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.
记录在战争中被误杀的平民和儿童，很少见的题材，有几处都令人震撼：开头飞机扫射至车中几个去赴宴的美女和司机的惨死。被埋在地下室废墟中无法挪动的修女和女孩的对话，小女孩声音那么平静，却慢慢被涨高的水淹至无声。。。
战争从来都是政治家的工具，作为个体我反对所有形式的战争！
有点像是韩国版《小偷家族》和日本版《寄生虫》的混合体？总体感觉其实还可以啊，但这豆瓣6.8的评分是不是感觉有点低了吧？
英國皇家空軍帶著正義的目的，還是不小心把那麼多丹麥小朋友送下了地獄。這就是戰爭。
战争无论性质，都必然会给平民带来伤害和阴影。
勉强三星，剧本问题比较大，没有一个人物立得住
情感非常细腻。几个小朋友演的真好，尤其喜欢两个小女孩陪小男孩第一天去学校一起吃“毒面包”那段。低空飞行的片段很紧张，第一次看到这样的视角，飞速略过的海岸和城市屋顶，哥本哈根的建筑都长很像，难以分辨。结尾略显仓促但转念一想，导演可能并不想像战争片那样讲述完整的轰炸和救援，就连轰炸任务委派也是飞行员一个人查看沙盘时的背景音，所以导演的视角一直放在单独的人身上。而最后小男孩因为责任而敢于直面阴影，小女孩则在第一次轰炸侥幸生还之后想回家，另一个小女孩就没那么幸运了。。
根本不能称之为恐怖片……奔着恐怖片的标签去的，结果一坨狗屎。
受害者电话所勾勒出的人际关系和幽暗封闭的地下室产生了一种别样的氛围，是成长的烦恼变种，其他方面一般般
其实是一个理想化的故事，温暖向善的结局不深刻却令人动容。影片最现实的可能就是刑警反思自己最后竟成了最想贩婴交易成功的人，着实黑色幽默。摩天轮上素英与东秀之间达成了自我救赎。恭喜宋康昊，化演技为无形，是高招中的高招。
仿小丑回魂，气球，小镇杀人狂，黄色雨衣，雨天自行车等等元素，叙事有些流水账了，特别是反派没有塑造起来
结尾母亲看着坐在客厅吃凉粥的伊娃，笑中带泪瘫倒在地，她最恐惧的一天结束了
所谓的精准打击，牺牲少数保护多数，为了大局……都是放屁
反派比较弱，伊桑霍克可是奶油小生脸，不知道导演咋选角的。
战争不会有赢家，但最惨烈最痛苦最受伤的永远都是平民老百姓！所以真心愿世界和平！
又一次经历战争的残酷，哪怕是正义的行动，也会有误伤。修女的疑问，魔鬼出没的时候，上帝到底有没有在场，爆炸现场，上帝终究派了一人救援。红衣母亲最后的奔跑极具感染力。
上帝的铅笔从桌上掉下，这一秒钟，我们不被看到。
意外…误杀…残酷…绝望… 战争摧毁了孩子的梦.
最后母亲奔跑回家的长镜头和女儿伊凡坐在桌子上喝自己早上没有喝完的粥，才是电影最为核心的地方，也正是伊凡勇敢的跑出了教堂才幸免遇难，故事的一切悲剧都来自于战争。
拿着假想的幻象，层层累加的前置条件来呈现所谓“爱”与“治愈”，终究是舍本逐末，本末倒置。
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