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.
像是一部吐槽番外篇，明明有两个小时，却什么内容都没有。
1. 代码写得好，不如气功用得巧。2. 男的不行，飞不起来，得女的带。3. 中国大妈都在炒元宇宙了，你还在矩阵重启。4. 混乱接近梦，梦是电影的本质，看在这点上，给个60分吧。2022.1.15安贞门夜场
狼叔与弗格森终成恋人，这不就是《马戏之王》未来版番外篇么？但除了场景美术比较漂亮外，设定陈旧、剧情稀烂、导演技巧几乎为零，浪费演员浪费钱，把吴彦祖请来客串一个大佬，还全程露腹肌，果然是女导演。
故事一环接一环，时空不断地交错，爱情最后没能留下一个好结局，令人唏嘘。抛开富商买凶杀情妇和遗子，和毒枭枪战，貌似故事有些薄弱。什么温室效应海平面上升，什么地产商和民众的矛盾冲突，一笔带过。三星半。
Good screenplay, rework of old myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. and there is some sparkingly new idea, at least for cinema.
还以为是部悬疑烧脑的科幻片，没想到竟然是爱情片。接受这个设定后倒也还不错了。。。
几乎一致的故事脉络吊打哑巴寻妻记（没错就是《Mute》）。可好莱坞怎么还是沉浸在这种宏大背景下的普通情爱故事？情节和人设走向毫无新奇之处，丝毫没有被你们的爱情打动啊亲。不过末世海景+复古爵士的视效和两位出色的女主真的大饱眼福。同意短评男主更适合基努，已经代入Constantine脑补了，休叔完全不适合谈情说爱。
“过去会牵绊着一个人。过去只是由一连串的瞬间组成，每一个瞬间都很完美、很完整，犹如时间项链上的一颗颗宝珠。”
官方都吐槽，三部已完结，不拍久卖给其他厂家拍
开始挺尬的 但是后面看着还是很有感触 尤其是Neo和Trinity合体的时候 感慨时间的无情 就是炒冷饭和各种闪回实在是没必要
期待值很高，总体上却不如期待。但是作为娱乐片，还是值得一看。
2.5 Lana's self critique.
出于私心给的4星，尼克和梅情感的描绘细腻温婉，一步步探寻一步步接受爱人过往的感觉让人着迷，我特别喜欢尼克最后的选择，有人会选择展望未来，亦会有人选择沉缅过去...
1，需要再去看一下前面3部洗一下眼睛；
我都不知道咋说了，除了第一幕的实名吐槽还算有趣之外，后面的部分简直是既无诚意也无新意，看得我频频想快进。也难怪，本就是赶鸭子上架，狗尾续貂。
想做文艺范，但这个爱情故事实在太空了，想做动作科幻，但节奏又慢的一匹，点子不新但也有亮点，但是观感比陈正道的《记忆大师》还差，那说明问题挺大了。狼叔阿祖能加盟西部世界么
高潮前的3/4都是很ok甚至很深刻的，非要说就是“盗梦空间式的黑客帝国”，它把当代语境下严肃批判性的、有关人类宿命的哲学命题和社会元议题去严肃化、娱乐化、银幕平面化、小儿科化、价值原子化后，揉捻成片中的游戏和电影，这就是对当下娱乐工业、“元宇宙”之流最热乎的反讽和自嘲。同时前4/3也充斥着丰富的前文本，对老影迷来说不难共感，还有一些打破第四堵墙的小细节比如一直回响在观众耳边的矩阵噪音，也都表明导演是在认真对待的。而把前作锡安与矩阵你死我活的抗争，以达成微弱的辩证平衡，变成第四部艾欧“反剥削”于矩阵，成为某种人机共存的“阿凡达式”的新定义、新形态，也是极力回应了当下科技文化新的“时代精神”。但从开始施救崔妮蒂的高潮部开始，故事就急转直下，变成了一个纯粹摆烂的“用爱发电”的故事。烂尾不过如此。
1. 代码写得好，不如气功用得巧。2. 男的不行，飞不起来，得女的带。3. 中国大妈都在炒元宇宙了，你还在矩阵重启。4. 混乱接近梦，梦是电影的本质，看在这点上，给个60分吧。2022.1.15安贞门夜场
各种势力对电影的要求和限制抹杀了艺术创作。资本用工业化把影视投资风险降到最低的同时政治正确又用各中条条框框限制电影艺术的表达。这么多的buff叠加在一起，影视艺术已死，叙事已死。
还以为是部悬疑烧脑的科幻片，没想到竟然是爱情片。接受这个设定后倒也还不错了。。。
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