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.
怎么会有这么无聊的电影……大本减重之后年轻了二十岁！
大家一直说：
大本的表现很赞，编剧功力还差一点点。酒吧的大叔们应该有更多在他人生中的启迪，现在看起来像一群只会请他喝酒的大叔。姥爷也应该有更多情绪可以被放大，还缺了那么一点，母亲跟舅舅对他的意义，还可以强化一些，再去掉一些。演技不是这群人的问题，选角很赞，乔治克鲁尼的导演功力也有进步，但整体的剧本，真心差了一点……
很温情的故事 但确实导演平庸 多一分给小镇青年的共情
原来是小说改编啊…除了略有被反转和动作戏惊到之外没啥感觉。有些套路有些无聊。
拥有时代感的色调和音乐、还有小本已经成大叔了
对我来说 有点慢吞吞了 不过 导演至少把把故事讲清楚了
冲着《信号》的警察大叔来看的，我觉得没意思，乱七八糟的，浪费两个小时。
Only need to prove to yourself, with something back you up...
平淡是可以的，但不能无聊。电影没有让人想看下去的欲望。克鲁尼吃不了导演这碗饭。这孩子也是个花瓶，电影里很少有童星出不了彩的，只能说是个pretty but boring boy。
只有韩国电视剧和电影可以把男人转身拯救男/女主的掉头镜头拍的那么帅。
真的是很温柔的酒吧啊，没有人能拒绝温柔大本舅舅！
工作前最后一天，在火车上看了。故事节奏快，几个名字对应的人物差点记不住。可能是想有一个主题，就是jc用常规手段不能对付坏人的时候那该怎么办。看结局男主角的成长，以及欧洲出差，应该会有第二部。
这些年看多了苦大仇深，偶尔看看温馨小品也还蛮舒服。就是总有种像乔治克鲁尼精英阶层向下看的别扭滤镜，说不好
很有代入感的人生传记，JR从小家庭非原生，父亲酗酒家暴，却有开酒吧的舅舅、温柔的母亲和睿智的外公们的一路陪伴、小JR也是聪明优秀一路考入耶鲁，校园怀拥校花…但人生路不是永远一帆风顺的，以律师为目标的HR，在毕业后面临女友分手、工作无望等因素坚定了他唯一的出路：作家。开放式的结尾，鼓励每一位年轻人，所以的逆境都是暂时的，怀着一颗向前出发的心！
演员配置不错，整体就韩国流水线式的警匪片，没啥亮点
这不由想起恶人传，相比下，没有马东锡的拳拳到肉，但是选角比恶人传的男警好很多。
紧张氛围不足，没有什么跳脱感，结局还是发展都比较平稳且套路话，不过演技都还可以，但因为太平导致人物其实也没有很立体，无功无过。
老乔居然能导出这么细腻的电影，大本最高！
平淡温情 毫无highlight 除了我大本
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