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.
包容接纳，对于一家人来说是和美的唯一至关重要
“一双错骨手，一把听风刀，一招楼兰斩，是你叫醒了这个瘟神。”
意外不错的一部电影，开始期望不大，前半截的剧情也很一般，但后边逐渐提升，到最后就很接地气了。
作为网大，拍摄很精致了，尤其是开头，后期有些松了，雪中那个结尾，够院线感，但整体上，在摄影构图和层次空间上，还不够院线感，也许是拍摄设备和场景设计的关系吧，不够深广大宽，不够大银幕，但作为小屏幕也很精致，给三星是因为瞎子的对白太多，情绪感太强，要让瞎子做到冷，狠，话少且带有灭世之气，而剧作上，简简单单平平无奇，所以不够四星。谢苗的气场还是很足，是个演员的苗子。
一个很不错的开始，但是仅仅是个开始。剧情简单，没什么可挖的地方，但是服化道以及武打设计都还不错，人物颜值也算在线。谢苗这么多年的电影就这个还算好看。其实我建议谢苗将这个做成一个系列电影，你这辈子吃这一个背景就足够了。这个切入点很好，往前是安史之乱中最惨烈的睢阳保卫战，张巡南霁云加上成乙三五个电影就有了；往后可以继续写捉刀人的故事，成乙是如何行侠仗义的也可以继续说，希望谢苗可以好好打磨这个背景，千万别浪费了……
虽然除了谢苗都不认识，琴女还是个整容脸，不过谢苗这身手，这打戏，这武打画面质感，瞎子拿出全部身家豁出性命只为守护一个公道的初心，感觉一种久违的江湖武侠气息扑来。剧情再饱满些就更好了。
7分。打斗场面不错，凌厉凶狠，而且场景很富有艺术感，有点《绣春刀》的感觉，只是故事太过一般。
总的来说是一部挺精巧的民俗家庭轻喜剧，导演细节做的很好，那段去亲戚家送礼的情节真的太有生活了kkkk…有些细节还需再打磨下，文化差异的原因吧，潮汕地区的某些风俗在我看来不是很好接受…但尊重当地人的传统。
和朋友去吃部队火锅迟到了半小时，进去电影院他们已经在汕头了。不刻意煽情，不刻意搞笑，这两点让我很快就进入故事。也许留白比全方位的娓娓道来在短时间里更适合用来推进剧情，有了生活经验后，在背景音乐和空镜头里，便能读懂人物的内心。很喜欢最后vlog视角里的妈妈~
潮汕人看了应该会很有感触 说的话也是潮汕人最最亲切的 虽然是脏话
取景和调色不错，后期剪辑过关，但是故事简单漏洞太多，也有矫揉造作的情节，作为网大及格。
虽然除了谢苗都不认识，琴女还是个整容脸，不过谢苗这身手，这打戏，这武打画面质感，瞎子拿出全部身家豁出性命只为守护一个公道的初心，感觉一种久违的江湖武侠气息扑来。剧情再饱满些就更好了。
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之后几个桥段拍得还挺有灵气，像妈妈出门前看小儿子顾店，为儿媳学了几句普通话等等。杭州vlog长过头了点。
妈呀，这也太好看了吧，我以为是一部粗制滥造的小电影，没想到电影虽小，但是非常用功啊，画面，故事，节奏，配乐都有一股传统的中国武侠剧的美，我已经好多年不看武侠电影了，真不错，满分满分。
喜欢干脆流畅帅气的动作设计，有《座头市》的影子
虽然是一部网大，但做出了江湖气息和电影质感。情节是很传统的英雄救美，格外有着复古的侠气。很多运镜水平很高，谢苗的打戏也是干净利落，好可惜这么好的一位打星都没有红。
怎么样都没想到一部潮汕影片还有点催泪？配乐很绝，绝对是这部片子的取胜点。
这才是武侠片该有的风格，剧情有些降智的地方，但瑕不掩瑜。
盲剑客的皮，剑戟片的骨，光影也是樱花味儿。这网大真算不错了
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