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.
是一部看了会让人非常开心的电影！单纯美好的！氛围超好的party之旅！！/其中，躺在沙滩上一起看书，一起交流的手语，一起冲向大海的浪漫氛围真的太美太美了。虽然镜头只有那几秒，但是却直击我的内心，我的爱情该有的样子。/爱一个人一定不能让他离开你！未来和爱情从来不需要二选一，因为爱你的人会和你一起走向你的未来！/“我真的为了你偷了水上的士”爱你的人会为你做许多疯狂的事，爱你的人会想方设法来和你相见，不负万里地前来。/最后的跳舞太杀我了，美丽的景，爱的人，未来就让它来吧，我们会携手去面对这一切挑战的！爱情太美好了！
he deserve it
gay版傲慢与偏见，有些幼稚可是我就是很喜欢简奥斯丁！！
借用周迅的话：好多人啊。不太懂这帮人要干嘛，很热闹，很聒噪。结局剧情都很容易猜。题外话：请问你们欧美人是如何分别亚裔是菲裔、韩裔的？
Is it a trend for those fag movies to use Perfume Genius? The soundtrack is so quirky and unsuitable. Conrad is hot as always. Maybe we will fall in love with (normal) people that don’t seem to match in the first place. Can’t agree more with Noah on Call Me By Your Name.
不过整个叙事过程中确实重点和角度出了问题，Noah的旁白贯穿始终，又反复在自己和Howie之间横跳，情感力度始终有点打不到人，略微可惜了。
烧0岛！√
奇烂无比 植入的价值观特别重 为啥亚裔在里面都那么丑？
氛围挺轻松的，可以当个下饭剧，BGM选歌真的很符合通讯录的sense了。
被基友偷吃了暧昧对象，还替他打抱不平，不愧是“家人”。真正诠释了姐妹如手足，男人如衣服。
Will可爱，其他无任何亮点。赐予LGBT中的边缘人与主流人气王修成正果的结局真是又假又错又害人。
挺沉闷的一片子，到不知为啥很快就看到结尾了，或许是相同的低谷经历，还是挺享受这一段juorney的。
The guy is just a drama Queen! Also he is really not good looking.
gay版傲慢与偏见，可爱又悲伤，什么时候才能彻底粉碎父权制呢，即使是没有崆峒人士的天堂岛，基于阶级、种族、外貌的歧视也无处不在。ps杨伯文真的太太太可爱了
男二怎么一点自信都没有，婆婆妈妈的真出戏！
是让彼此坚持到最后的希望
本来以为是porn,没想到是纯爱电影，被骗了
Does everybody have to be so bitchy and mean? Does everything have to be around sex? What exactly does this movie try to tell me? Starting to worry about the mental issues of American gay guys.
哎，诺亚如果换一个好看的脸估计整体效果好很多呀。评论区有人说的很对了，刻板印象➕只能骗骗深柜看看
2.5/5 该片少数做对了的地方：1）being vulnerable is okay; 2）为亚裔男同增加了cinematic representation; 3）（浅薄地）视像化了男同社群令人窒息的种族主义与white queerness. 但这也是它令人失望的地方：批评heteronormativity时行heteronormativity之实，讽刺white queerness却无时不刻都充斥着white queerness. 批判力度还不如亚裔同志博主写得出彩的网文，2022年了还在玩把主角换成少数群体、内核却依旧陈腐的烂把戏。virtue signaling, queer-baiting content at its finest…（Bowen请好好挑剧本…
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