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.
一边看一边想：我的人生是从哪个分叉口走错的呢？
日式小清新最喜欢的那种文艺片吧...人到中年开始怀念过去和初恋，电影动不动就像MV，再加上结尾的日剧跑冲向新生活和走马灯，真就是典中典了。当然俗套的东西虽多，电影还是有些新意的，导演在后半段逐渐克制了，画幅的缩小和镜头拉伸都比前半段要高级不少，全片多次出现的仰视拍法也挺有意思的，另外就是完全倒叙的叙事手法和不同时代的服装考据做的也不错。
46岁才终于变成无聊的大人的吗？太碎了，歌还行。
深夜里看到泪流满面的一次。这部电影其实很普通且阴暗，其实也有有趣的部分。大概就是那段女主说有趣的那部分吧
比看小说的感觉更淡更丧。（为了不造成别人的困扰而不将心意说出口还挺微妙的）
为什么长大之后就一定要成为那种模板化的大人呢？还是老道说得对，就zhei操行。
其实 有些生活中的人就突然来了然后就突然走了…… 抓不住留不下忘不了
倒着拍太难看了，而且这片子对于我这样的脸盲实在的太不友好了。
自恋自怜的典型男性视角，失去的初恋充满灵性的弧光，但实际上不过是一个男主角用以哀悼的工具人。外在温柔内心冷漠，自私又无能的男主角，与被过度文学化的初恋形象，整部电影好做作啊……
有的人光活著就已經耗盡全身氣力了,出社會後原本寄望有著閃閃發光的人生但到頭來卻是活的一團糟
4/5，这片子看的人很感慨，森山未来的状态其实拿捏的很准啊～～～
三星半。结尾处理得挺好，突然有了一些共鸣，感觉到自己确实没有办法成为一个大人。。。。
我可以忍受寂寞吗这个冬天 看完结论依然是不能
倒叙真的很加分，尤其把很多人物拼凑在一块儿看的时候，效果拔群，我们都知道自己无法变成所谓的大人，在平凡之路上渐行渐远，各有各的平凡，却偶尔还要在深夜奔跑感叹一句“本当に普通だ”
一个被初恋女友Pua的颓丧社畜男，最后 初恋女友上了岸，他却没长大
只是觉得对自己还不够满意，其实活在当下就好了。
好想把男主拎出来打一顿！重看，发现电影弥漫着很时尚的颓废感，似乎绝望成了年轻人中的潮流（主要源于森山未来的豆瓣影人图片比较时尚先锋（中性
老四 如果不是为了你 我怎么会看这种片子（前四十分钟真的味如嚼蜡
倒叙的结构很难不想起《薄荷糖》，看片名就知道在讲什么
想到自己真正快乐的记忆也是本科那段时光，本科之后时间真的过得好快未免太让人感同身受了吧。
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