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.
轻松可爱，反套路的地方好喜欢，特别是改歌词🤣
再怎么心灵契合但美女配挫男这种事看着还是很不爽……妮娜还是美。达伦大帅哥完全工具人
爆米花电影，好莱坞华人面孔太少了，出现一个眯眯眼镜男还挺新鲜的。
“Josh，30，Candle Maker” 这很酷
这种电影本来就是看个热闹，就像过节合家欢的爆米花电影，整体温馨就完了。非要谈到现实生活，现实生活的Asian men（仅代表国内）内在有一半欧阳这样的就谢天谢地了好吧😁btw：从始至终都觉得真爱不分皮囊，如果你只爱皮囊，fine…我无f**k说。
典型的节日电影，就过渡一下时间吧，里面有首歌挺好听
圣诞气氛营造得还不错，一边打破stereotype一边制造出更多的cliché. 看到结尾女主拿着纸板道歉只想说大可不必，love actually真是被碰大瓷了。
最后love actually那段还不错 Christmas vibe加持 不算特别难看 始终还是很难相信女主会喜欢男主
如果忽略男主的造型喝身高…整个电影还是很有趣的，而且jimmy真的好有趣好迷人哦🥺但让我跟大油头秃顶的人谈恋爱…🤭
真的很适合圣诞看的那种电影。有很浓的圣诞风味和美式喜剧的风格。当今的网络交友文化似乎是处于一种被包装的鉴赏行为，好像真实的东西很难看见其光芒。无论现实还是虚拟世界都有这样的缺陷的趋势，而这部电影却尝试去纠正这样的看法，从网络世界到现实，正视真正的真诚。虽然在有些拍法过于简约，个人觉得josh和Natalie 的故事可以有更多的展示。剧情其实基本都能猜测到，圣诞临近了，看看这种简单的喜剧爱情片也无疑不是一种温暖。
蛮传统的轻喜剧，最后一段致敬真爱至上点到了感动点上。
男主太特么像郭麒麟了！
從頭到尾都是濃濃的「算法電影」的味道，甚是平庸了無新意，直接搬了《真愛至上》的經典橋段，但沒有很好的運用，片名也起得夠水的。
两点：1）什么样的神经病才会在profile上放自己拿斧子和大粗绳子的照片；2）老板问“you run at the very first sign of imperfection, why didn’t you run?” 这还不简单吗，她跑到pub里结果过敏差点去世，所以女主的确跑了，是机缘巧合没跑成。有点俗是真的不过有些情节还是蛮好的，改编的歌不错，Saito看着就是个好爸爸。
挺轻松的圣诞喜剧片 最后还是有点点尴尬 为什么看人家公众场合尴尬我也会这么尴尬？？？男生越看越像某个前男友 挺可爱
Netflix版租个女友回家过年（圣诞）…在dating app上搞phishing还能有好人吗？也别给垃圾找补了:)
呃…男的欺骗在先 又拉着女主骗自己家人 搞得女生两边不讨好 结果最后女主还cos真爱至上去跟男主求爱？这部主创都是男的吧？
中规中矩的Holiday season 的搞笑电影，打发时间不亏
#15 超出预期诶，是很cliche很cheesy很fairy tale了，但，年关将近，这样焦糖味的电影就不能合适更多～🍻
我觉得比期待值更高。女主和男主正巧分别是在dating里欺骗内在和外在。其实女主说男主盗用photo欺骗的是identity，是piece of fiction的时候，她自己在Tag面前展示出来的只有容貌是真的，意外的还挺深刻的。关系里面保持真实最重要。我不知道是否人终其一生会有个perfect man，但是能找到一个自己觉得perfect的imperfect man也很难吧。
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