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.
我沒看過《她和他的戀愛花期》，但這部號稱帶著前者影子的電影是真的很平庸。
分手情侣还能这么拍啊，怪啊，好怪的时间顺序，纯倒叙才带来的复杂感受！
稍微想起一起 想起了花束 想起密度蓝 池松壮亮这几年接到的片子还都不错
今年呢。
日本版Lala Land。公园男的线索看得人太心碎了。主cp（的过去）甜则甜矣，好像并没有在化学反应之外很打动我。女主十分可爱，确实声音让人着迷，一直在想是不是给ももちゃん配音的…
不知道为什么幻月翻译的是「回到恋爱终结时」，看完搜词条觉得明明这个名字更符合电影的意思啊！不知道是不是没太认真看时间线，两个人分开的原因有点没get到（）不过又在感叹小巷中伴着街头歌手的演奏歌声跳舞这样的瞬间现实中好难得。
Fantasia 2022@ Concordia 下周去多伦多顺便逛下水族馆吧
爱情的模样。可以和《花束》对看。叙事结构小有创新。也是一部用细节填充的电影。
#TIFF21 男女主换俩人这片票房能加一位数
很好松居大悟你挽回我了。一上来车内外空间的利用和声音处理就不错，街景拍的有几分贾木许的神韵。剧本简单也扎实，拍出了不少可爱的日常（浇完花再浇浇自己，每天朝着路边的神明拜拜）。超级喜欢出租车确认心意的那场戏，车内到车外，自动车门、灯光和城市风景，调度拉满，还有些幽默在里面。
舞台，乐队，碎片化的时间，把现实拍得有点像演戏，把演戏拍得像回忆般真实。确实啊，有时候会瞬间失神，脑子里被塞进一段以为早已经忘掉的曾经。
都是那些说不清道不明的东西吧
今年最佳爱情片了吧。。。相比去年的花束，一个从开始到结束，一个从结束到开始，都是细节控。。。爱不是有意要去做什么，而往往是无意识的反应。。。这种感觉将人联系在了一起。。。
两个人的相遇不管相隔多久时间都是幸福的，那种甜美的感觉透过时空都能感受得到。两个人终究因为彼此对生活的看法不一走上了不同的人生道路，但这又能怪谁呢。我们每个人都在自己的世界里面，哪怕偶尔跟身边的人接触，最后也都会回到自己的安全位置。就留一丝回忆在里面吧，在这个荒诞又可爱的世界里。
平淡自然，不用那么多故事线的细节，单单几个零散的情节足以表达起伏。好喜欢时不时冒出来的幽默话语，两位演员自然熟悉的氛围让我相信这样一个故事的真实性——在昼夜更迭的东京，相爱的人们相聚又别离，路人也温暖相助。白头发出租车司机眼含笑意关上打卡表离开车厢，留下年轻的两人恣意告白，司机大叔也曾经历过吧，此刻又怀念着什么呢。
7.0 完美阐述了《花束般的恋爱》里的那句“开始是结束的开始”。回忆里的人不会犯错，回忆里的人才会觉得错过
我明白剧情是在倒叙，可我一直以为他家的电子日历坏了（捂脸
池松神奇的一点是，演什么角色我都不会出戏。太爱这电影了。
女主声音太出戏了。近年来同题材电影还是最喜欢行定勋的《剧场》。主题曲确实很赞。
夏夜总会掉入回忆的漩涡。总有一些藏在时间缝隙里的人事物突然汹涌而来，猝不及防，震慑心房。
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