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.
色彩方面有用心，但谁不用心呢？
一天看下来n部颁奖季电影，看得脑瓜子嗡嗡的，直到看到PTA才开始享受起来，拍的竟然是那么流畅、避重就轻，果然有才华是可以为所欲为的。
PTA观影门槛真高，看的过程是比较轻松愉快，但可能是我水平不高，看不出更多的妙处。女主的一些服装搭配有亮点。日剧跑什么的，我竟然都没在意
不难看，却也没啥兴奋点。
不俗的视听语言所以是看着很享受很有意思的片子，说有意思其实又没什么意思的故事… （waterbed开幕那晚拍Alana看Gary, 出门安排两个外形相近的人在旁边，被骗到一次… 看窗户缝不给反打；councilman在饭店那个借一点镜像的绕圈long take；日剧跑很讲究screen direction，从追逐运动变成相遇运动了⋯是会二刷看电影语言的片子但故事编织不能算精细
真没想到副警长“菜头”居然是郑肯配的音，哈哈!
奥斯卡。看不太懂，女主作为二十多岁的成年人竟然和一个15岁的青少年在一起了，虽然长得不像未成年人。不过影片呈现的美国七十年代的时代背景，和影片的运镜等设计我还是挺喜欢的。还有封面的甘草披萨标题，颜色和字体的复古搭配有种莫名的吸引力。。。刚知道片名甘草披萨是加州一家黑胶唱片的名称，用来比喻怀旧的事物，还挺贴合。
疯狂愚蠢的爱，PTA是恶补了多少日剧才拍出这么多奔跑桥段。
“不可能事事都顺你心意啊”
陪闺女看，换新马了，名字还没记住，还是好朋友
看的很舒服，青春期做作的弟弟追姐姐故事，美国七十年代的风情（摇摆与停滞）在某种程度上更符合当下的困惑与迷茫。导演功力很多时候体现出来就是观影体验上的舒适感和流畅感，仔细一想怎么拍摄和安排的镜头就会发现难度有多高。
PTA想“四两拨千斤”，可惜招式没耍太明白。爱情的动机不够强烈，完全依靠男女演员的表现吸引我看完它。以及这个片也让我知道PTA一旦开始脆弱敏感忆青春真的挺可怕的（贬义
上岁数了 正式对pta脱敏 （把歇斯底里当幽默来源 把压抑当做存在主义表现的答案 就 真的 够了（幼稚..
看电影的过程中想起了索菲玛索的成名作《初吻》
'Soggy Bottom' sounds like someone shit their pants.
当pta拍了一部看似挺有趣且门槛不怎么高的片子，而我却几乎无法在主角成长亦或是情感变化中找到任何情感共振是挺遗憾的（部分转折有点突兀），后半段也只在欣赏一些光影啊调度啊还有恰到好处的配乐等他的强项，但还是很喜欢
再平常不过的爱情故事。像是以男女主的爱情故事穿起来的一串短片集。结尾处库伯和萨弗迪的很棒。
剧本平庸得让我以为自己在看伍迪艾伦，这么讲究的摄影技法配上这么垃圾的故事，或者说专注雕虫小技必然剥离故事审美的能力，不管怎么说，导演真是糟践自己，也糟践观众。
可真是太私人了，私心多到琐碎，故事剪成饺子馅，一开始我觉得，这是一个关于抓不住的青春，以及等不到的成年的深沉故事，但最终这些东西都被乱七八糟的私人情感擦去，还真就只是一个爱情故事，当然有些地方还是佳句频出，让人不禁沉浸在往日时光中，或许PTA他就是一个只会拍过去的人。
个人感觉结局有点太仓促，三个水晶合在一起可以直接在屋子外拿出来，然后发现也不行，Sprout这反派也当的太弱了，操控小马大脑还是交给海绵宝宝里的痞老板更合适，成为天角兽也很突然，应该经历更多才对，至少得把威胁解除，被迫成为反派的他直接用完机器就窝囊了。
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