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.
西部武侠片。
不论节奏、剧情、人物都非常经典的西部片，能想到老亨利不是一般人，但谁又能想到老亨利居然就是比利小子呢
比利小子还要和别人拖沓地点球互射有来有回，之前的气势瞬间没有了
如果能拍到《老无所依》那种气氛就好了，人家男主捡到钱当晚就跑路，老坑利你捡了钱也不会跑，也不会灭口，还救了个同党，我在屏幕看都知道你傻，不顾自己也顾一下儿子啊，还说自己是老江湖……这编剧就编得有点过分忽悠观众了。
剧情有点相似 到走出了另一种方式 或许是亲情的温服让人为之改变 也为之有所牵挂
很简单的一个故事，但是完成度非常高。最后悲剧结尾，情感渲染也很到位。
讲了一个为抚养熊孩子浪费了大好青春的天才枪手亨利又回光返照的故事。
美式武侠，隐居大咖。电影的氛围感营造的很好。
太多售卖廉价情感的电影的现在，这样的电影算是少有了。
西部片坚硬强悍粗糙的质感 角色像unforgivable里的东木
西部版《小人物》，看到后面想起来了，男主演过那个白帽子西部牛仔
对西部的粗粝生活还原的很好，给了西部传奇人物一个归隐侠客式的结局，只是故事太过简单了
永远不要惹你大爷！西部爽片，不知为什么，很喜欢西部片对枪的感觉。
血的教训告诉我们，活在旧西部，不义之财不碰白不碰，太机灵的人能不救就别救，多一门语言可以救命！有孩子就让他早一点学一门防身术吧！
看个热闹，开始的铺垫太长了，最后也是不考虑逻辑了
说一个彩蛋吧，片中比利的儿子叫怀亚特，应该就是暗示以后会成为西部传奇警长的怀亚特，怀亚特一生记录是击毙了30多人。
孩子，你埋你舅舅了吗？
这么怀念比利小子？让他起死回生再大战一场？炒的冷饭中规中矩，惜乎没有以往西部片的感觉了，豪情？勇敢？
孩子，你埋你舅舅了吗？
他看着妻子哥哥死去
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