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.
有技巧有隐喻有思考，但是文本实在太单薄，撑不起来，缺点难以忽视。
很僵化的脸也算给出了很棒的演出，节奏稍微线有点多，总体还行
最佳女主角妮可，閃回想起了「時時刻刻」，重新解構歷史有意義嗎，當然！誰掌握了過去就掌握了未來！
在各封控区水深火热的人民可以看看，索德伯格用近乎童稚的视角拍出了对这个时代的不满情绪
本片題材是典型的希區柯克式“後窗”式驚悚，橋段猶如科波拉的《竊聽大陰謀》，表面看來是一部墨守成規的新瓶裝舊酒，但實際上蘊含了一個電影作者對當下現代社會以及疫情時代的種種看法。此片開頭拍法奇詭，以去除人性，簡潔的分鏡，強調智能產品的無情，並非科技本身，而是源於功利的企業家對外界的冷漠。儘管這種科技是一把雙刃劍的主題太老生常談，但編導卻把角色跟蹤別人的行動，賦予一種科技侵犯個人隱私的不安，並拒絕為無害的人性慾望下道德審判，而是批判貪婪偽善的管理層濫用科技侵犯隱私的行為。在故事也把女主角的心理創傷恐懼外界的交流化為對疫情時代的焦慮，無疑把這個老套懸疑設計又拍出新意，編導用傾斜的手提攝影以及誇張的聲音設計，強調了女主角的無處可逃，捕捉了一種社會群體對未知焦慮的恐懼不安。
电影就像一道奥数题，看一遍就明白了，就失去兴趣，看三遍还不明白，一样会失去兴趣。这个就恰到好处，第二遍看完，通透，完美。
这个导演当年可是拍出来了《性谎言录像带》。
6分，其实完全可以用同样的班底搭配瑞恩墨菲做一部8集的剧，每一集一定非常精彩，但是放现在这个130分钟左右的电影，哪怕台词量再多还是免不了拖沓，且没有迷影向的点子，妮可最后一场戏演的很好。
这年头还有人信奉以身相许？啧啧啧，真是当代“僵尸”
這部因為有這群戲精 而精彩 JK西 哈維爾 貢獻出很精彩的表演 當然靈魂嬌點 妮可 真是一有她 整個抓住眼球 期待二封奧斯卡
女神少打点针吧 已经够美了😂 不打针演技也会更自然
女主太灵了吧！小小的身体，大大的能量。导演很会通过小动作和镜头塑造人物，全程不累！很难得的一部人工智能+女性话题的片子，小而美。
7/10，混入了太多议题了，再加上大段大段的台词，容易让人找不到重点，也难以细细回味。
全程一直在想这个两个小时究竟要说多少事情 事业上的ambition和对家庭的渴望 少数族裔的融入与接纳 50s的电视上究竟要营造多么美丽又不真实的假象 看到最后恍然大悟 原来是索金啊
The actress next door
精彩极了（为什么脑内哈维尔巴登和帕西诺的脸开始逐渐融为一体…
第一次get到艾伦·索金，分这么低，不愧是大编剧，我唯一看得懂的竟然是评分最低的
妮可真的别打针了，有几场戏直接额头反光。但这次表演很努力也很好，把那个年代里Lucille Ball遇到事业和生活双层不公待遇时的失落和内心的抗争通过眼睛演出来了。巴登不是演得不好，但确实和妮可对不上，所以看起来这对夫妻确实一开始就名存实亡了。
7/10，混入了太多议题了，再加上大段大段的台词，容易让人找不到重点，也难以细细回味。
耳目无限放大的数位时代后窗+凶线，索德伯格能玩
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