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.
毫无亮点，毫无缺点。
知名反猶分子參演，果然是個天主教福音電影。但是對於一直想要做神職人員的我來說也算有啟示。或者有一天我可以傳福音呢，還是要好好讀經。
后半部斯图“中了邪了”，完全是靠一种精神支撑着，我等“没信仰的”真是不好理解了。
马克·沃尔伯格演神父实在是有点违和。一个因伤结束职业生涯的拳击手，在小镇是公认的混子，不仅是无神论者，而且还对天主教嗤之以鼻。在经历一次严重的车祸后，他居然信仰了上帝，并且打算成为一名牧师。在神学院学习期间，他确诊患上了不治之症，但依然坚信这是上帝对他的考验。因为患病残疾后，成为牧师又变成了不可能的愿望。在小镇居民和教区主教的努力下，他终于达成了愿望。一部中规中矩的传记片，一个浪子回头的故事，只不过没有亮点。梅尔·吉布森也太老了。
荒野生存片，为事业奋斗的精神可嘉。后半段的出现幻觉部分有些突兀。
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有一处令人匪夷所思的情节不知道是真的还是为了给电影凑字数。总而言之匪夷所思。
三星半吧，概念其实非常好！就是长了点，后期说教也稍微多了一些。以及……居然没有law sue吗？得打官司啊………………
浅薄又好笑，和十几年的美式校园喜剧一样，这也算是文艺复兴吧。
还一段，是stu说给父亲祈祷，父亲追出去骂他。
年轻时期的女主是真的好看，不过说真的2000年初左右一个标准的美国大金毛有个黑人闺蜜可真是稀罕事，就像女主苏醒后她的闺蜜第一时间在纠正她关于用词的标准性一样，真是赤裸裸的政治正确的讽刺。当然女主也足够努力，毕竟36岁要演出17岁并不容易。20年时间足够让政治正确毁掉大部分的正确生态环境，剩下的都是空洞的口号和主义，当然你也可以看到一个学校在20年之间的人口肤色种族的变迁史。用啦啦队做开头然后用啦啦队做结尾挺好的。这部电影说真的，情节还是其次，政治嘲讽的价值更大。
而且电影里真的没有budy shame，女主20年后醒来也当上了舞会女王，大胆的跳完了当年的舞，真好啊
与前不久看过的《北海鲸梦》相比较，逊色了不少，类似的故事背景，长达一年的极限冒险，缺乏补给，能够安然无恙地返回基地，有点牵强！
emo时刻可以选择小鸡电影来治愈，所以希望无论多“烂” 也有chick film的存在。
真实故事改编，马克沃尔伯格演的很努力，倒是父母的配角很亮眼
冒险场景不如《多哥》紧张刺激，但是宣扬的为国家主权不惜牺牲自我的精神值得肯定。
爹地，麦当娜改名成Lady Gaga了吗？
另类神仆别样传，春风化雨果实稠。
冲着马克看的，也不知道原来导演也好看。这样的宗教性质的传记，走未无神论者的我来说，不可能有什么共情。毕竟我对真实人物也不认识，对宗教也不感兴趣
-Man don’t lose when he gets knocked down, but when he won’t get up.
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