不幸的童年让咏琪黄婉伶 饰成年后依然一直生活在阴影之中升上大学之后她选择了摄影专业尽管咏琪的摄影作品常常令人赞叹但她深知这些图像并非出自她的真实内心没有任何价值与意义 一张偶然拍摄到的照片让咏琪终于找到了真实的自我原来自己真正迷恋的是拍摄生命的凋零与消逝看着朋友渐渐走火入魔白皮黄婉君 饰感到十分焦虑在她的苦心诱导劝说之下咏琪终于明白了自己的荒唐与幼稚然而就在咏琪决定忘记过去重新开始之时一个如影随形的鬼魅杀手来到了她的身边她曾经钟爱的死亡如今将要降临在她自己的身上
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 ultraviolence, Brutal poses a fun and entertaining challenge in that regard
