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.
6.5/10。居然不是动画番剧合集！认真讲了一个复仇故事，仍旧延续着冤枉-组队-大战的模式，但情节没有番剧吸引人。动作设计太强了，行云流水快意恩仇。三渲二的画风容易劝退一部分观众，我还能接受。最后屠龙勇士看着兵器上的血，听着一声声投诚的呼叫，他露出了惊恐的神情，这是反战的。
误会了，原来是一部剧集的剧场版，难怪观影体验超尴尬，多到溢出银幕的战斗动作戏，少到几乎可以忽略不计的阐明人物背景和彼此关系的戏，让人实在觉得有点无脑，简直就是一部“无双”割草大电影，越打越困，翻来覆去就这么几个镜头，这么几个剪辑，功夫好点的一打十，功夫差点的十打一，炫技过度了，挺没劲的。
所谓的“美国”女孩只是个引子，真正核心还是“中国”女孩，只是看到东方式的家庭矛盾没有看到回到熟悉的故乡那种不适感，如果是排挤也算的话台湾电影也倒退蛮严重吼。最后女儿套不上的绳索也有过强的隐喻了，很明显的解读角度让这片看起来非常稚嫩，一点也不杨德昌。
比剧版完成度更高，情节更熨帖，打戏也更精彩。但仍难逃剧版俗套、矫情的窠臼。如果能找一个靠谱的编剧就完美了。
观影过程中无数次惋惜，这个地方要是有一个情感爆发点就好了！可惜一直没等到，驯马，爸爸哭，掏耳朵的那些段落依旧觉得很刻意。
戏姥不仅戏唱的好，革命理想也是一套一套的。
台湾电影真的越来越厉害。生活的真实，女性的视角，肌肤的基础，身体的语言。安静激烈又深邃。
我们总是生气自己的母亲做得不够好，但或许她们已经尽力做到她们的最好了。
~手拿拳脚（修罗）戟枪（风雷）刃（鸳鸯），一路砍来一路杀。。。
惊喜之作，制作真的很棒，片尾曲一股侠客感油然而生，配音也都是TVB的班底，难怪总感觉里面的声音这么熟悉hhh
动作设计相当出色，拳脚利落，兵器犀利，难得见到的高质量武打设计。武器暗器和名号设计也颇有古典武侠的味道。大反派的人设算是比较出彩的，居然从头至尾都是为恢复临清太平而驱动，一股清流啊。唯一问题是画面和画质太像游戏了，不够流畅，为什么不直接采用2D呢。感觉现在国漫故事和画面很少见到两端平衡的作品，总有一头问题比较大。
女儿在美国学会了自我中心，老公忙于工作赚钱，都无法理解母亲的难处，自己又身患重病，本就貌合神离的家庭和解起来谈何容易。吵架戏拍手叫绝，拍得真好。很私人细腻，但过于drama了。
枕刀歌14=特别篇下：灰烬（当年屠杀过后不久的故事。）
没想到一部动画电影 让我找回了小时候 看武侠电影的那种久违了很久很久的心潮澎湃
画风看起来有些别扭，一会2D一会3D，惟有打戏比较出彩。
侠以武犯禁，谁对谁错，在最后墙倒众人推的那一刻，又有谁能分的清呢？
东方母亲 刀子嘴豆腐心的母亲 这片拍的太细腻了 处处可以relate
导演的美国教育和台湾女孩背景是这个故事算是信手拈来 又有在hbo这种大厂学习工作的经历 不得不让人想起李安对两地文化的感悟和理解 片子呈现出来的两地文化差异却是可圈可点 但感觉到林嘉欣对这个角色的认知高过了90后的导演 对落叶归根和回归家庭的矛盾与挣扎在剧本中并没有明显的碰撞 在最后的结尾处也没有足够能够结出一个好尾反而是有些不得已而为之
一个中式家庭故事一般吵架越多哭得越多越苍白
我讨厌贫穷还要生很多 更讨厌日子这么难过了你为什么不能懂事一点理解一点
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