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.
2.5 实在给不出3星因为我真的很讨厌宗教…… 前半部分女孩暧昧时候的拉扯还不错，影院洗手间和家里浴缸的两场戏很细腻很有感觉我很喜欢。我能感受到女主的演技，女二就一般了。女主的脸really my天菜（有点像小k），真的想和女主谈恋爱🥺
优于同类国产青春片平均水平，虽然整个故事还是有很多尬点，细看而言一边说着“女性阴柔男性阳刚”，一边插入去性别化的表演，自我叙述中存在矛盾之处，但整体上抛弃传统性别印象去做自己想做的事的立意还是值得鼓励。
看完后劲有点大，改成五星了。 最近在思考所谓宗教对人的影响和束缚，信教女主她信到什么程度？怎样才算虔诚？她逃脱不了的还有父权压迫的原生家庭。 结尾女主阿姨在车上告别的那段话也让我思考很多，阿姨的内心爱高于信仰，她试图寻求平衡，只不过be还是有她一份力。
看得我真的百感交集，电影挺好的，感情细腻，看到她们明知不被允许还在大街上亲亲抱抱我真的很无语啊，但我还是觉得结局是好的
两个小女主的颜值OK，就是某些信仰真的李姐不了，没有设身处地的经历，很难get剧里的角色的三观。认识了一种不同生活方式吧。
闻不到荷尔蒙的都不能称为青春片。最后女教练一句“男孩练花游要阳刚”把我给噎住了，倒是符合有关部门的精神和审美。
BE可以，但为了BE而BE就没必要
只是让人心碎
因为两个女主人公设定的太幼了还是长相怎么着，即便再深的感情总感觉像小孩子间的打打闹闹，因为和宗教纠缠的禁忌感加一分，其他的no
每次适时插入的钢琴对应着每一次心动瞬间
五星给演员的颜值和两个人的性张力！！
（卫生间打扫的再干净我也🙅♀️）
宗教题材 感觉禁忌介入很浅 剧情一般 画面和配乐可以 女主好帅！
女主都好美，但疫情下已经看不得牢笼一样压抑的生活了。宗教也好文化也罢，加上黑人朋友与结尾重逢，很难不联想到面子。想看番外篇，拍一拍两位后续私奔与各自母亲的故事。
暗涌着流动的暧昧 我懂所有的道理只是有些时刻“你应该在场的”
不太能理解类似宗教的存在，简直是画地为牢，因此看到后面挺生气的。演员张力很足，细节拉满，杰米和俺中学时暗恋的侄女长得过于相像，看的时候很难不触景伤情。
好看，内地难得不尴尬很自然的青春片！赏心悦目！
一直在回响着“我们不是只有现在吗/现在不是可以相爱吗”，但是宗教背景下的同性爱情还是太难了，结尾让我emmmm
-I think about you all the time,about us do you？-every day
杰米姬的很明显 演的也很好 也感受到国外虽然合法但奇奇怪怪的教义太束缚人了 实在不理解为了喜欢的人和别人结婚 也不理解卢卡一岁半了 心里还喜欢女生 丈夫不惨吗
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