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.
作为2016年看过Ben Platt现场的人，能坚持完137分钟全靠情怀和sing-along... 音乐剧改编成电影需要解决的首要问题就是演唱片段如何自然不突兀，以及如何充实情节，让故事不会过于单薄。从这个意义上来说，本片是完全失败的。编剧就是音乐剧编剧本人，显然缺乏重新审视故事的勇气和魄力，想当然的加了一个故事线（表面外向实则默默承受抑郁症的女孩），砍掉一首人物歌曲（Cornor父亲的棒球手套），却没有能解决原剧中就比较明显的结尾问题，导致整部电影节奏混乱拖沓，多个场面极度尴尬，白瞎了一众戏骨。不过这部电影让人惊叹于肌肉记忆的持久，过去了这么多年，Ben早从青少年长成了成年人，唱起那些歌的表情，呼吸的位置和手势都跟当年在舞台上分毫不差...
适合音乐剧的表情 在电影镜头中放大 就会略显浮夸 但是当作二刷边看边唱 体验也不太差
抵制老男人装嫩!抵制老男人装嫩!抵制老男人装嫩!
Sweet except for the social media part. Every character is stereotypical but the songs are good. Why is everyone so harsh…
3.新歌《The anonymous ones》《A litter closer》已加入歌单。
This is really more of a 3.5/5 but I'm rounding the score up just to stick it to the critics.
社恐自卑内向不会人际交往等很好的社会话题，故事如果不用唱歌的形式拍就符合我的期待了，能把简单的小故事讲好感人比宝莱坞式演技好多了。
小ben还是厉害！一个眼神、动作、呼吸 都能让人坚信他就是EH。换个人都不行🙅
听了这么久的音乐今天终于在大竹林和他一起看了，没看过音乐剧但电影也算是一点小满足，还是很喜欢
叙事结构、节奏，情节时间全是乱的。更不用说镜头脚本，画面剪辑，灯光设计这些方面有多💩，因为剧情片连剧本这种最核心的东西都没打磨好你还能让人指望什么？最不明白的就是导演为什么要执着宽画幅加长焦？还嫌本普拉特的脸不够奇怪吗？以及：跳接和dolly可不是像片里这么乱用的，太幼稚了。拿着工业化的预算投资拍得连低成本学生作业都不如。
ben platt永远是最适合evan hansen的演员😭
不至于到40分那么差吧但确实也没多好...有几首歌拍起来就像MV一样，没有那种推动故事的感觉？两位母亲演技还是很在线的
在看了the politician后才明显注意到 Ben Platt 老了很多。。even too old to be Evan Hansen.
等官摄吧还是，节奏太怪了，音乐剧的缺点都保留下来了，优点都被剔除了，真不容易
抱着和音乐剧一样水准的期待来看的，感觉因为电影的主流化需求而失去了一些东西。电影里对于抑郁症、网络暴力等等的描写太过于云淡风轻了，人物的本性也比起音乐剧里更加美化，as if everyone will be found，as if everyone can be found
一场盛大的SNS鸡汤performance。。。
1卡司烂。Ben Platt特写没法看。Jared本来是个犹太白人，这里是个阿三gay?Zoe原剧是CheerLeaderType，她爸是典型的白人Alpha形象，这里全部反之。Evan妈原卡唱功极强。黑妹本来是个讽刺角色，而且没有唱段。康纳原卡极帅，所以才让人特别共情。这里又丑唱功又差。
很期待这部，看了宣传片，我真的以为很好，但是什么时候出官摄，作为观众我在想我是不是太贪心，这部电影我以为会跟音乐剧差不多，少了几首歌就不说了，结果后面没有让我很满意，但是听到ben在饭桌上唱的时候还是哭了…（出官摄吧跪地求了
有一点接续上的瑕疵吧。但真的很不错的片子。特别是男主的演技真是太好了。一个小细节就是他刚拆了石膏没多久的时候，左手手臂还是会保持带着石膏时候的姿势。
Seeing is believing. The movie was a mess. Razzie-worthy director. Hope he won't get snubbed lol.
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