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.
铺垫太久又毫无用处，眼睛超能力和跑步摔跤对于最后的不老没有太大关联……感情戏太跳脱，完全感受不到深情的信服感，男女主之间实在是没有火花……
看了别人的评论才知道原来这是小说改编，ma，ano，有时候我还是不咋理解日本的思维，老人总想不给国家添麻烦，但实际上本来就造成了麻烦，而且社会福祉本来就应该是通过税收来调节财富来帮助需要被帮助的人。。。
我坐在床边，很难过
他不好的时候我必须在。
连环凶杀公务员，扶贫救弱职未当。
这个调调的电影和配乐还是很对胃口，但是这个故事有点不知道在搞啥，反转和真凶也挺好猜的。
我们每天都在遗忘，每天都在和过去的记忆告别，可即便我们会忘记一切，最后留下的那段记忆，也一定是曾经最美好的时光。
真是绕来绕去，日本犯罪片的老手法了，无趣。
我以为会是《本杰明·巴顿奇事》那样缠绵悱恻的爱情故事，结果发现差得还是挺远。前四十分钟是很脸谱化的爱情故事，后一个多小时几度看不下去，导演有野心却没驾驭好，尤其是干细胞研究那一段，实验室太寒酸，明显看出导演对于科技方面的把控不足，丁萌萌注射干细胞的动机太弱，人物立不住，从而也导致后面郭小鲁去非洲的情节很脱节，细节做得不好，整体的体验感也就差点意思。不太喜欢对苏的人物塑造，都2021年了，女性的刻画还是很悲情化、圣母化、单一化，不管是家庭还是人物本身的性格都立不住。 青岛的松树让我觉得特别亲切。
就是 宽叔太帅了。
上海疫情被封了半个多月了，深有感触。天灾大家没办法，这人祸谁能释怀（喜欢这群演员）
没有推理逻辑也很缺失，但是现实和当下往往更加魔幻（04102022）
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既想讲地震，又想讲社会问题，又想拍推理，结果就是每个方面都不够深入，表现一般。好在阵容不错，清原果耶妹妹在这部里演技也不拉胯。
这是一封亡者的告白书，也是一封与自己的和解书。面对时间长河裹挟尘间世俗的冲刷，我们身上能称上不老的，只有心底埋藏最深的那份美好记忆了。PS：又一次看到写书的老王，真好。
磕磕绊绊走向很奇怪的一部片子 但顺着毛刺捋下来有一种很顺畅的奇怪体验 不知道跟王朔有多大关系 但我还挺喜欢里边的台词儿的
日本片子总体节奏就是太磨叽，当然，你也可以说是为了细腻刻画，呵呵
前后割裂挺严重的一部电影
感情线索埋得挺好，苦情了一大半，最后破案也太突兀了，瞬间跌到谷底，人类的悲喜并不相通啊。。。sigh
怪起来了，太怪了
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