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.
动作场面精彩，铺垫到位，不突兀。Samuel Jackson说Richard Wenk写的台词真是再好不过了。剧本唯一的不足是反派人物不够扎实强大，儿子那段戏也显得牵强。但不影响作为商业动作片的娱乐价值。
宛如上世纪九十年代的硬派动作片，暴力、粗俗，又不乏英雄主义与伤痕过往。当保守平权和超级英雄大肆其道，似乎人们早已不愿再去触碰源自西方世界先前的干涉原罪而导致的恐慌症候的虚构演绎——动作惊悚片恰恰是最通俗而震慑的精神洗礼。马丁·坎贝尔或许是如今世上最后几位用流行电影于严肃和浮夸间书写前一世代遗留问题的创作者之一，当然这或许暗示了这批优秀行活动作片导演的过时，但他们依然真正把握着动作场面与深度叙事间的精确分寸以及经典动作类型电影的技法腔调，并因此在当下意外重铸出了这一类型本已不再背负的超现实下的现实指涉。
尼基塔打戏还是酷帅的！刚开始还以为干爹是幕后Boss。。
堆了俩顶流男角拍出了个什么破玩意儿，动作片？悬疑片？不伦不类
Mr Cool的这嘴，干净过吗哈啊哈哈一帮老戏骨了真是蛮搞笑的～～～Samuel Jackstones 的basement floor也是惊艳的不行！我也好喜欢Maggie‘s house！“在London买下一家古书珍藏书店”、还有比这更愉快的人生吗！！！这部片子美翻了！！各个景和设定；美琪女士拍戏维持状态也是够狠哎。
前半部分是不错的类型片，出现装13白男之后开始崩。MQ依旧美艳利落，只是可惜了，非要塞进个白男，不然拍个极寒之城那样的酷爽打片不好吗？
6.0 无脑嗨的那种，文戏无聊到可以扣到2星地步，不过最近太缺无脑嗨了
冲着李美琪看的，我感觉剧情不好，叙事方式也不好，故事讲不明白。就知道女主师傅死了，又没死，最后爆炸了他死没死？女主跟另一个杀手一会儿相杀，一会儿上床，一会儿又相杀，最后谁死谁没死？其他的剧情完全没看懂
塞缪尔倒是很适合演这种角色，但是又硬凹什么史密斯夫妇感啊？？？？？不懂这个故事线
前面还可以 上床了以后 大脑就自动屏蔽后面剧情了 Maggie Q还是很美
干净利落的动作，Maggie Q的颜值身材还在线，几处反转还算可以
很难想象这种剧情($!(的垃圾片竟然是2021年的作品，各种生硬翻转、俗套的剧情、莫名的土b桥段，白瞎了这些食材，特别是李美琪的大长腿啊。
make up your mind：kill me or f*** me？
好垃圾的电影，要不是因为maggie Q，我才不看，但是还是被骗了，全篇弱智，从开始到结束，完全没有优点，真是浪费时间~
SJ突然复活，然后又弄炸药和人同归于尽，这种桥段也真是够够了。MQ明显老态，和基顿莫名其妙的床戏，然后最后又生死对决的，这是惺惺相惜弄一炮么？
李美琪上了基顿真是当场震碎我的三观——不说了，我去看学看爱伦坡和高跟鞋了……
两星半。垃圾场级别的剧情，白瞎Maggie Q了，文字描述的结盟，我愣是没看出来。
中规中矩的动作片，迈克尔基顿也不显老了，70岁了看着像五十多。还有T1000客串。大疆看来赞助不少，又是御2又是悟2的。
局长依旧稳
有点《妮基塔》的感觉。Maggie Q的身手确实不错，很适合这种洋气都女杀手形象。
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