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.
ABC 导演拍出了上一代亚裔父母亲的特点，希望十年后有新一代导演能拍出来湾区新移民父母们鸡娃盛况
单独看Asian American的故事还是可以的，但是故事本身还是个皮克斯经典故事内核套了个异域文化壳子的电影……没啥新意也没有很感人。。
“你走得越远，我越是骄傲。” 看到这里真的眼眶一热。
熊猫是真的可爱，但尽管导演在努力地写中国式父母，却很难引起共情...稍微有些幼齿了，思考还是太少了
又是大段大段的阳光姐妹淘和烂歌，实在很难顶。
怎么会有这么可爱的电影啊？？？救命！！！！！！！！！！
非常的浮浅，对人际关系尤其是亲密关系的描述表面而粗糙，脸谱化严重，这种剧本放在上个世纪80年代还有点新鲜，放在此时实在是泛善可陈，我能理解为什么放在网络上播，因为放到大荧幕上绝对票房惨淡。一个女性导演，竟然没有细腻的表达，全都是套路化的镜头与语法，可惜了，看了一半看不下去，有点浪费时间。顺便说一下，豆瓣评分水分越来越大，该处理一下了，就像大众点评的评分一样误导性很强，往往好菜馆要到4分以下去找，还不如凭直觉。
不断成长，不断克服，不断和解，成为自己想成为的人。（华人，家庭）
从当年《包宝宝》开始就对这个导演充满期待，这次的新作真的可以用诚意满满来形容，特别是作为生活在多伦多的一名海外党，看到每个镜头里街角巷尾的细节都这么逼真，亲切感瞬间爆棚。导演骨子里那份东方式的、对于亲情的眷恋，是那么动人又那么细腻；那些成长的烦恼，那个成人礼的时刻，对于年少时的我们永远都那么特别，又那么难忘。
有很多可愛小細節、文化隱喻和共同記憶的一部動畫電影。
窒息的东亚亲子关系很真实，永远无法让父母满意的子女。即使遇到困难（变成熊猫）也不敢告诉妈妈的小孩，让人难受（抹泪。但小熊猫也太可爱了吧！
看的是一直被可爱到，但好像也仅限于此了。虽然和母亲的和解，dddd。但是先看影评再看电影，没想到大家吹爆的隐喻，这么浅显的吗……
东亚ru圈高级黑，刻板印象实锤。但是说是纯刻板也没那么认同，制作班底里很多华裔。宗不宗祠的大家也都不是傻子，这种完美控制型鸡娃可能仍旧是上一代乃至Z世代“体面”父母里的典型。片中母亲对于闺女各种隐私边界的僭越超有感触！公开场合让小孩颜面尽失真的很伤人且伤害不可逆…除此之外，小熊猫的设定真的很可爱ww（多数人面对furfur的东西大概就是草履虫反应XD
看完后我更理解了“华裔和国人除了长得相似以外没啥共同点”这一点——他们不是我们，也代表不了我们；被异化的他们抱着一点残存的文化碎片如数家珍，而我们则有口难言。
2.5 这感觉像极了春晚，我想看的不过是一台出人意料的好戏，结果来的又是一坨无数层次各种强扭自我感动的屎。
full of f*cking stereotypes
可爱疗愈，简直想给女主角一个抱抱。妈妈的设置在东亚文化里就更有代表性了，对孩子自私而无私，期望甚高又只希望她平凡。女性间的相互懂得，接受成长的独特，拥抱自己，给互相空间，拥抱上一辈的隔阂，情节是老套的但都圆得很好
看了个开头就弃了，什么年代了还演女主恋爱脑这种设定。一开头就下跪场景更是下头。无力吐槽……
粤语版加一星，好搞笑啊，勇敢释放内心的萌兽吧(如果是猛兽就还是锁着吧哈哈哈
从青春片的角度上看中规中矩， 不太明白为什么受到追捧。西方对儒家文化的看法可能就是影片里这种，family fisrt，duty first，以及各种学霸吧啦吧啦。其实挺缺乏深入理解的。我看有人说加拿大华人就是这个样子，我是不了解啦，我就是觉得这个电影太黑白分明了。不如李安。
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