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.
电影的色调基本上和画家笔下的猫咪画一致，前期充满了温情梦幻的色彩，后期走向混乱，最后又归于平静。本尼太擅长表演这种神经质的、对现实适应无能的角色了，养猫人又有另一种共鸣。事件选取和表达手法其实挺不错的，作为一部人物传记片，很贴近画家的精神世界了。
更会想当在这么一个政治正确的年代，对“扶妹魔”的戏谑
前半段讲爱情，后半段讲画猫，剧情上是因果关系，然而最核心的情感还是路易斯的孤独，他说在越难过的时候画就越漂亮，电影里所呈现的人物的挣扎与画作的五彩斑斓形成强烈对比，卷福演这种还蛮得心应手的，就是剧本停留在表面的痛苦上了，原生家庭这里可以深度挖掘，与那短暂的婚姻相比，大叫爸爸妈妈的男孩才是恐惧精神来源。
诗情画意的英伦乡村、荡气回肠的爱情和命运多舛的人生，天才的孤独总是惊人的相似。导演运镜颇有深意，Emily和Louis总是处在镜头的两端，亲密的情意绵绵中间永远隔着或人或物，好像上天注定了这对眷侣终将天人两隔的不幸。触摸着昔日爱人的披肩，一束光照在Louis的脸上，她用生命最后一丝力量守护他远离一生的不安和恐惧，她帮他找到了electricity which is love。惊讶于福田的风格，清新而跃动，精致又自然，尤其是电影最后一段，超脱现实的迷幻。他真的疯了吗，他只是太孤独了。
剧情有点粗糙但还是很经典。林允儿演真的高中生毫无压力
励志？爱情？玄幻？亲情？哪哪都有，哪哪都差一点。
美得像仙境一般，科尔曼配的旁白，本尼商业艺术两手抓，今年四部电影一部剧.70/100
猫成为宠物就是因为这个人？
Will Sharpe好会拍孤独感和mental health issue
boring，浪费这么多卡司。那一组一年四季的镜头，秋天的落叶做的像小软件一样廉价
感觉姐姐的部分有些过于催泪了，太刻意。男主也很不适合演少年数学天才，三十多岁演高中，真的太出戏。爸爸演技好评。允儿戏份好少，本来以为是要演姐姐的，形象塑造也很好，但在这里不是重点，希望姐姐以后演大女主吧
前半部分还行，允儿从爱情雨到现在一直这么美！
爱猫人士不可错过呀。关于孤独，本尼迪克特真的很适合演孤独患者。喜欢影片里的这句“我认为你是第一个发现，实际上猫是很滑稽的，它们又笨又可爱，还很孤独，胆小又勇敢，就像我们。”
永失我爱的痛，孤独的灵魂，美丽的乡村！猫咪是勇敢而孤独的生灵，人也如此，生来孤独，只能勇敢！擦擦眼泪收拾心情，准备去喂小区里我那十多只可爱的流浪猫
有笑有泪的真实故事，奇迹无非是爱和坚韧的构成。永远喜欢林允儿
允儿这一段更自然点，轻松喜剧爱情效果，甜。
有点假，感觉人物立不起来，冲突引发的情感共鸣不到
後段是雙方各自帶對方去見家長，能感受到他們真得很認真要跟對方走長久。安達也是為了不讓戀情洩露後，自己會被公司調部門，而努力讓自己的事業成就往上爬。見完家長後還有兩人步入禮堂，接受眾人祝福結婚的畫面，滿夢幻的XD
天才都是孤独的，路易斯·韦恩是天才吗？他对各种事物充满了兴趣，绘画也是一绝。但都比不上，他能将猫咪和各种现实角色联系起来，刻画的生动有趣，活灵活现，引人发笑。
剧情没能产生强烈共情，却被父子两的演技打动。7分，林允儿戏份太少了。
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