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.
就算是只是爱情片，也太差了，女二演技很不错，像很多清纯系的mix，以后应该能不错吧。
還是說怕兩個人又在一起又變回高中的時候，整天戀愛腦瘋狂擺爛，不想掙錢只想膩歪。
虽然只有三星，但推荐观看。优点是情节细腻，雨中吻虽然中二，但是感人。缺点是动机铺陈不够，后半段略生硬，两位女演员演技也有点生涩。
整体就是一个习作吧，拍摄剪辑技巧什么的就放一边吧。前面的部分可能我没读过女校不太能看出端倪。让我觉得不舒服的位置大概从谭善言赌气上了男性朋友开始，一直持续到结尾。不停乘人之危，不停卵子上脑，最后在杨偲泳大婚日子发问，性质和前男友跑进新娘房问新娘有没有爱过自己一样，两个人都好像对自己对他人很不负责任的感觉。可能我代入的是同妻吧，没有找到泪点
救命，这个情节设置让我迷惑，不是很合理啊，特别是两个人从被发现请家长到读检讨太过流水账，两个演员的情绪也没办法感染到我，比如李爸去世那段，李妈和弟妹没有任何铺垫，现在突然出现，浴室那场戏两个女演员火花欠缺，还不如初吻那段有火花。结局就不想说了，一整个大无语。给个四星鼓励一下LGBTQ作品，希望以后此类作品越来越好
我的右手边坐着一对异性恋，电影过半起，女生一直哭，哭到了全剧终。男生一言不发，起身就走了。
也许是因为大人觉得她们还是小孩 不以为意 但是他们当时的玩笑与幽默 是与中国传统家长不同的 温暖的
中間其實有點尷，我不理解藍為甚麼要弄髒自己身體，後面婚禮陪走那段真的好好哭〒▽〒
拍摄手法和画面都很青涩，可是人物塑造得挺好的，本来看评分这么低，冲着颜去看的，没想到太多画面跟记忆重合，最后哭得比主角们还惨
为什么为什么为什么结局是这个样子的....都两情相悦为什么不在一起啊TT
很难不怀疑李心悦和男人结婚是为女同扳回一局。
有些剧情就感觉衔接得怪怪的，虽然但是还是被最后的婚礼整到流眼水。
最后结婚那段还挺感人的，当伴娘，带戒指，最后看着彼此说愿意……
我已經知道咗結局
青春期的恋情糖发的有点儿多，有点儿齁儿，不像刀大在“那些年”里那么克制。前半段滤镜太强了，生活感都没了，滤成了童话故事。其实只有3星及格水平，鉴于港片、鉴于题材还是给四星鼓励一下吧
劇情難睇到毁我三官五官九官，唯有談善言拯救所有🥺
“又关我事？”
譚sir的學生的作品，香港新生代女性導演未來可期。但真的，後面一小時一直快進。
有勇气喜欢但是没有勇气去爱
好像陈妍希，李芯悦爱死wing了，但现实让她不愿意再赌一次试试看。wing一直是后反劲儿但够持久的那一个，长大了为了爱换专业。
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