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.
【6.5-】年轻人的性爱是黄片，那老年人的性爱就是恐怖片，不过无论是何者，都会被归类为X片。前后类型的反差也代表了不同欲望在不同年龄段带来的不同反馈。由同一演员饰演的老太太与女主是处于不同时间段的一体两面。不过就如同年轻人与老年人身体素质的差距一样，前面氛围有多棒，后面就有多泄气。
质感很可以，色调我也很喜欢。但是故事不咋地，太平了
其实算是一个小故事，但是也能彰显人物的伟大，尤其范围炸黄包车的那一幕，可以称得上是本部电影的高潮
两星给范伟老师的两个镜头。一是出门传递情报，之后头也不回的扔手榴弹，爆炸后挑衅日本人的那个笑。二是五花大绑走上火车，在车厢里一步步走，车厢一步步退，光与影打在他脸上，从容赴死的表情。真是影帝级别的高光演技。另，最后张涵予点燃了绑在身上的炸药包，把帽子往下一拉罩住眼睛，天哪！我竟然在这么主旋律的电影中窥到了美式个人英雄主义的感觉，真是又装又硬但又帅。
“这在我们家乡叫见阎王酒。您请。”......笑到我在黑暗中跺脚！买的时候没发现这个厅是4D，椅子会摇晃会吹风，人家骑个自行车我都抖三抖。开一枪，我腚一紧，开两枪，总感觉有人在打我。在火车上好几场戏整个影厅都好凉快！差点没给我整晕车喽（）其实电影本身没有太多意外，但因为一直挺喜欢张涵予老师，所以很满意结局的一整套英雄落幕。开枪、点烟、兄弟告别，衣服一敞，慢条斯理地点燃引线，帽子盖脸真的非常汤姆猫式告别了！（没错就是那个追老鼠的汤姆猫）还想到了西部牛仔，想到了姜戈，八恶人，能把主旋律的故事拍出中国式浪漫和潇洒，又不忘幽默和情调，真可谓是值得一看。范伟老师和那位日本军官演得也很赞！炸弹那儿真的牛逼......我是完全没想到！！（Ps：就不吐槽叫爸爸的剧情了，中华男性的终极毕生追求果然是——笑昏古七2333）
@（2021-11-19）铁道英雄（Railway Heroes）
这道菜导演想硬吃 奈何牙口不好 剧本平庸 动作场面吃力 好多脚部特写 好多吸烟动作 雪一直下 它不曾停歇
影片最大的亮点是美术置景，还原度和质感都很不错，意境营造的也很好。英雄们有辨识度的只有张涵予和范伟大爷，对于这种深入人心的经典，在改编上肯定受到很多局限，这也解释为什么剧情拖后腿，但个人觉得比《铁道飞虎》好，不是那种英雄时装剧。
creepy
揉合了《悬崖之上》和《长津湖》的影子，当然就两边都比不上。
满脸雀斑的女人真够丑的，化妆也不太真实，老太太明显是年轻人演的，那煞笔女的在男朋友极力反对的情形下去演A片被人干真是脑回路惊奇。
范伟演技高光啊
和《悬崖之上》一样，胜在氛围，败在脱离史实。铁道游击队炸铁道、发动群众的历史不见了，那么少的队员去强攻有日军驻守的火车？不尊重对手的战斗力，就是蔑视英雄们付出的血泪
干嘛拍那么长.. 缩成100分钟都可能会给3星
然后这个试图不那么抗日神剧，而想玩谍战，但这谍战也实在是弱，最终还是变成了抗日神剧。
魏晨台词不太行啊
护士笔墨太少，完全是打酱油的角色，番位诈骗。谭凯可惜了，他的角色明显比魏晨后面那个角色有意思，但没办法，没流量和背景嘛，同样类比华谊和博纳最近两部主旋律影片的市场反响对比，2021年了，你还拍抗日？它漂亮国大爹现在都得跪舔兔子！
人性之泯灭，道德之沦丧！
影片是根据铁道游击队的原型八路军一一五师鲁南铁道大队的抗日事迹改编的。
没有丝毫悬疑色彩，所有人都在理所当然的位置上，他们将要面临的一目了然，就算是某一样道具，也利用到了故意安放的点，故事风平浪静，要惊险没有，要曲折没有，老王这个间谍也凸显不了气质，某些仪式化的东西倒是没有缺少，一味强调牺牲是否必要？
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