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.
主线、B故事都属于三流类型片，唯一的突破是人物设置：凯奇演凯奇
A great comeback of a great actor by his nouveau shamanic instinct.
这，真是拍着玩的？知道总拍烂片只能自我调侃一下
对不起才发现凯奇的嘴巴张不开然后从注意到的那一刻开始就困扰着我 说实话他演技实属没问题但是这个剧本定位太浪费了 重申一遍brotherhood要不得 妹子们都挺漂亮 勉强能当度假片看（？
个人中译片名：《奇才重任》。
即使不是凯奇粉丝，这也是一部非常不错的动作喜剧。
过于粉丝向，让凯奇自己演自己，破次元地对当初拍出不少优秀作品的年轻凯奇致敬，所呈现出来的效果的确不差，至少《疯狂原始人2》那段成功把我逗笑了。同时毛病也非常大，前半段对“非凯奇不可，凯奇独一无二”的一切铺垫，我在后半段的犯罪戏里完全没有看到。凯奇化个妆，就像《魔幻时刻》的设定一样打算凭借演员的实力去欺骗反派，结果没几分钟凯奇的伪装就被识破了。这段冗长的犯罪戏极其难看，跟整部电影的主题完全对不上，是脱节的。在这里面我没有见识到凯奇炉火纯青的演技，有的仅仅是对今非昔比的自嘲罢了。
好莱坞大约是创造力衰竭，近来似乎很喜欢从自己身上找戏。要不回顾自己的威水史，要不拍摄自己的周边。这不，又给曾经风光一时现在成烂片王的尼古拉斯·凯奇拍摄个人崇拜的影片了。好在还不算难看，情节都围绕着凯奇以前的影片而来，还有大量的电影俗套情节，总体上还比较欢乐，凯奇的表演还不烂。在扮演自己时，凯奇总算一洗多年的霉运了。
可能是因为期望有些高了，倒是并没有觉得十分精彩。玩了很多凯奇梗和电影梗。有几个地方还是挺有意思的，比如两个人翻墙的时候是真的被当时渲染的气氛带入到情境中了。凯奇和帕斯科两个人的表演倒真的是锦上添花。
哈哈哈 整挺好 凯奇没活了也可以考虑来抖音带个货
把CIA线砍掉，就演狂热粉丝和过气偶像叙旧喝酒，再把凯奇为了还债接过的烂片吐槽一顿就很好看了。
用凯奇片里自己的话讲，他已经退休了。。。这些都是休闲性质表演。
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凯奇的粉丝电影，太精神病了，不过也太可爱了，虽说就是个爽片网大水平，但是确实凯奇从头到尾和红毒蛇的基情太浓郁了，笑到头疼
凯奇大叔对自己演艺生涯的总结，还挺有意思的，故事不新，但因为“本色出演”让整个片子变得好玩，还完债的凯奇大叔要多多拍好片才行
这，真是拍着玩的？知道总拍烂片只能自我调侃一下
对Nicolas Cage近年现状的调侃和以前光辉岁月的回顾，The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent为Cage定制而生，它用一种近乎戏谑的态度来为Cage庆生，结合Cage还债结束的里程碑，这部电影仿佛就像剧情里的一样，Cage终归还是那个永不过气的Nick Fucking Cage.
預告剪的比正片有意思多了，感覺預告的內容到正片裡也沒那麼好笑了，然後預告沒有的內容也很少有特別亮點的地方。亮點全部集中在一個是凱奇戲仿自己但又不是真的演真實的自己。一個就是兩個男主戲中戲的在結構這部電影。但是整體還是免不了最後第三幕變的俗套，還有整體的節奏實在一般，沒有一直把觀眾的情緒都帶著，略微失望
有点早年的尼古拉斯凯奇作品味道了，也算是一种演员与自己过往的和解方式，用一部电影致敬过去，有点浪漫。
空有一个概念，故事粗糙又老套，凯奇真影迷看的应该会很开心…对凯奇的印象还停留在15年前大学时候看火柴人、居家男人、天气预报员这些剧情片上…
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