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.
【明天，明天，再一个明天，日子一天天过，直到时间尽头，我们所有的昨天，不过是替傻子们点亮了通往死亡的路，熄灭吧，短暂的烛光。】悲剧。
{★★★} 因为我不懂莎士比亚，所以这部电影对我而言是一则经典的Intellectual vs. Visceral范本：两种审美价值在窄小逼仄的画幅内冲撞博弈，一边是字字珠玑的海量文本、另一边是表现主义的张牙舞爪。二维抽象的舞台剧风格确实为观众转移了一些被繁冗的台词捆绑的注意力，但到头来仍没做到尽兴。只是别因为我的话就不去看它，今年的冲奥份额未必都有它的胆识、知识和古典血统。
形式华丽、构图精致、摄影绝美、表演扎实，奈何以伯格曼《第七封印》般肃穆的影像风格复刻黑泽明《蜘蛛巢城》电影质感对莎翁文本的经典诠释，细节上做得再极致，也不过是邯郸学步的削足适履。抽离了科恩兄弟引以为傲的荒诞底色，在视觉上加buff也不过是一场极致华丽的舞台秀，却没有科恩式的电影感，于是沦为学院派气息浓厚的情怀之作，在美学上是精彩的影像实验，于电影本体却鸡肋许多。
仿佛看了一个舞台剧，黑白片也不显得沉闷。喜欢配乐，另外表白弗兰西斯·麦克多蒙德，如果不是三封了，也许阿姨还能再来一个奥提
像是一场无人问津的话剧被拍成了黑白电影，绚烂的词藻，夸张又惨白。
这个黑白对路，和极简背景相得益彰。台词，表演，人像特写都是教科书级别的。
无聊，受够了这么拍的莎翁电影了，不如把到剧场里去用这些现代电影手法排个剧，然后给观众看剧的录播好了
{★★★} 因为我不懂莎士比亚，所以这部电影对我而言是一则经典的Intellectual vs. Visceral范本：两种审美价值在窄小逼仄的画幅内冲撞博弈，一边是字字珠玑的海量文本、另一边是表现主义的张牙舞爪。二维抽象的舞台剧风格确实为观众转移了一些被繁冗的台词捆绑的注意力，但到头来仍没做到尽兴。只是别因为我的话就不去看它，今年的冲奥份额未必都有它的胆识、知识和古典血统。
上了两个小时的英语课lol 极简的布景就像演话剧
这把年纪感觉真的看不了这种文学电影了，艰难看完
土掉牙的剧情 不过摄影 光影 布景确实是打到你服 整体风格相当冷峻 加上黑白画幅让我想起1948年的王子复仇记/以及演员的台词功底相当扎实 特别是弗兰西斯/对白的也借莎翁之力 相当“醇厚” 不过这也导致长时间聚焦在字幕上而忽略了演员的演绎/是稍微有点哲学味道在里面的：结果对行为产生影响 而行为又导致了结果 我们的欲望 我们的野心所产生的结果或后果到底是不是“命运叫我们这么做”的 难怪米兰昆德拉说历史就是一个玩笑
把舞台剧直接搬上大荧幕大概就是这样了，摄影真是绝了，不过总觉得丹泽尔华盛顿有种违和感
Life's but a walking shadow，a poor player，
演技最好的麦克白夫妇。摄影真的是太绝了！太绝了！太绝了！
麦克白的陌生化。
视觉设计上的独树一格，戏剧情节上的昏昏欲睡。
以后别改了吧。
科恩在时空接住了莎翁，科恩嫂就是麦克白夫人。
私以为莎翁的四大悲剧中最贴合科恩风格的就是《麦克白》，这一版的场景极简比起电影更像话剧，皇后和女巫的演技会让我不寒而栗，至于这一版的麦克白，我觉得他残酷多于可悲。
刚好和前阵子的罗南的话剧版本作对比，显然话剧版为罗南做了很多的改编，加了不少戏份，电影版在奇幻的改编上加了很多力度。打光真是一绝，线条也是极简，视觉上非常舒服。但是麦克多蒙德的戏份也太少了哇！真的，恶女还得是由老戏骨来演，才能有那种味道
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