。
#豆瓣电影
Being.the.Ricardos.2021.1080p.WEBRip.x265-RARBG
没看懂，中间瞌睡虫和进度条争相领先。
被妮可这个人物打动了，姐姐棒棒，还是4星吧。一个在肥皂剧里面演傻blondie的她其实是这个世界上最有独立意识的女人。她一幕又一幕地磨剧集，果然认真是最动人的。还有承认自己是communist，她一次又一次证明自己不是dummy。心碎的是为了观众一群最优秀的女性不得不掩盖自己的才华，她们仨并排坐的时候，有心痛到。但总的来说我对这个电视的韶华时代couldnt care less. 三段插叙的结构还是好玩，但太多内部梗了，仿佛在看60年代的snl，我猜可能就是要做一个对比：电视剧里的silly jokes 和拍剧时的辛辣讽刺。问题是，我都get不到，得拍给老美国电视迷才懂吧。（补充：那是一个大演员时代，但也看出男的傻子在行业里的统治地位，事实证明女的也有（更有）喜剧才华
Nicole Kidman transforms into Lucille Ball. She has the voice, the movements and even looks like her. To say it is a well-acted is the ultimate in understatement. The script weaves different lives of Ball and Arnaz into one week of filming an episode. The performance is so brilliant that it captures your attention every second during the runtime!
另外，闪回的插入把剪辑和节奏确实拖得不轻。
完全可以对患者的视听做更有原创性的表现。感觉像索德伯格接的一个行活，拍拍拉倒的感觉。
Aaron Sorkin別再自編自導了吧，這應該是看過他最弱的一次...多麼希望有一天能再跟芬奇合作。Nicole Kidman提女主可接受。
亮点是妮可的演技 但是不如时时刻刻里细致入微
任何有关AI、监控、编程、大数据之类的题材我都无法感觉到神秘感和恐惧，这可能是我的“黄金年代”症候群吧，也可能是因为我真的很讨厌现实生活里接触到的那些程序员。作为惊悚片，本片不够恐怖，算是个放大版的“桌面电影”吧。一开头女主的人群恐惧症就足够让我smh了，程序员的厌世和第欧根尼那种厌世完全不同，数据飞升什么的真的很不浪漫。
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