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.
D / 第一幕的动荡出现还以为真的想拍出什么东西出来，结果全片都是糖衣炮弹般的真空叙事，配乐用的更是停不下来。
有点罗马那意思，黑白怀旧画面，儿童视角里的家庭记忆与动荡年代，对故乡的深情怀念。北爱尔兰新教家庭被天主教徒冲击，在外务工的父亲想移民而母亲不愿离开家乡，巷子里充满乐观精神和烟火气。小男主对电影情有独钟，只有电影和戏剧是彩色画面，果不其然又是导演童年自传。能感受到这类私人童年记忆电影的用情至深，但能获得多少共情不一定
本来只是觉得华而不实，一看评价，竟然之前有将至类比“罗马”的，还好没提前看到，不然这个落差太大了，观感就更一言难尽了。电影讲的是北爱尔兰首府贝尔法斯特的一个街区在宗教对持中的一段景。故事拍得中规中矩，镜头凹气质凹得很足，可惜内容撑不起来，类比罗马除了黑白凹造型镜头，应该也有对童年街区的回忆吧，就这回忆就真的只是回忆，有影像没想法，一切就在面上的那些了。
既是导演的童年往事，也是导演的故乡回忆。记忆中的场景每一幕都被精心设计，同时也塞满了真情实感，但片子整体在同类型中还是不算出挑，故事离我们太远，无法共情和信服。好在朱迪丹奇的表演在结尾起了力挽狂澜的作用，让结尾的三句话也格外共情。
戏剧张力不够的影片慎用黑白画面……只会让人想睡觉谢谢
看了三次才勉强看完，沉闷做作混乱。本来不想打分，但是鉴于甚至上了很多榜单那表明我的态度就给两星吧。
一些简简单单的美好，一个老是找麻烦的坏人
罗马在前，BP一定无望。不过一定能拿最佳原创歌曲！电影可以拍给自己，但也终究是要在大银幕上放给观众看的。如果仅仅是个人的回忆影像，就像一本私人相册。我有什么理由和兴趣要去翻看别人的家庭相册呢？在影像的普世意义上，与《罗马》毫无可比性。
我不行，即便女主是我一度非常钟爱的女演员。抱着《罗马》的期待期待喂了狗。
选角很赞，连詹米多南都不违和。Irish music在这里再合适不过了。本来以为会很沉闷。结果轻松有趣（还是睡了挺久），要二刷/二刷，选角真好。小Buddy真可爱，喜欢这种娓娓道来的感觉
还挺流畅的，比想象中要好。北爱人不知道是不是天生就有暴力基因，到这个时代还有宗教战争
全篇画面出色，影调细腻，音乐优美，故事视角独特，值得再看。
留下的离开的迷失的人啊。我已经想不起来贝尔法斯特的云是否像电影里的那样低和慢。大概是的
5/10。英国的《八月》，我对这种“黑白儿童家乡缅怀片”要PTSD了，黑白不是遮掩造景不够还原的手段啊！彩色的运用更像炫技，希望未来的导演拍家乡能多学学《罗马》。不忍苛责导演的技法和水平，你知道他用心了，就像对待刘同的《谁的青春不迷茫》。
质量不错，但不是中文配音扣一颗星。
#陪娃看电影系列#几经疫情后，第一次重返影院是陪娃看娃喜欢的汪汪队，一贯地正能量！
我居然和孩子一起认认真真的看结束了，尤其阿奇被抓那一段，儿子哭了，以小朋友的视角去看应该还不错
和娃看的第一部电影院影片。小朋友看得很欢乐，成熟的电影工业在幼儿动画片里展现无遗，但居然在里面看到了明戳戳的讽刺，民主选举，市长大厦，哈哈哈哈。
导演用相似的美学风格拍摄了一部全方位降级的英国版《罗马》，很私人（里面小孩还在看《雷神》的漫画）但也确实能力有限，个别佳句出彩但完全无法连贯情感。不过看的时候突然想到咱们也能拍部中国版《罗马》，黑白画面的80年代首都小孩在胡同家属院中玩耍打闹，偶尔有经过的大学生会逗他给点冰棍小零食什么的，直到有一天看到他们衣衫褴褛跌跌撞撞地逃进胡同......
这片子是个低龄向的动画电影啊喂。
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