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.
中国人独有的餐桌上的对峙
今年院线片里比较令人感到惊喜的一部。坚固的东西都烟消云散了，但并非所有东西都消失了，那些琐碎的、已逝的甚至混乱的难道不是真实存在的吗？确实是中产趣味，但亦假亦真的那一笔有举重若轻的神韵
意外的好看除去最后老乌那里故事不俗套，而且那种上海小资情调拿捏得很好，对于中年人爱情有了点向往。无论是街景还是主角住屋都让人喜欢，白虽然大腹便便但是会绘画、做饭，喜欢三位女士之间对话。
1. 老乌自行车被勒令推走之前，跟酒馆要了一杯乐加维林，最后追思会老白给大家倒的就是乐加维林。
重点在于展示出了一种不被传统羁绊的新的中年模式。
年度真香！感觉二十年后会成为甲方乙方一样的经典。BGM临街杂货店咖啡馆《红拂夜奔》各种梗好评！紫发马伊琍有点像千fa！白老师还真的有点魅力！&导演太聪明了，竟然是91年的！最后很多泪点真的是中年人的泪点（。）
可能真真切切在上海生活过的人代入感会很强，虽然他是小洋楼里的上海，但里面表现的上海男人，上海女人，上海的下午茶，上海的梧桐树，特别是藏在方言里那个性的劲，真的非常灵。剧本结构非常扎实，音乐和本体特性的使用很有伍迪艾伦的感觉。就像每个走在上海街道的夜晚，散步，小酒..
看得太舒服了。值得高分支持。当然他们的生活离我们很远，海派伍迪艾伦。
这世界上从来没有值得不值得的事情
其实，只要是成熟的人的爱情，都有动人的力量，不分老年人，中年人还是年轻人。
期待蛮高的，看完之后觉得，好是好，没那么好。总觉得，几个女性角色依旧在围着老白转，她们自己的样貌依旧没有那么清晰。以及，老乌的故事没有很打动我，我不懂她们为什么流泪……
每个角色都各有各的鲜活，故事也非常自然。难得能看到这么出彩的爱情片！PS: 老白儿子那个角色演技太拉垮了……
必须给第一部全程上海话的电影一个大大的赞👍🏻生活没什么本来面目，它永远摇摆在理想与现实之间，心向哪一边，便活成它的样子。
华语mumblecore在沪语体系的醒酒器里开枝散叶。配角有戏，出彩；台词灵光，熨帖。成年人感情的讨论未见得多深刻，但够自在和欢畅。营销碰瓷伍迪艾伦的话，就底蕴和机灵都差了好几分了，慢慢来吧。
好看啊，文青最喜欢的那一卦，灵，有腔调。几个细节：
上海人聊天时会夹杂一两句普通话或者单词，有以下几种情况。1。正式严肃的谈话，比如老白给玛雅说猜女孩子年龄的道理那一段2.上海话比较难以表达的话，比如饭局上老乌说老白走清纯路线，蓓蓓说浪迹天涯3.专属名词或句子，比如从群众中来到群众中去，这是语录。有非吴语地区的人如果听到上海人这种说话方式，不必过于敏感，没有针对也没有豁胖，这是正常现象（格洛丽亚在KTV唱的那首歌好彪，期待来个完整版）
对当代性和都市性的一个漂亮切片，某种程度上说是对上海modern life文化的接续。精巧又扎实，想想这故事发生在上海实在是太理所应当了，可发生在别的城市又的确让人难以置信。
真的好真实啊！没落入俗套是我比较满意的，几位演员都演的好自然舒适。观看的时候笑声不断，而费里尼的《爱情神话》果然和古罗马有关哈哈哈哈。
羡慕！优秀！游刃有余！能把自己想要的拍出来，真的不容易，各种不容易！未来可期！
全片沪语，老弄堂，小资情调，海派风情，金句频出。或许有些标签化，有些片面，可两个小时的电影，展现一面已经足够。
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