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.
4.5，私心很喜欢，强化场所承载的意义，又通过倒叙强化每一分遗憾的情绪。有时候在纠结，多部创作后整体更为工整而圆熟，但又觉得好像失去了青涩时期的那份锐气。
墙壁上的电影永远是同一个日期
用类似《记忆碎片》的方式讲述一个关于回忆的故事。最后特别感谢吉姆贾木许也太可爱了吧！
小叶嘴硬开车离开，从后视镜里看着被留下的照生和蛋糕，说“也不追一下”的时候，莫名被触动了
前面太闷了，直到意识到这是一年一年的退后，才觉得有趣。喜欢三十岁那年的所有浪漫，那一句“明年今天就跟你求婚”是玩笑话吗？还有第一次认识那天一起喝的啤酒和跳舞的街道，爱情的最初。
比什么《花束般的恋爱》还有那什么《我们都无法成为大人》要强上不知道多少倍。这才是关于时间的杰出解读！
演员的表现也很入世，没有刻意的笨拙感，深入真实。
它的2.0倒叙版#稍微想起一些；
看了影评才能知道他的叙述方式
前年，我在雨中偷偷等你。我把伞给了那个一直在一起长凳上等妻子的大叔。大叔都等来了他的爱人，我却没等到你。我不甘心去找你，我们终于说了心里话。
Fantasia 2022@ Concordia 下周去多伦多顺便逛下水族馆吧
和花束在同一个内核的前提下，却拍出了完全不同的感觉。
哎要怎么说，分开这么久了脑海里偶然闪过的记忆碎片原来就是 稍微想起一些。
以“生日”为叙事线，由点到面，从爱情消亡的结局回看爱情的开始，好悲伤。导演似乎一直想阐述“人与人间语言的隔阂”这个问题，脱离想象界进入符号的象征界后，用语言能传达到的情感已经苍白匮乏。假使我可以装作不经意地将心里的话不合时宜地说出口，可我们中间的空白永远无法消弭，最终或许还是会无力到想不起彼时的那些感受，普通人的爱情can‘t remembering。
倒叙的爱情故事，从出租车内的争吵开始渐入佳境，每年生日的祝福，从热恋、告白到初识，定格在小巷内的共舞，最后残酷的拉回现实。有些记忆永远不会忘记，有些习惯也永远不会改变，再吃一块蛋糕吧！
不断倒带的爱情，过去越来越美好，现在便越来越哀愁，就像开头道出的疫情背景，终究是隔阂加深的时代，当成疫情电影看也完全可以。尾崎的演技意外还不错，造型像野人hh，片尾曲也很好听。致敬《地球之夜》，我们贾木许就是最酷的！找永濑正敏来客串也最合适不过
（不知道评论为什么要拿这部和花束比，硬要比的话，感觉还是花束更动人些）
情侣间温馨平淡琐碎的日常 伊藤莎莉和池松壮亮用细腻贴地的演技给这个故事增色不少 片中几次女主的泪点都和我的泪点重叠 会让人不自觉的跟着笑跟着哭让人共情 这才是爱情片应该有的样子
倒叙BE美学，最后十分钟回放了2次，然后就奇妙的感到被治愈了。終わりは始まりの終わり《回到恋爱终结时》，港版译得真好。
有情人不一定会终成眷属
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