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.
差也不差好也不好，总觉得自己看了个演员请就位，铺垫过度，技术过猛，结尾过陡
Broken people save broken people
作为警察情绪那么不受控制，难怪会误杀小孩。结尾算是政治正确的良心发现么。中间剧情就还好，也在预料之中，演技也就那样吧
作为一个人的独角戏，本片其实不太值得去影院，更适合Netflix上观看。故事就发生在几米的距离里，全程只见男主一个人对着电话冲不同的人喊了1个多小时。不过影片也再次展示了杰克·吉伦哈尔过硬的演技，一个人撑起整部影片，就算一直只盯着他的脸居然也不会烦。老吉的表演紧紧抓住观众神经，让观众只能从他的叙述中知道破碎的信息，跟他一样因为无法了解真相而如坐针毡。不过他出演的警员确实太不适合担任911接线员工作了。
心情不穩的人不適合看，主角比你更情緒不穩，看了非常煩躁。成事不足敗事有餘，根本不適合幫助人，誰認識他誰倒楣
因为还在追911剧，对这个形式感觉很亲切。吉伦哈尔的脸自带好感度up标签，看到一半都没get到主角的可恨之处。整体非常美国电影，从探讨的问题到最后的HE结局。
broken ppl saved broken ppl
是蛇吗？这句话，我不知道丹麦版是怎么讲述的，但这部电影里总感觉少了点什么，但只要记住蛇是精神病患者艾米丽对杀人的代词，做出错误的正义
原来我看过丹麦版的 难怪觉得里面场景似曾相识。接听讲不清楚情况的电话，真的很恼火。
Jake表演很好，但很可惜悬念过早揭露，后半段观感急速下降，哪怕Jake很用心在哭了，但依然无法打动人。
Broken people save broken people.
乏善可陈 边打游戏边看的 故作高深 可以预见到反转 演员演的还挺好 就是剧本沉闷也没有什么出彩的地方 如果看透故意深沉的那点儿所谓寓意 就是毫无新意的再翻拍而已
没有一个女人愿意在亲手杀死自己孩子的阴影中继续活下去。各位姐妹，远离暴躁的男人吧，你甭管他妈是在工作中还是生活中，情绪容易失控的男人，咱就远离吧。毕竟，命要紧。
2021.10.1 看之前都不知道是翻拍，就覺得懸念節奏設置得不太到位，男主獨角戲很有看頭，但總覺得他頂著一張帥臉沒太能刻畫出人物性格（對白也有關係吧）導致我最後都有點一頭霧水。而且Ethan Hawke為什麼不出鏡啊真討厭！
男主角脑子有病，报警女是个疯子，听的我想打人
这么高质量的独角戏竟然七分以下？老吉张弛有度的演技完美演绎了这个刚愎自用的“罪人”警察，拉到极致的气氛渲染和妙到毫巅的镜头语言更让人物的内心得到完美呈现，可以早早被猜到的结局完全不影响整体的观感，剧情和情感的推进型都做得十分完善。
浪费了沙漠王子的鼎力演出！故事改编得极其不成功，这种状态还能让他去接电话？而故事结尾却又是合家欢结局，所有的都是正能量在发挥作用。沙漠王子的表演能和霍普金斯的本届奥斯卡获奖小金人之演技相抗衡，可故事太差劲了。
原来我看过丹麦版的 难怪觉得里面场景似曾相识。接听讲不清楚情况的电话，真的很恼火。
Why? Because I could.
I don't like the way it ends.
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