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.
雖然你殺了我哥 但是當晚我依舊要睡你
连字幕都不加了，却还要他得到集体的认同？故事太老了。
审美观的问题，理解不了歌舞犯罪片，前一天跳舞，后一天杀人？
多少年没看过这么无语的剧情了…男主太劝退了
小孩子置气一样，莫名其妙。音乐尚可。剧情算了。一群烂泥扶不上墙的东西，一帮小混混罢了
（此外，这是我人生中第一次“包场”的电影。蓝色样板戏，根本没人看，笑不活了。）
笑点还是不少 女主身材好棒 欧阳的哥哥很抢戏
Anita跳舞真是光芒四射 完全令人挪不开眼 女主和男主怕是都被降智了吧
The mafia musical happy ending ver. Romeo & Juliet. The choreography of the dance shows that the actors have worked hard to practice dance BUT not the main characters FFS
男主真的太丑了太丑了太丑了！即使知道他性格幽默且有男主buff加成也无法继续直视他的脸🆘
很多不了解欧美人的人可能会认为假。但剧本的编排还是合格的，而且两个演员也都完全合格了。这世上有千千万万的跨族群couple，这种故事绝对，完全可能发生（个人经验之谈）。滥俗是至极了，但普世意义很大，激励亚裔男生👍🏻💪🏻，多给一个🌟。
not bad. Harry Shum真的看起来超讨厌
繼星巴克紅杯之後，電影也開始聖誕版了⋯⋯交友軟件上用假照片一定會見光死啊，但聊得來跟愛得上是完全不一樣的兩回事⋯⋯
故事是真的狗血，但是别的方面又十分好看，单拎出来几个片段可能比看完全片的感受要好很多。
歌舞艺术表现力不错，男女主角的选择值得商榷。
但本身剧本没有大改动，像是斯皮尔伯格对于西区故事原剧作的致敬，但太过保守，舞台味过浓，电影感太少。
我开始还在想0022年了 会不会改个结局 但事实证明史匹堡完全就是技术过硬思想保守的学院派嘛 我到现在还没搞明白一个问题就是照办全收的翻拍意义到底在哪呢 是过于热爱么 可能是吧 但艾尔高特真的是肉眼可见的不会演戏 除了那张脸真的一无是处 他可能只能演一些憨憨的角色了 完全不灵 女主在我这也没啥个人魅力 原版就够长的了翻拍比原版还长 看完只想躺平
舞台剧西区故事上演当年之所以如此火爆以及60年代改编电影拿走好几个奥斯卡，除了其编舞出色、与莎翁的《罗密欧与朱丽叶》某种联系之外，当时的社会背景在的（移民，种族问题），如今宝刀未老一直对童年十分眷恋的斯皮尔伯格再次翻拍经典，可是故事放在当下语境中早就不是当年那个味了（或许不是，或许种族问题还在），空有画面调度下精美复古基调中角色艳美婀娜的舞姿，情节细节方面并不理想。但有一说一的是大导演就是大导演，从第一个俯瞰纽约贫民窟的长镜头开始就展现出斯皮尔伯格出色的镜头调度能力，伴随着音乐的涌现，摄影机所具有的韵律感和流动感，角色在真实的街道上尽情释放生命的愉悦，这种随心所欲的气质都在导演的精心设计中。另：男女主的气质无法撑起经典。
我明白为什么斯皮尔伯格一定要拍它了，对于儿时的他来说真的太过私密了，如果在不趁着现在拍出来，以后他既没精力更没机会了。大师的手笔拍出来的极具光影的质感和精彩绝伦的编排让这部电影更加勃勃生机，包括政治正确的外表也让它更贴近当下，但是它的内核就是老白男的雄性故事。斯如果改了就不是西区故事里，但是其中的表达太过于落后这个时代了，你如果硬找里面的先进性也是属于50年代的，放到现在也算不上多前卫，斯导老了，有一个真正属于他自己的童年追忆给我们看也许并不是坏事，失望算不上，但至少不够多惊喜吧
咱就是说很久没看过这么难看的电影了，奶奶那段不错
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