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.
谜一样的女人，沉溺与回忆里，终老，后期就看不下去了
穿插于现实、回忆甚至幻觉之间，折腾这么多动作戏，这电影实在是定位错乱。
收手吧阿祖～白皇后真好看……今天美女看的，有点多了
浪费了那么好的卡司! 这个剧情也太无聊了!!
210825.★★★★★★.最后半小时；特效外景。针对被大为诟病的片中大部分回忆场景都不是POV视角的VR影像而是全知的第三人称客观视角这个最核心设定的硬伤，如果①追忆装置会带一个会自动扫描被追忆者身体包括面容的仪器或给出扫描的动作，②除了被追忆者的主观视角所见以外，其他视角下的记忆里的物件都以乱码或者残缺不全的影像显示，或许就相对合理些。(speed.)
有那么爱伐
这故事说明不要总立flag，过程幸福的故事总是悲伤的结局真是一语成谶，剧情本身还不如世界设定有趣，一别于《未来水世界》的末世水世界还是挺有想法的
西部世界的资源，女性视角，难怪看的这么别扭。
负分滚粗，毫无逻辑漏洞百出，主角自恋自负玛丽苏气爆表，扭蛋再次证明中英文夹杂死的快
剧透：其实地产大亨的婚生子才是外表呆萌内心黑化，大亨想要妥善安置情妇和私生子。婚生子找到黑警做掉了情妇，私生子被女主救走。呆呆事发后连自我了结的勇气都没有，埋头在妈妈怀里痛哭。
感觉最大的问题是，人类显然并不需要高科技就能够沉溺于过去，而电影也不需要其帮助来实现常规的非线性叙事，这层科幻的皮披是在太软，作为黑色电影来说又显得悬疑不足，说它是过去许多电影的“追忆迷踪”也不为过。但是，它依旧有让人动容的美好瞬间，不留恋那一眼的俄尔普斯，和那个只讲了一半的幸福故事，无需太过防备，竟也缕缕陷入各种回忆之中。
就这……菲茨杰拉德式的台词可能是唯一可看的地方，只能说看完想重读夜色温柔了
视效不错，一切都很好看，人、光线、场景；剧情极度老套cliche，不过吴彦祖还挺好玩的
全程bug，快进1.5倍加狼叔的腹肌、吴彦祖的英夹中也挽救不了的剧情…… 无语子，你们是有多缺钱花才接的这个剧本？
整部电影只有女主角在唱歌的时候是最好看的了，剧本太烂。
“想念一个人是这世界的一部分，没有思念故人的忧伤，就无法体会眼前的幸福”（所以，这也是那些有故事的人能看懂，没有阅历的感到乏味！）
我说台词咋这么矫情，原来导演和编剧都是同一个女人，不过许多光景拍的挺柔美的。
6.5分
总觉得有些刻意，情节过渡不太顺。不过环境塑造非常有特点，全球变暖、海平面上升后的景象还是蛮贴切未来的。“用记忆回放做噱头”这个点子大大降低了观影门槛，即用线性叙事的宏观结构来呈现非线性叙事。
故事其实还是个好故事，但是感觉片子没有很好地把这个剧本给利用起来，剧情的推进有些杂乱以及略显生硬。好几位《西部世界》里的演员，里面Watts（西部世界里的梅芙演员扮演）女儿的设定应该也是和《西部世界》遥相呼应了一下，片尾Watts的孙女都有了，弥补了《西部世界》里梅芙被设定记忆一直欺骗却仍选择相信自己拥有女儿这件事的遗憾。
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