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.
“小杜小杜，说一下此片迷影到了哪些影史经典？”“后窗，姐妹情仇，窃听大阴谋，等到天黑。”……其实拍的并不好。各种传统惊悚元素组装得既显白又生硬。比如足不出户的心理问题，并没有表现在被迫外出后的精神萎顿或行动障碍，相反跑得比谁都欢！最后的翻天逆转在暴力层面上也是毫无铺垫莫名其妙……两星半。
拍喜剧的演员说我们拍的又不是万尼亚舅舅，这部拍片场比滨口龙介拍得好玩多了。
虽然厌恶社交碎片侵占屏幕的影像语法，但KIMI不可思议地以紧凑精炼的类型框架将新冠时代科技惊悚流派与超级英雄悬念技巧结合。短小篇幅热点议题也和流媒平台配合默契。门缝和隔窗窥伺正如信息流无孔不入，割喉刀刃反面即是自卫钉枪。远程交流互相隔离的沟通和日渐蔓延的群体焦虑在疫情之中得到天然掩体，现代社会真正的流行病。预知情节熟稔于心，幽闭视角聚焦特写面部表演，摄像诡计最大限度操纵氛围，家庭空间有序舒适和室外天地混乱危险相形构成难以名状的恐怖。数据罪证可以一键清除，杀人灭口却劳神费心，监视者自造的绳索也会成为结果他们的圈套。光明结尾似是呼吁虚拟数字世界真实依托还在，摘下口罩更换发色，自由肉身仍和数据海洋共生共存。作品本身就像恐慌发作的物理浮木，正义得偿一刻清除了体内交叠的疮疤枷锁，线上线下暂时相安无事。
The actress next door
摄影棚之突发状况的一周，看过发现想拍好一部情景剧并且成功的剧集并没有那么容易，电影最后着力点还是有些浅，妮可还是贡献了很好的演出，但电影本身而言就中规中矩
以后还是看看剧情片，这个剪辑跟故事有点跟不上
大概是所有讲智能科技电影中最正面（也是疫情所迫？）的一部，都可以当广告来卖了。
索德伯格再次发挥其快狠准的创作特色。从疫情封锁期间的人际关系与过于自我防护的心理入手，结合时下最流行的家居人工智能设备，编写出一个相当贴地气的犯罪悬疑剧本。观众看到的全是热门话题：后MeToo时代的女性意识、疫情下工作环境的转变、黑人维权运动等，而内在却是老派的类型架构推动叙事。传统与现代两者却融合得无比流畅，更不时浮现出致敬经典的情节：德帕尔马的《凶线》、希区柯克的《后窗》，令阅片无数的影迷大感惊喜。
节奏好快，结尾手帕对峙的戏表演节奏真好，看到Luccille最后选择继续演第一幕的“笨女孩”好辛酸。
看现在的妮可就想感叹美人迟暮，但至少曾经美过。脸僵就僵吧，至少演技依然吊打绝大部分同龄女演员。
吾爱索金。换别人开头拍成这个样子我分分钟关掉了。散得像一锅蛋花汤，这个叙事方式感觉没什么必要。妮的演技是真不错。也让人想看看如果不打这么多针是什么样子。谁说普通的老去就没有魅力呢？
时间线有些杂乱，传记片拍出了悬疑片的感觉（贬义）。妮可总是能云淡风轻地把歇斯底里的感情完美表现出来，今年她拿影后我没意见。
节奏好快，结尾手帕对峙的戏表演节奏真好，看到Luccille最后选择继续演第一幕的“笨女孩”好辛酸。
妮可刚出来的时候脸好僵…黑白的地方比较像。感情戏和事业线拍出来总感觉不对味。还行吧
人物性格转变太突兀了 人设立不起来 女主这种病根本不是很快就能克服的 不适合电影里的设定（参考无耻之徒里的Sheila 那位转变的就很合理）
几个主演的演技很棒。其实可以拍的更好的，节奏太乱了。
索德伯格的新题材尝试，我感觉有点像“后窗”+“网络迷踪”的混合风格。女主身材棒！是一部还不错的惊悚片。
整个电影用尼罗河惨案的台词总结就是，女人只想被爱。索金还是不会讲家长里短的事情，从结尾最后处理那一段进门戏就能看出索金还是有巧思在的，但是故事讲琐碎缺乏一条明晰的感情着落点和线，太多片段有小品感缺乏上下互文。不过就算这样中后段的戏水准还是很不错的，尤其是露西尔被电影公司解雇那里，妮可的表现颇为亮眼。妮可虽然开始觉得她脸僵肿怪，是上了年纪的后遗症，但是她依然表现很灵动。这部戏最打动我的一点，一群人创作，认认真真不欺骗观众，哪怕生活一团糟也要拍出一部好戏给观众看，太感动了。
剧本复杂精致，台词考究，无可挑剔。可所有的情感，所有的力量全在片尾爆发，实在是令影片无聊的令人发指。
既然有被提名了奥斯卡，我觉得这应该是一部好电影。可我坚持到一半实在看不下去了，给个3星吧😮💨
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