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.
在没有谍影重重的年代，这样的片子已经算还可以的了，
除了营造情绪，故事情节全部被模糊化，动作场面仅限预告片。
开头冗长絮叨，中段进入正题之后逐渐空言无物，然后草草收尾。
PPS:这片出彩的头功应该是……那个声音性感的ai……
动作戏也能拍出歌舞升平的感觉，也是印度电影特有的风格了…
承包商 2022.6.25 看了一星期，逻辑有硬伤，还是挺好看。无论发生了什么，都要认真对待。
故事情节松散经不起推敲，人物刻画稀烂，动作场面一般，甚至枪战场面都让人提不起兴趣。克利斯的表演木讷、动作僵硬而且导演一直刻意躲开他的腹部拍摄，不知是受伤了还是减肥失败，总之这部电影也就2.5分。
Jason Bourne外表，Cowboy内核
漏洞太多，前段节奏太慢！但悬念确实一直都在，演员表演也到位，所以，还是跟随剧情看的下去。
军人把自己的思想、身体和信念上交军队/国家，后者却在嚼烂之后，吐出了残渣般，即将被家庭抚养、银行账单和就业歧视压垮的退役军人。该片似PTSD电影《感谢您的服役》中“缺失”的第四章，即访谈中福斯特说的，被弃军人只能靠仅存的军事技能，淌入浑浊且危险的私营军事承包商水域。派派说初读剧本时像迂腐军事动作片，但读完后发现编剧的确在探究那些褪去制服和臂章后的退役军人的人性和危机，尤其是在没有军队荣耀、皿煮信念和家庭关怀支持下，孤身作战的悲惨PMC生涯（念叨着“归乡只是记忆”的滞欧阿富汗战争老兵；剧本原设定在中美洲展开黑色行动）。因有前GIGN组成的法国影视军事顾问团队Maratier，加之导演萨利赫延续《尼罗河希尔顿》的作者电影属性，放大个体情感与冷硬、干练Tactical动作视听设计很出彩。此外，编剧JPD有外交学硕士学位。
真敢拍啊这内容竟然很贴合当下，可惜长度不够，BOSS太弱，建议拍成电视剧！
一个有意思的小插曲。 Safehouse里的小老头一出来，我们就说这人怎么感觉像个Hobbit。 结果没一会，镜头转到书架上的那本“The Return of The King". 细节上逻辑如此严谨，为啥大局上却如此拉跨。还有前面悲情渲染的部分太长了，到修房顶那里我还以为演的真是个包工头的故事呢。不过Chris Pine演技值五颗星！！
的确是一个缝合怪，可以看到各种大片的影子，但是我就喜欢大爽文
爽剧的同时还不忘了讽刺一下官僚，连议会大厦都敢炸，程式、节奏、政治，某些方面已经超过我们了
克里斯最近的电影不能说毫无特色，真的是毫无看点。
结局仓促了些，也不符合剧情逻辑，BOSS咖位太小，感觉头重脚轻。但是拍摄的很流畅，有点可惜。
好无聊的剧情，明明都是我喜欢的元素，拍出来却像是随意拼凑的
一贯的印度爽片风格，就像网络爽文一样，印度片找到了一群准确的用户群体，就看着爽就行了，但像我这种要求比较高的难免会多说一句：反派太弱了，一开始进入时的金属人我还以为是最终要对战的，结果结尾那么简单就没了
为埃迪·马森加一颗星，虽然这部电影里演了一个雇佣兵，但形象依旧和《寂静人生》里一样温暖善良。连续两天看了两部克里斯派恩的电影，比起昨天的《宝刀未老》，这部虽然枪战动作戏份更多，画面没那么无聊乏味，剧情却差了不止一点。实在搞不懂反派老大为什么要杀男主，本来啥事没有，让他回来四百万抚恤金都省了。另外男主也是谁碰谁倒霉。好兄弟放着安生日子不过了帮你出头，你就直接带着人家去端基地，这不是送死么，好歹准备谋划一下啊，不是谁都自带主角光环的。
40 what about the recon guy? the one holding his family photograph when he bled out? what about the old man helping James who has two beautiful daughters and left his family 13 years ago?
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