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.
7.5 施拉德赋予的独特气质，使其不同于其他美国电影。
最后 男主与其女友在看守所隔着玻璃食指相抵 还是很有感情哒 呃。。。。。女友的指甲太长吧。。。顶在玻璃上有点搞笑 有点出戏ヾ(。￣□￣)ツ
3/5，这片就写了能算出牌却预见不到眼前人的命运，感觉牌技大佬这条线没啥卵用啊，科普了那么多赌博方法，我看的一脸冷漠～～～
enmm what's the story for?~... 复仇和赌博两个故事放在一个电影里真的好吗？
背景故事線挺好的 夾雜了愛情線後 讓人一頭霧水
男二萌萌哒 当年夜班经理小弟弟长大拉
深渊永远是深渊，凝视是残忍的，无论如何视而不见，它总就在那里。(没看懂、也不会再看….
就算保罗·施拉德一遍又一遍地在重复自己以往的创作那又如何呢？我反正很吃这一套。电影的质感令人着迷，奥斯卡·伊萨克对角色的掌握沉稳且精准，我非常喜欢。
无法理解这种电影在拍什么也很难理解我为什么要浪费两个小时来看这种伪赌博下的慢叙事。will的内心戏极其丰富，奥斯卡依萨克的表演特别稳，又帅又迷人。算牌人的自我救赎和轮回境遇，最后就如同开始的一脸疑惑和最后的一脸困惑一样他们对视。
因为会算牌，玩牌既可以打发时间也能挣到钱，他单调地活着，终日混迹赌场却清醒自持，不缺钱，缺活着的意义。碰见一个一心复仇的小伙子，他让小伙子跟着他，为了小伙子去参加需要资助人的赌博比赛，违背了一向小富即安的原则。给了小伙子15万，可以解决小伙子及其母亲的困境，可以从此开始正常的生活，他终于找到了活着的意义，热切地盼着小伙子跟母亲团聚的消息。可是，小伙子没有去找母亲还是去复仇并死求了。。。女资助人是他找的第二个活着的意义，这次进监狱，会盼着出来，因为有人来看他。。。想起当年看逃出拉斯维加斯，越看越绝望。这片不同，男主拼命找盼头，这是人和动物的区别，人需要意义，在冰冷中本能找暖和贴贴
我觉得把最后34分钟截掉，反而是个比较完整的故事～～
在男主给小白15万美元，让他回家看妈妈时，我如醍醐灌顶，这部把男主往救世主拍的自恋爆棚的作品，必然是自编自导，这种剂量的自恋，我上次还是在《文科恋曲》里大受折磨。 奥斯卡·伊萨克实际上扮演的就是保罗·施拉德想象中的自己。
像《出租车司机》一个社会边缘愤怒而忧伤的人，又像《海边的曼彻斯特》一个困在悲惨回忆中的人。有胡子的奥斯卡和没胡子的奥斯卡完全是两个人。
除了回忆中扭曲的监狱还令人耳目一新外，其他部分实在是不行……开头的气势让我以为他有什么惊天大计划，没想到最后变成失足少年拯救片。
讨厌自恋的导演。
几乎承载理性的固定镜头：只横摇，推轨时景别却不变，变焦时聚焦主体又不动。以及，奇观的3D样的鱼眼长镜头。
好爱。监狱的广角镜头将人拖拽回无法自赎的罪孽中，火树银花下的牵手更显珍贵。施拉德营造出一种全程张力紧绷的危险氛围，一尘不染又屎尿血屁。由此，主角的动机更显直接，这是一种认命后不参杂质的单纯。再者，这是一部性感到极致的作品，我几度把它当作hardcore mental porn来欣赏了。Issac和谢里丹的对手戏，他俩那呼之欲出的性张力让我每分每秒都在心里大叫快搞！
还有这种类型的电影
赌牌是表，自我救赎是里，虐囚是因。日日背负良心谴责，却在一个叛逆废才青年身上找回内心深处的善良与正直。剧本很好，大部分时间电影都在铺垫和蓄势，叙述和表现手法非常克制，克制得近乎沉闷，但妙也妙在点到即止。气质上更接近文艺片。
3/10/2021 12:45pm k11
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