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.
电影2星 不过为烤了火 喝了Negroni 的cozy体验＋两颗小星星
一开始被各种当下“刻板”设定引起不适，演员们全程照本宣科罢了，后半段剧情还算不错
I agree with the “romcom” & “holiday cliche”. I mean where the hell did they find it they were fit each other? By acting like one? Then fine, i’ll take Luke for mine now lol.
和玥宝。Why are we still watching Christmas movies mid-January?
我为什么看这种傻白甜电影都要掉眼泪的???
冬雪，白色小镇，房屋上的灯光，节日拐杖糖，甜得可以，但是多数都是速溶糖精
蛮蠢的typical Christmas romcom，而且无法get到男主的选择，男配帅又温柔有气质，秒杀两个男主。当然影片结束后所有人都很幸福，只有单身又没有男友的我很受伤。
这个同人里写遍的梗第一次拍到电影里也是很有意思，剧情老套，内容肤浅，但圣诞当头的我确实只想看这种不需要脑子的欢乐合家欢电影。备受诟病的家里人掺合了太多主角的爱情选择这点确实很减分，两个小女孩的过度磕cp有点烦了，国外或许还好但是国内近期好几起事件都导致人们有些过分敏感苛刻。以及电影里其实没有特别好的表现出有真感情的假男朋友最精彩的部分，小说中可以很轻松的动用心理描写写出两个人的互相试探小心翼翼，用假男朋友为理由约对方心中仍有的一丝期待试探，同意假扮男朋友的对方心中的苦涩沉重和爱慕，这里的fake boyfriend更像是个吸引人的噱头......不过高潮部分的男主终于明白心意转头去追的部分还是不错的，虽然素质可能不达标但是这口工业糖精我吃的很爽，四星吧！
非常非常非常普通… 但是希望这样的普普通通纯图开心的lgbt影视再多一点。毕竟同类型的直人影片我们也看了这么多年了。
毫无惊喜的圣诞假期限定同志小甜腻电影，家庭氛围是真好，故事是真“平稳”，好几年的“姐妹变男友”的设定也太想当然了，“拍拍屁股”想出来的剧情，前半段还好，后边全家撮合就…嗯…
Corny as predicted but still enjoyed it...
好俗爛的劇情但是好可愛好溫暖喔 ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ
EXO me, 去年拉拉出柜，今年Gay蜜凑对…Netflix的圣诞节日电影快把LGBTQ童话凑齐了
很无聊的炸鸡圣诞电影，但一点都不狗血，所以如一杯热红酒的开心。
温情幸福又轻松
就一很普通的圣诞喜剧电影，只不过里面全员嗑男男CP。
Nick和James真的太帅了，一个clichè的剧情被他俩的颜值完全撑起来了
虽然但是，米帅看了可能都想问编剧Luke是哪里不好了，非要男主跑回去选一个可能撞号的室友，想不通啊喂！
Christmas film 就别挑太多剧情硬伤啦，总之看得挺开心的🎉
太假了，一个1一个0怎么能从小会做那么久的好基友，不相信，很少评论呸
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