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.
美术非但没有掩盖缺点，反而暴露出更多的问题。
天啊，这样的卡司，这样的布景，这样的摄影，拍出了一个什么玩意儿？可见剧本到底有多重要‼️
故事不错，但真没必要这么长，马戏团部分1个小时大可不必。陀螺你还是去搞环太2吧... | 大魔王“I‘ll live.’”
讨厌的点可太多了，剧作本末倒置，Bradly Cooper也垃圾，陀螺回家继续养小怪物吧。
铺垫的太长了，后期渐入佳境，光影的质感是真不错。
绝好的复古风格，摄影、服装俱佳。凯特布兰切特油美出了新高度。男主在追名逐利之中迷失自我，金钱、美色、贪欲，到头来都是一场空，黄粱梦后，最终只能认清自己，只是归属于那个破败的马戏团，不过到这里都能猜到结尾了，可是他为啥非得明知陷进的情况下再去做“怪人”呢？
陀螺电影的怪趣味深宅癖美术风格在本片中一如既往的延续，这是观影所能带来的最大快感，采访说影片中很多道具都是陀螺的私人收藏品，这果然很陀螺。可惜的是，最重要的故事剧情太过常规太无新意，演员表演除了大魔王外，也无甚惊喜，鲁妮玛拉的角色过于扁平导致演员基本无发挥空间......当然，看完还是会想起一些存在于中国民间的“通灵人”，在中国很多农村里通俗的说法叫做“跳大神的”，如果有朝一日审查制度放开点，这会是一个特别好的电影题材。
我喜欢 geek生成记 不是美恐畸形秀 是属于陀螺的freak show华丽演出 美术和布景都很美 周旋在女性中间 最后也栽了跟头 结尾的转折虽然突然但也惊艳
我还挺喜欢片子的30-40s的调调，虽然剧情也跟当年的电影一样简单直接，但过渡和起承转合都足够吸引我继续看下去。服化道太赞了，各种马戏团怪物怪咖也看得出陀螺玩得很开心
就是照着原版翻拍了一下 没什么太大新意 但道具做得还不错 开头嘉年华的机关有点惊艳 整体来讲演员不如原版有魅力 Cooper在我这里是真的毫无吸引力= =
电影整体的基调和风格很吸引人，其实故事也不错，只是马戏团的部分明知道作为故事铺垫极其重要但还是觉得冗长，斯坦被贪婪反噬早有预料，捕鸟人终成笼中鸟的结局很棒。
3.5
新版撇开卡司、置景美术，剧本改的太失败了，把原版优秀的地方改的很粗暴，可惜了
只是全片前2小时我都很喜欢，最后半小时的剧情过于崩塌了，电影中男主角大部分时刻表现得堪比福尔摩斯般聪明，不去当个侦探真的屈才，而到了最后一小节他的智商突然全面下滑，结局落魄的程度，就是那种明明看过了考卷答案还能特意写错的地步，虽然知道是导演想让电影组成一个黑色而嘲讽的闭环，但也过于刻意了，看得人很不爽。
20220227ke。暗黑故事，贪婪与人性之恶。属于很老套的好莱坞叙事了，就是太长了，耐着性子看完还是觉得不错的，没那么差。3.5
陀螺你奥特啦！但你还是魔法小王子。（原来是翻拍片为啥要翻拍上个时代的黑色电影？？）
托罗拍出了一种精致的肮脏，但无趣，也许把故事交给科恩兄弟拍会精彩很多吧。
Guillermo del Toro的风格我不太能接受，《水形物语》就让我不叫拒绝，这部片我觉得倒是引人入胜，只不过就是不咋地的观感充满所有桥段。Bradley Cooper真是有魅力，希望他能再遇到几部好作品拿一次影帝。Cate Blanchett越长越有一种喜感这是为啥……
可以想象原版应该是部很酷的黑色电影，新版2个半小时真的又臭又长，高潮部分几乎一笔带过，显得莫名其妙，陀螺这回栽了大跟头。
我的心可能装不下这么“单纯”直白的故事了
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