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.
20220501，手机爱奇艺 挺讽刺的是片中努力追求的正义和公正是靠钱收买实现的。
从上帝视角，救了一个混混，损失了一个女记者。[律师查案]，对抗黑暗势力。结尾还是郭老板买通黑警督查才赢的。也就是有钱有势力，有知识技术，加起来才赢的。
有些不像电影，更像电视剧的sp。TVB有个和这个类似的电视剧，不知道有什么关系?
故事套路，转折过于轻易，雷律师的小惊喜是为数不多的亮点。
港片看多了感觉特庸俗，要么是满警匪对峙街枪战打不完的子弹，要么就是用不完的炸弹引爆汽车大楼，特乏味，此片不错，又见人智叔，给四星
其实节奏还可以，但整体看下来，就是中规中矩的一部作品。
怀念智叔，多给一星吧，话说这电影编得真不靠谱……
ps.对于很少看港片的朋友真的由衷建议看港片一定要看原声版，国语配音真的很影响效果
实际是三星半，剧情有点平庸，结尾有点小反转，考虑到所有都是实力派演员，演技亦都在线，放在网大上映，已经算不错了。
[拳头]哎呀喂不错哟 它仍然有我们的陈木胜徐克所拍摄的生化武器热血沸腾的江湖的影子[呲牙][擦汗][庆祝][庆祝][庆祝][炸弹][炸弹][炸弹][炸弹][礼物][礼物][礼物][红包][红包][红包][红包]
勉强及格。毕竟有这么一帮好香港演员，毕竟是廖启智的遗作。
为了廖启智而看，电影里面有好多“熟人”。法律面前人人平等，印象最深是那个拿着秤的蒙面女神。“宁愿放走十个罪人，都不要冤枉一个无辜的人”，谢谢，我记住了。
简单说是两集<律政强人>港剧，但智斗感，演技力道全无，走个标准程序。
硬伤还是太多
检察官上来有罪推定就够瞧的了，剧情没有情感铺垫，故事冗长，反转太硬或者说没发展，愣上啊，如果没有有钱的爹，谁做污点证人啊。
而且再感慨一句，香港的演艺圈断层真的很厉害，全靠老戏骨在撑。
本片顯然具有香港本土色彩，在大陸長達三年才通過的審查得以在網絡平台播放，又得以在香港上映。該片由富商女兒被殺的案件開始，從中牽連了地產商，政党，新聞媒體以及腐敗的警察等，主要針對是隻手遮天下的在建政黨的野心，編導武戲文拍，用大義凜然的姿態批判了司法界的僵化，如今看來滿是唏噓，透露了香港多年來政商的微妙關係，容易對號入號。
是一个可以更加精彩的故事，但拍的略显平庸，普通话版本的对白没什么情感冲击，配乐和剪辑也没有使电影更加好看，最后的理想化独白也是强行升华主题，看完只觉得可惜。
理想条件下描写的法律不能让人忘记现实中的法律是什么样子
抹黑香港警察和政府官员，给香港律师涂脂抹粉。当然香港政界也是垃圾满地
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