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.
和师傅重逢的戏份非常动人，曾经对漫才不屑一顾的师傅愿意在大家面前同徒弟一起表演，愿意当角色里那个装傻的人。影帝的表演一如既往的好，尤其相较于更靠近现在状态的诡异特效妆容。同理最后的长镜头也意思不大。
标准商业片来说是好看的，面瘫是中年才开始的不是年轻就有，一点儿都不专业
可以看得出深见对北野武的影响确实很深，塑造了他作为一个搞笑艺人的基础。
柳乐优弥表演时模仿得真像啊，那种用后部发音的气声。他跳踢踏舞时笑起来和小时候简直一模一样，真神奇。
看到阿武给师傅拿来粉色高跟鞋的时候泪崩了，看到阿武说“师傅，殡仪馆的人说因为只烧了一半那就收半价吧，天，真是赚到了”又哭崩了！妈的，影帝YYDS！
“由你来告诉观众，什么是有趣的。”为浅草少年的成长和师徒之情多加一分
剧场有兴衰，演艺生涯会起伏，艺术还是要靠传帮带——一个有趣的故事就被奈飞改成了这样无趣的剧本，就和结尾处刻意的长镜头一样无趣。好在演员们实在给力。
最年轻的影帝不该只模仿人物的外部的小动作而只达到形似，更何况人大爷当时并没有面瘫
要是法兰西座关了，阿武怎么办啊。直接泪崩了。而且都是伏笔啊。
我不够了解北野武，但是我快哭傻了，嗷嗷哭，师父太好了，怎么这么好😭😭😭
85分/看完电影后翻了北野武的生平，不得不说确实是传奇般的一生。
哪儿是北野武和阿清，这组合分明是山田孝之和刁亦男；想学踢踏舞
“听好了，不要去讨好观众，由你来告诉观众，什么才是有趣的。”
影片流露出的师徒情很感人，明明是两个大男人，却有那么一丝细腻，一个有才，一个爱才。最后能在师父灵堂“讲笑话”，真是把师父教的本领发挥到淋漓尽致。
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看过《火花》之后再看这部，尽管没看过原著，但依然对日本短剧/漫才的师徒之情感触颇深。原本以为一般，但可能日本喜剧人题材本身就很戳我，所以还是被感动到了，好温馨。师傅的那句话为什么感觉我看的跟大家的翻译不太一样：“在我这里演戏，可不要被人笑，而是要逗人笑。”桑田佳佑的片尾曲也很好听！片尾动画也很棒。就是特效妆真的有些出戏了。等着明天网飞上《短剧开始啦》，延续这种情绪。
两次重启人生，在戏剧路上奔驰的男儿物语。不过，与其说是北野武的个人传记，镜头聚焦在他的学徒时代、因此更接近“法兰西座”的群像剧。深见千三郎的个人魅力十足，活脱脱一名刀子嘴豆腐心、不惜施教的伯乐，也是我见过的大泉洋演技发挥得最好的一次；柳乐优弥对北野武的面部神态模仿更是惟妙惟肖到惊人的地步，痞子模样内心对踢踏舞、短剧和漫才的激情，纵使时代的浪潮也没能浇灭。
剧本和故事讲的都很扎实 但缺少了些许新意 能感动大部分的普通观众 底层小人物的奋斗史从来都会有特别的味道 本片对北野武身边人作为切入点 倒是也还原了当时的艺术形式和状态 最后的结局有韩式煽情但更多的是日式温情 如果是北野武亲自客串会更完美些
怎麼說呢？感覺只有中年人才懂裡面的感傷：你經歷過一個繽紛的年代，然後，你老了，時代也變了模樣
「不要扮丑逗观众笑，要靠演技。如果你要扮女公关，就要把自己化成世界上最美的女人。」「不要讨好观众，你来告诉观众什么有趣的。」
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