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.
2022.6.3@百度网盘 就是看看热闹，破案和犯案一样离奇
补标。假面原著系列其实就不咋样（拍的仿佛日本酒店宣传片
What a convoluted mess. 我不知道制作者们有没有想过，这样描写永恒族，是几乎剥夺了人类文明所有的agency，这对我来说是远比节奏，角色等等剧本技术性更深更大的问题。
假面便装舞会这个点更有趣，卡司也是依旧华丽，不过案件本身依旧不复杂，拍出这个效果还行，主要是大神和麻酱很在线
片头跳探戈的长泽雅美是近几年最美的长泽雅美。木村哉拓饰演警察时颇有当年华仔的气质。酒店的布景和全篇的摄影以及运镜让人有沉浸式的度假感，有《布达佩斯大饭店》的感觉。另外，片尾以中世纪油画形式再现影片中的经典场景，艺术性又上了一个台阶啊
“为了客人能在酒店享受幸福的时光，我们一直在守护客人的假面。”长帅哥的店员测试，惩罚婚外情的恐怖妻子，为妹妹复仇获得快感的男装女性，喜欢她人却不得始终的弱男，木村拓哉很帅
放空大脑看还是觉得无论是犯人还是酒店服务都离离原上谱，甚至分不出到底哪个更让我觉得翻白眼的程度呢。
大牌雖多，但劇情混亂雜章，時間還長，無意思。
这系列就是要华丽到浮夸！卡司强大颜值爆表，男女主自不必说，渡部笃郎和麻生久美子也是时时刻刻吸引我目光，岁月全然不损容颜。青木美沙子会长大人扮演的lo娘尸体十分美丽，充满氛围感，居然顺便给我种草了裙子……总之完全没在追求剧情合理性，爽就完事。
好贵的电影。如果电影在キムタク和小日向叔走出酒店就结束 可能会加一颗星。结尾的剧情好多余
这部电影特别适合冬天的时候捧着热敷敷的奶茶和爆米花在热闹的电影院看，氛围做的挺足，演员演得很好，就是剧情不给力。虽然电影里酒店的服务宗旨在我们看来跟神经病似的，但我住日本酒店的时候确实觉得服务真好啊，女主去什么洛杉矶，从美国回来绝对退步了。。。
酒店相信/服务所有人和警察怀疑所有人的对比冲突继续，东野圭吾的社会派风格依然显著，「凶手」和「真相」并不是重点，"触电纪念的杀人动机"之下：Transgender的身份，兄妹乱伦，警方审讯的二次强暴...这些才是更需要咀嚼的隐藏议题。
但是有的剧情确实离谱…关于酒店服务这一块有点过于疯魔化了的感觉是真的。就比如一开头的白气球哪怕离谱我也会感叹说真是好的酒店，但是后面男客人要求一定要约到一个女性甚至是非单身的女性的时候有点不适了，要约就自己上，长泽雅美这边还竟然依旧选择答应…
太无聊了，甚至连个火爆热闹的战斗场面都没。
明星多到很难猜谁是真凶，而且真凶是谁其实也不重要。开头木村和中村安奈跳舞挺好看的。故事太一般了，日本片这几年大多数都像流水线作品一样，各种固定套路往里塞点场景人物台词。
拍一些大的 landscape + 空镜倒是赵婷的风格、但是这也拍的太无聊了。哪怕是二倍速都懒得看。Gemma Chan 和 Richard Madden 还挺配的、
感觉就像前几年的美国片皇家酒店谋杀案但又不够烧脑，又像姜文的邪不压正但又不够美艳，表演都太装，舞台剧的感觉。
14/10/2021 @ 百老匯The One。我又睇左集日劇SP啦……
本来因为稀碎的价值观我只给了一星，但后面反现了一个很有意思的问题联动，如果为了一代人的生活，而导致未来更多的人失去了出生在这个世界的机会，那我们优先考虑哪个呢？每一方都有道理罢了。PS：马东锡和朱莉的cp爱了爱了
这咋还能拍续集呢？虽说第二部的悬疑推理占比增加了一点，但还是少到可以忽略不计，最后的部分又异常牵强。
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