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.
用十分朴素的方法讲了一个十分朴素地故事，搭配起来刚刚好
家长里短碎碎念，故事性太差了，演员也比较生硬，不懂怎么打出这么高的分。
前一部潮語電影屬於是「文化糟粕輸出」，還好這一部有所改變，至少代表了潮汕地區偏農村部分的現狀，母親是一個很割接的角色，既默默承受著操持家庭的壓力讓人心疼，又固守著自己「為你好」那一套東西讓人無奈，雖有美化但也較寫實了，五星支持下家鄉本土文化。
小桓也看完了，我也是。
意外的挺好看，拍得挺真实的，有些点很有共鸣，happy ending也挺好的，希望真实中的有情人也能终成眷属，唯一的不足是妈妈思想转化铺垫有点不够，对比反对时激烈的情感，后有点突然就想开了的感觉，要是这个转变能在铺开一点就好了。
3.5，潮汕方言喜剧，令人感叹的是生活和人情味浓厚，家里人对未婚子的关怀和未来祝福，新旧观念冲突植入，街坊邻里的刻画着实有些入木三分的程度，最大亮点是妈妈的选角和刻画，抱有传统观念而又能干的乡下妇女，又有在不断的学会接受，给人感觉很接地气。不过总体来说其实问题也有不少，主要是对传统婚姻爱情观念的相冲，及母亲学会接受理解的转变的地方还是浅尝辄止了，没有继续深挖，这是一个遗憾，但在这个院线电影大环境集体摆烂的现在出现这么一部方言喜剧着实算有些小惊喜，因此值得鼓励。
一个不是被汕头人拉着绝对不会想着来看的 意外的很好看的电影！看温情也很有地方特色！
有人说很平淡，但我恰恰喜欢它的平淡。相对上部而言，这部的环境，布景和细节都更到位，表演也很真实。你能很真切感受到潮汕地区的部分面貌。当然，有一些现在也很少见了，还是有些过于放大了。
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电影里把潮汕小城的人文故事 风土人情呈现非常好
其实有种帕皮酱混搭小杨哥的感觉
扑面而来的质朴和真实感，一下子梦回在潮汕生活的日子。
嗯，很多场景历历在目，也好想再去一次潮汕，似乎一切也没那么神秘。
真实还原了外地人在潮汕人家饭桌上的场景，一句话也听不懂却莫名的感觉温暖。
潮汕人支持系列之又一部。故事本身并没那么吸引，比较容易猜，或许还是看一些些情怀在支撑。妈妈一角挺符合印象中的潮汕女性，不过我觉得应该是比较像在拜拜习俗相对浓的地区的妈妈。有些地方妈妈和男主还是有点不大自然，但语言的使用还是保留得挺好的，特别那些语气粗口，挺到位挺有感觉。3颗星，有一颗是鼓励，希望未来能更突破。
上一次看潮汕话电影已经是将近十年前的《鮀·恋》了，家乡电影虽然进步没有广州快但还是有在前进，表演特别自然，人物互动有趣不尴尬（除了开头的相亲胖妞桥段有点外貌羞辱的感觉不喜欢），几首潮汕插曲质量都很不错。刚好这两天见了男朋友老妈，潮阳潮南话对我来说听得好累，所以水鸡兄和许友文的一口标准汕头话让人巨亲切无比hhh潮汕电影目前可能还停留在用本地特色唤起胶己人共鸣的层面，故事上仍然是挺传统的潮汕刻板印象，家乡情怀加一星，希望以后能有更突破传统的故事~
一星给汕头的一切 比韩寒拍的更细和真实 钟少贤演得很好
年轻一辈的演技让人有点难顶，但老一辈演得很真实，故事乏善可陈，但是毕竟是难得的方言电影，希望以后有更多更好的
真诚且温暖的电影，把关于家庭中的一切都拍到了。#切片计划
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