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.
轻松有趣的片，提起（缅怀？）很多凯奇哥的经典作品，例如空中监狱、勇闯夺命岛、国家宝藏、变脸，甚至提起近期的曼蒂。更重现了《离开拉斯维加斯》的经典一幕。本片故事结构则是参照凯奇主演的《改编剧本》，凯奇受邀参加一个大亨的派对，两人发展出友谊，并一起讨论新片的大纲，这部新片主要描写两个男人间的友谊，而我们在看的就是这部新片。虽无《改编剧本》那么机智深刻，但本片更平易近人，感觉挺真诚的。最后说说缺点吧，本片的故事发展和情感描写都很B级，困境描写得不错，但解决方式都太理想、无说服力，像是本人yy出的情节。如果主角不是真实人物，顶多给三星。但凯奇哥可太真实了啊，还是很推荐熟识他的观众看看这部，乐子还是有的。
脱线喜剧般的神经疯狂，温馨美好的家庭关系变奏曲，对特工电影的滑稽戏仿和超越，虚构剧本与现实生活的交错模糊，这些都不可思议地巧妙融合在了本片之中。正片的质感比预告片好太多，差点因为烂预告错过。
《卡里加里博士的小屋》《帕丁顿熊2》《卡萨布兰卡》
哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈其实做的事是薇诺娜在黑天鹅，鸟人，摔跤王做的那些事，调侃自己的过气并消费剥削它获得电影媒介自反，but那些都有表达有深度，这个真的除了调侃啥也不剩（竟然有点像扬名立万，那种烂片质感）但还是获得了快乐浅及格吧
凯奇自己和自己对谈说服自己必须去救女儿的一瞬间被打动了。
I think there were two Nicolas Cages. One is dead, and the other is about to.
后半段一定要类型化地告诉你我是非类型化，多拍点基粉日常多有意思
0413不能标记看过。恋爱花束+史密斯夫妇。好欢乐！！虽然西语部分只能听出来是西语。观影气氛也太好啦，配乐也很有感觉
满满的情怀。如果你也曾见证了cage的辉煌，曾经被变脸、勇闯夺命岛、空中监狱等等佳作打动过，曾经被后来的烂片之王恶心过，一定会喜欢这个片。cage扮演已经过气、落寞的自己，在意外的危机中找回勇气和家庭的温暖，重温自己的昔日荣光，仿佛我们的青春在眼前回放。
还挺喜欢俩人入戏那段的，墙边诀别很好笑；家庭线虽然笔墨最多，但…。网红电影好喜欢这种万花筒海报啊
烂片王自嘲，我演我自己，海报大抵用的《妈的多重宇宙》同一家
三流剧本，从头到尾嘴炮，其实挺无聊，要不是凯奇出演，可能会更无聊。
尼古拉斯·凯奇你已经快六十了，还在拍烂片，甚至用一部电影去讲述烂片演员翻身的故事，而这部电影本身也烂得可以。
一百多年来有如此多优秀的电影，这个问题的答案受限于这个季节，我现在的情绪。
戏里戏外还是一样浮夸。同样“演自己”，还是之前的尚格云顿更诚恳一些。
看到凯奇各种自我致敬的片段还是能会心一笑的。
对我来说凯奇的滤镜不如Barney啊哈哈哈哈哈
这，真是拍着玩的？知道总拍烂片只能自我调侃一下
从电影套娃式结构来看，凯奇也一直希望想演绎一部翻身佳作来重归好莱坞一线。年轻凯奇与中年凯奇的对撞中也说明了这一个天一个地心灵的差异，不过电影没有深挖其中的矛盾点，不然破产之痛一类的话题也是很有意思的。
台词好几次说他又回来了，尼古拉斯凯奇总要接一句，从没过气过。[哈哈]但他要重回巅峰谈何容易，靠这一部电影肯定不行，但至少他回到主流制作了吧，其实他去年主演的《猪》就相当不错了，算一个好的开始。
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