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.
上一套已是五年前 那条裤子已经穿不进 甚至香港的那家定制店已经拆伙很久了。。。
在密闭空间故事层层反转，演员演技精湛，看着很过瘾，但是细想不合逻辑之处有点多。
剧场感太强烈了，这种剧情紧凑又张弛有度的室内戏我好爱。
影帝咋演也不像北野武呀，老年那个特效太扯了，干啥不真找北野武呢？
感人是很感人啦，但总体还是俗套的励志电影，滤镜太厚，现代制作感太强了，缺乏上世纪街头三教九流粗粝感
我有预感这部电影将会被国内翻拍，或者改成舞台剧全国巡演……
在封闭空间，仅用台词和表演和三五个人就拍出了一部黑帮犯罪悬疑片，节奏非常好，用戏剧小成本的方式演绎出警匪几方势力博弈、背叛、勾结、牵制的潜在戏码，而这些统统用“嘴”表现出来，文本的胜利。
每个人心里都有些秘密。
窃听录音带是个关键，我觉得也是个bug，前面投过那么多次的信封，难道黑帮从没听出是假的吗？再说一个小小的裁缝店能录到什么秘密啊。
上一次看到剧本这么硬、舞台这么小的电影，是《这个男人来自地球》。
剧本的张力真的不错，不过也有些地方看的有些捉急，结尾有点可惜，我觉得老爷子要是能一直稳到最后就更好了。
从头到尾就没出裁缝店，但却拍出了满城风雨和江湖恩怨。故事充满张力，细节和反转算不上绝妙但也非常巧妙，老爷子的台词和表演扣人心魄。将一场黑帮的血腥厮杀，拍出了优雅的古典英伦风。
蛮老派的一个电影。单一场景，几个角色，故事基本集中在服装店，依靠各种反转与对话推进剧情。这种小成本电影，还是好看的。
感觉又被豆瓣分数骗了。看这片子，让我不由得想起克里斯托弗诺兰，盗梦空间，致命魔术。都是我十分不喜欢的类型，故弄玄虚。用姜文的话说，就是卖大力丸的，抻练半天，啥东西没有，而且主角的三观都有严重的问题。原以为只有英国人才这么无聊，看了下导演居然是美国人。但喜欢诺兰的倒可以看看。真真不是我的菜。
热狗是很好吃
低成本小场景悬疑电影，这类电影很吃剧本，本片剧本有些生硬
话剧感的电影 拍摄手法有点意思 不过吊起的胃口却没法喂饱
从头到尾都很心酸、也很真实、我印象最深的台词是「你以为他们是谁的徒弟」从这里开始影片对我来说才开始进入好看、老师的死让我的情绪上来了、到了男主回忆与师傅的点滴的那段、就开始绷不住了、泪目、加上电影主题曲、主题曲和这个故事绝配了
为了你的梦想，我工于心计。若说没有半点爱意，是做不到牺牲到这个地步的。
螺蛳壳里做道场，原来是《模仿游戏》编剧当导演，the perfection is necessary goal precisely because it is unattainable, if you don't aim for perfection, you cannot make anything great, and yet, true perfection is impossible,
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