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.
（确实是几乎每个角色都要到学校走廊唱一次……
不知道为啥评分这么低 电影还原度很高哇 当然还是希望有官摄 再看还是希望一个小时就应该全剧终 全都是刀 人果然是个需要自我救赎和被救赎的奇怪物种 就是为啥还看见校园里挂blm的标语？倒也不必吧这样的zzzq…
才半小时已经尴尬的不行了……怎会如此……明明在西区看现场的时候觉得还挺能代的，so big/so small还看哭了呢……｜看完了，真没必要搞电影版……BP也不适合演这个角色了……
一场盛大的SNS鸡汤performance。。。
改编自曾获6项托尼奖音乐剧，探讨青少年抑郁症、自杀和社交网络等。但主创却照搬了大量原版唱段甚至舞台表演形式，没有合理转变成电影应有的视听语言，将说着说着话就唱歌的尴尬感无限放大，而与情节相关且更适合影视化表现的坦诚、私密而孤独的氛围也消失，令人遗憾。
前半段看得我哭得稀里哗啦，后半段就很难共情了。看大家都说原版音乐剧好看，决定列入愿望清单。
我只能说现实主义题材音乐剧还是不适合拍成电影在大荧幕上放，这电影就像所有歌的mv荟萃集锦，而且还是特尴尬的那种。电影拍的平淡如水，剧情不行，场景调度不行，剪辑不行，有的人演技不行，有些歌唱得也不行，真就全靠音乐剧的底子勉强维持一丝体面了。
沿用舞台原版的男主到电影当中，对这个角色确实是驾轻就熟。作为歌舞片，里面的几个唱段是相当好听，不过观众还是当普通剧情片在看本片，期间影厅里有人喊“stop singing! ”。确实够催泪，尤其结尾处的三连催泪弹，到后来我也没扛住流泪了。作为一个社恐的人看本片，得到的启示原来是谎言可以拯救社恐……
循环了太多遍DEH的歌曲再重温仍旧觉得好听触动，ps.如果原版音乐剧能出官摄就好了。
i didn't fall. i let go.
是一个好故事 但作为一部电影本身却无甚亮点
亲爱的埃文·汉森 今天天气很好 我过的也很快乐 看完电影 最后看到你想从树上掉下来想自杀的想法让我大吃一惊 或许你真的应该和C做朋友 一起做那些你讲述的故事 可惜了… 最后放C唱的歌 心都碎了
70/100 前一个小时还是很好的，后面开始崩坏，唱的歌感觉都不是很符合情景，除了摩尔的那一首歌。虽说是这样，但也是今年今年看的最符合心境的歌舞片了。
You will be found.
题材和电影本身的社会意义大于剧情，虎头蛇尾是最大的感觉，男二这么帅完全变成工具人。
AA女神😍😍😍///you will be found
总有种莫名很缺钱的感觉，舞台剧的张力少了很多；sincere me那段还挺可爱
结尾疲软了，但不足以影响我在这个故事体验过的感动和反思。另，Ben Platt 诚然是大了，但绝不至于很违和；假使你连CW那种选角都看得下去，就更没理由从这个角度吐槽。
天啊。跟舞台劇比起來天壤之別。Ben Platt 真的無法演高中生。
P.S. 这个Connor不太凶
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