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.
男主像亦舒小说的男主角从书页里走出来一样：浓眉长睫，皮肤光洁，五官亮丽，笑容带金光，有男子气概又不乏书卷气，会跳舞会开香槟，三个A+。但Emma是赋予这一切意义的人，当她被问道“为何你那么害怕失望”，我几乎与她同步说出“因为此前的人生总是让人失望”；当她赤裸着身体站在镜子前，我为那股强迫所有人的目光正视这一切的力量鼓掌。
要勇敢诚实的面对你自己。艾玛汤普森演技绝了
要勇敢诚实的面对你自己。艾玛汤普森演技绝了
55岁寡妇退休教师X20岁性工作者，两人的关系以及对爱和亲密关系的讨论，真的挺有意思的，情节太有魅力了，说了很多关于婚姻、亲子各方面的探讨，结局也很喜欢。
有一些触犯到我的点。整个走向非常老套，自以为是的女主对着其实有内伤的男主说教，假惺惺的救赎和解放，到头来思想解放还是要依靠性解放。女主说我知道你的真名那一刻我都要吐了。
肯定是到了岁数，更知晓交心的珍重，陪伴的弥恒
两个演员，一个场景（其实是三个演员，两个场景），仅以聊天推动情绪，非常的舞台剧。四次会面刚好对应起承转合，工整精巧，轻松不做作，故事推进十分精准。再有这部电影很费演员，两位主演选得好，满分完成表演。原来就喜欢汤普森，现在更喜欢了。
很好。预设心碎的小bitch是真的很男性piao客思维了。真身暴露对任何人来说都是冲击但实际上也不会造成伤害，反而是另一种刺激，接受再试探再努力真诚，伤害也会转化为活力。清单和贝基都很可爱。母子线很真实。汤普森也真是强。
#R# 4.0分。我其实观看时，哪怕是那次爆发后，觉得Leo Grande的服务更像是一个机器人，而“性圣人”的可贵之处也许是在于表达上的，他不仅给予了笨拙的Nancy探索的空间，也给予我们观察/倾听Nancy的空间。但是这种几乎迷幻的“平等关系”（还是通过购买和“机器人”式的塑造实现的，而且在Leo被激怒那一刻也依然让人如此不安），与其说是真实、或者退一步说是教科书，不如说是在给未来的模范式性爱机器人一本操作手册；一想到如此，就挺失落的。
很硬的勾巴和很软的心肠，果然只存在于文艺作品之中🥲
可真是太好看了，为什么这样的电影直到2022年才出现？打着探索性爱的幌子，其实是四场摆脱禁锢、自我解放、面对自己的身体、接受自己的过去的内心探索之旅。台词和场景都太剧场了，好想看到这个故事在剧场演出。汤婶棒极了！
老阿姨想法哈多，沙大啊
You do like some kind of sex saint, and being a teacher suddenly pays her back, enables her to explain the accident so reasonably and convincingly 和学生的对话可以看出冷漠老师不是个会察言观色、考虑他人感受的高情商的人，虽然循规蹈矩却不是真的在乎，直到她感受到人和人之间的温度 thx to the SEX SAINT! Oh, when he felt wrongly treated by his mother老娘母性关怀雌性荷尔蒙爆棚！这是对俄狄浦斯情结最当代的展示了吧！！concupiscence
很有伯格曼的感觉，空间局限在小房间里，看点在两人间的互动张力变化。Nancy太有趣了，前半段我一直在笑，以及没想到第一次居然是个从白天开始的case！看了大家的负面评价，看时完全没有想到那部分。我觉得影片的重点在“年老后渐成的女性主义新成员”，以及片子写男人的心理也写得挺好的。男主的劲儿有点儿陈伟霆。
婶美晕了我没有心思看其他的什么台词剧情或者男主，太美了太美了美到令人感动的那种，完完全全超出表象的美，和电影的思考产生了联动。剧本还是挺细腻的，第一次碰面写得特别精确。
“Good luck to you.”两人的聊天竟然没有快进 不用拉窗帘吗 地毯不脏吗（关注点错
最松弛的一刻，才能抵达高潮。于是对老年生活充满了信心
题材，细节，男主的脸和身材，女主的演技，小空间内的张力。
这不是一个therapy嘛，当然主要还是对于Nancy来说，我喜欢两个演员，喜欢长篇的对白，喜欢对内心世界的挖掘，喜欢郑重其事地把性讨论开来，也喜欢冲突的设置和结尾的对视。命题并不复杂，剧情设置也不难猜，但是真诚而可爱，我50几岁的时候还能不能直视自己镜中的身体、面对自己内心的欲望呢？男主角不得不说，挑得太好了（我猜我愿意为此倾家荡产？）如果说他拿出和我同款音箱的时候我还只是笑笑，但他开始按摩肩颈的时候，我已经想给他打一个巨大的笑脸feedback了。另外，oh poor Becky!
Say hi to the adventure, feel no guilty to the pleasure. 爱听人唠嗑，所以更喜欢前四分之三，Emma Thompson的表演可以用精湛来形容。
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