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.
温柔的华金，也穿匡威。我也觉得没必要用黑白，并无更突出的表意。
下一站要去新奥尔良。后知后觉这是Landmarks Embarcadero permanently closed之前的最后一部。
当孩子也感到孤独的时候，一定是成人世界出现了问题。
高开低走的片子。完全浪费了菲尼克斯的主演。和众多亲子心理探索题材的片子相比并没能看到更多的新意。小男主的角色定位和表演都没能打动我。黑白画面非但不能加分还丧失细节。最近几部黑白都有这个问题。
不管有多难熬过此时此刻，想到未来的世代以及藏在内心深处的小时候的自己，就觉得还是应该留出一些温柔，善待并珍视那些天马行空的想象和被压抑的情绪。「当你忘掉这一切，忘掉你是如何来到这星球并被深深爱着，我会帮助你想起来」——真的，你永远可以信任米尔斯导演作品。
很舒服又有爱的电影，华金菲尼克斯和小男孩的互动很温暖，故事和节奏不是特别吸引人，但很多台词写的很棒，喜欢里面对小朋友们的采访片段，单拎出来做成纪录片一定会非常有趣…3.5
华金的角色不应由华金来演...男孩是亮点，有得奖潜力，但整体节奏差了那么几个半拍，台词亮点稀少，代入感较差，撑了将近一个小时，三星
生活，就像一首诗歌，它总是一章一章的，随遇而安……有的诗句是记录，有的诗句是伤痕，每个人都会有自己的读后感。
还挺喜欢处理冲突记忆的镜头，把声音抹去，覆盖上当下的平静的叙述声音，再把镜头慢慢拉近拉远，像极了我自己跟回忆和解的方式。
小男孩演的好自然 黑白的城市远景 流畅的衔接 执拗但又亲密的几处引用穿插 微微有点腻过头 采访小孩的纪录片最后会做出来吗
【NYFF59】迄今最佳，好久没有看过这么欢笑和泪水俱备的电影了。剧本真的太好了，小细节和情绪的推动做得淋漓尽致，小演员和凤凰的表演也超棒，昨天看完lost daughter被打击的婚育心理今天被狠狠治愈了。映前mike mills上来说自己在纽约长大所以在这里首映像给父母展示一样，我看完想说your parents would be proud of u.
不同的城市烙印着不同的故事，黑白的画面让这温暖的故事变成永恒
6.9 总觉得杰西是一个参照物，核心其实是那些在美国各个城市的外来小孩子，他们的想法，同样的，他们是组成美国这个移民国家的未来，而土生土长的美国小孩就是完美的参照物，他跟随着华金，扮演一个短时的流浪者，无家之人，这才进入了成长的门槛
蛮特别的电影，看起来真的有些辛苦。毕竟跟现实比较，就不太能认可了。
孩子要怎么长大呢？聆听所有的声音，沙滩、车流和人群。世界要怎么变好呢？关心所有的人，无论年龄、性别和种族。
适合一个人窝在角落看的电影，两代人心灵伤痛的症结沟通。导演从一开始就埋下的暗线：以原生家庭为起点的生长环境给后代以及后代的后代酿造的悲剧。性格深处的伤痕塑造了人的方方面面，引来或是被引向相似的人，然而悲哀的是没有人能够解决这一切，在自我挣扎中走向灭亡仿佛是宿命。
B+/79｜“如果你所构想的事情永远都不会发生，那你只能说：C'mon c‘mon c'mon c'mon…”文本构建非常巧妙，节奏紧凑但不窒息。作为一个从小就听话懂事的孩子，从来没人告诉过我“I’m not fine is a reasonable expression.”看着我们也在用的相同的耳机和话筒，想起我们同学一起聚会的时候总有人拿出zoom说我要开始录音了。温情真挚的演出让人动容，让我想起去年在家照顾小外甥的时光，情绪多变又敏感多动，精疲力尽之后，还是会紧紧地拥抱他说下次再见。#LondonCurzonBloomsbury#
8/10
little person，可爱和温柔，大人启发孩子，孩子启发大人，活的何必那么虚伪，活的何必那么累
故作姿态，在大人世界的强势引导下建构出虚拟的孩童视角。
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