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.
榨干凯奇的脑残片。
人生如戏戏如人生，能把自己演绎比自己还真尼古拉斯凯奇你是首位。烂片之王要证明演技还在依旧有跻身好莱坞一线男星行列实力。这部专供他影迷的商业片有当年VCD中他风采！还清债务后希望事业重回巅峰
说实话这个创意就已经值得4星了，这就是创新和想象力。
尼古拉斯————————凯奇！
两个男人好友的中年危机 套在自己演自己的包装里
我也喜欢他的leaving las vegas 但是在我眼里烂片之王还没到拍片致敬自己的份上吧？
还有什么能比演自己更孤注一掷拯救职业生涯的办法呢？总之凯奇是做了，谈不上做得多么出色，但也确实需要一定勇气，拿以往辉煌作品开涮，自黑成为习惯的台词在告诉我们，他真的想重新开始。前段非常有趣，中间开始俗套，片尾大战糊弄了事，导演对不起凯奇。至于结尾破墙后的段落，我相信那是凯奇的真情实感，毕竟从孩提时代一路看过来他的作品，好的坏的，也是在其中注入了自己的感情，我懂。
以自身为寓言，将电影的摄制与电影剧情的走向相融合，尼古拉斯凯奇这几年每年都能给我们带来一些“非主流化”的惊喜（如前几年的《星之彩》，《猪》一般）当然里面从尼古拉斯凯奇延展开的一些迷影情节也很不错，《卡里加里博士的小屋》 当然可以与《帕丁顿熊2》共存，电影从不是非此即彼的二元对立，人与人的关系亦然。
“你是，尼克·＊＊＊………………哇！凯奇！”
因为没看过多少凯奇的片子，所以感触较少，不能共情，只能看个热闹
情节好好笑，编排也蛮妙的。最终我们都要学会怎么和自己和解。
挺好的，希望能打响Nick Cage翻身第一枪。Pedro Pascal演的这个迷弟大佬角色太可爱了，贡献了大半笑点。//看完之后果断把帕丁顿熊2和卡里加里博士的小屋加入想看列表。
观感上一开始电影进的比较快，因为是自己演自己，所以还在现实和电影中反复横跳。中间好很多，但是结尾又完蛋了，扯的不能再扯。整体剧情把控并没有从一而终。凯奇演的倒是不错，里面也是各种提到了自己的经典电影，只是电影剧本拉了胯。
I think there were two Nicolas Cages. One is dead, and the other is about to.
—— 致敬！！！
“史上最好的三部电影：《变脸》《卡尔加里博士的小屋》《帕丁顿熊2》。”哈哈哈哈哈。小尼出场的时候总让我想到《坏中尉》里凯奇的灵魂街舞。 看的时候意识到自己看过那么多凯奇的片子，有些恍惚。
幸运的是片中致敬的凯奇好片基本都看过，烂片基本都避雷了。就连玩梗玩的《卡里加里博士的小屋》《帕丁顿熊2》也都很熟悉，这感觉就像孙悟空逃不出我掌中的五指山。
有点失望，并不是为凯奇量身打造的剧本，换个演员改改剧情依然没差。
作为一个看过60余部尼古拉斯·凯奇电影，在他低谷时期都对他不离不弃，包括烂片都看了无数的铁杆粉丝而言，这部电影实在太满足我了！我曾经说过凯奇不会再回到事业巅峰了，但他既然以本片的这种方式高调回归，那还真有可能重回好莱坞巨星行列，毕竟和王心凌一样，铁杆粉丝们还没死呢。虽然我觉得这部喜剧更像是闹剧，后半段特别沙雕，但有些梗的确挺好笑，期待已久也不算失望，我记得本片的豆瓣页面还是我创建的(片名忘了是不是我取的)。最后必须说，尼古拉斯·凯奇就是一个传奇，这个男人只要拍电影就是对地球最大的贡献！
即使不是凯奇粉丝，这也是一部非常不错的动作喜剧。
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