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.
Dakota的声音真的好性感，本直女愿为她而弯
男主和Domino这段感情，既是错位也是对位。看看Domino的情况：年轻貌美，本身面临心理问题，带着多少有点不太正常的孩子，要给孩子找一个继父…这些恰恰都是男主的母亲所经历过的。包括在继父的刻画上，都是那种外表冷漠无聊，甚至看起来有家暴倾向，但骨子里Family大过一切。所以结局的分离也是双重的，一方面是和Domino，而另一方面，更本质的，是和母亲的分离。
导演头好大，和女主对戏时，眼神总有种 “对就这样演！情绪到位了！继续！轮到我说台词了”的感觉
片子很smooth，蛮真实的成长阵痛。男主善良体贴，喜欢他能用成人的方式沟通解决情感问题，挺高兴看到他的成长过程中有好的妈妈和弟弟。喜欢those memories exist，还有那句，你是在克制接近我还是在克制远离我。达妹好看。
小犹的成长故事？挺慢节奏的，失败的感情其实也就是成长的一部分啊，来了证明那多次还热泪盈眶的？。。弟弟的角色好像就为了证明男主有能力你存在感一样，唠叨的老妈倒是挺好的。。略矫情没啥大意义。。
【3.5】波澜不惊的生活，云淡风轻的常态，这般丝滑的情感从每个人的心间淌过，泪花与笑颜绽放，痛苦与甜蜜羁绊。躁动热烈的青春讯号频频作响，过分善良的可爱大男孩迷茫于人生未知的岔路口，坠入暧昧情愫的撩拨，深陷痴恋不悔的漩涡，心动与眸瞳的欢喜无处躲藏，畏惧的承诺让我遁入黑夜，奋不顾身的踩入雷区也要心碎的自得其所，残酷的现实终究是骨感的散场，可回忆是不会消失的，灵魂伴侣也是真实存在的，感谢此生遇见更祝你余生幸福。是一场无疾而终的爱情慢跑，也是关乎寻找自我的成长与蜕变，年龄的沟壑不是偏见与割席，而是岁月沉淀的成熟与清醒。最终一切都化作入喉绵柔的暖茶，驻足回味那良久的甘甜……
Andrew和Domino最后在车上的对话，必须全文背诵！！！
讨好型人格虽然是在不停内耗但是他真的好可爱，可爱到可以让我接受一个完美家庭和许多正能量。
Cooper好可爱鸭鸭鸭，达妹也好可爱鸭鸭鸭…
男主too good to be real！为什么我们生活里没有这样的男的！！！换我我也会像Domino一样忍不住备胎他！！！！（bushi （请勇敢地做温柔的人！好人有好报！！！！
剧如其名！just kid，未来人生路各自安好
其实挺讨厌安德鲁这种满嘴跑鸡汤的年轻人，暖男又谈不上，有脾气有毛病的暖男不讨喜，但故事还不错。
不知道评论什么，没找到共情的点，隔靴搔痒的感觉，但是男主的演绎很棒，可以看出是一个有趣又有才华的男孩，很可爱～
私人成长小纪的任务基本完成，男主人设很nice但缺乏魅力，导演其实可以不亲身上阵。。。很多对话和内心抒发都是美式家庭/青春片的陈词滥调，女主浅浅一笔，但很迷人。小情小调懂自懂吧。
这个男主好神奇，我的关注点全在“他演的真的不是一个gay吗？”“他的牙齿好独特！”上面，我有一半时间都在看他的牙。较深入又完整的美式追寻发现自我鸡汤片，男主突然被录用有点勉强，看演员表他还是导演和编剧诶，是我不配评头论足了。
圣丹斯的独立气质一直都在，但关于独立的人与事已经时过境迁。千禧之前朴素的单人间住的总是怯弱懦夫或者孤独勇者，ta们在飞速运转的社会齿轮下被碾磨殆尽绝望的怒火，不公与愤激。而千禧之后，绝望的来源是与抛锚的社会齿轮达到了某种“和解”，这一批新生代的独立影人看到是如何用最细小且细腻的氛围感营造最密集的催泪弹，如何绕开前人险象丛生的自我救赎之路去诉说被前人遗忘的关于成长关于自我的成长阵痛和当下耽溺。
可能我已经没法感受这么细腻了，但如果这么敏感的话，会发现更多让人出戏的地方，最后就是不知道该保持多少距离。
一个小男孩对于爱情的侧写以及因涉世未深而不知为何的心路历程
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