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.
剧情处理得很粗糙，当初纪录片非常动人的地方就是同学们非常supportive，纪录片已经十年了电影也不与时俱进一点。歌曲还行，特别特别好的支持理解的母亲和朋友感人至深。硬做了老师一个坏人，jamie简直是只关心自己的moody fucking 白男teenager hungry for attention（好友考剑桥当医生要复习他在blah自己的眉毛/说他妈lied to him, live life through him, accomplish nothing我想你咋不去死一下😊）。音乐剧的音乐和舞蹈弥补了剧情的弱势，但电影完全没有。john mccrea和layton williams电影事业看起来都很不行……局限又可惜。
搬上大荧幕就要承担传播主流价值观和政治正确的任务
点子还行，但是太老套毫无新意。看的时候以为三小时过去了一搜只有108分钟
这部要是能出汉化版 赵洪博必须是Jamie
灵魂穿梭，其实可以当悬疑片儿看，不认真的话容易看不懂因为实在认不得演员都是谁，都跟案件有关但是真记不住，看完也没串起来。。。
看之前以为是韩版《源代码》，看完了感觉有点遗憾，创意挺好，就是用这么好的创意只能拍出这个效果来，只能说导演和编剧功力不太行，7分水平。
原作就一般，影视化反而彻底丢了舞台的魅力。一切的场景要么太真实，要么假到浮夸，情感上又太虚伪，一首首歌仿佛MV连环展映，走马观花似的把故事匆匆讲完。
中间两场大打戏真不错，概念挺有意思，但是人物挖掘的不够
看了电影简介以为是个科幻片，结果是个黑帮动作片，差距有点大… 动作戏设计的还可以
逻辑性还是差了点，失忆这块还是伯恩玩的好。
前面极其精彩，最后反派突然降智，有枪不用，以至于十几个人被一人团灭。
挺有新意，开始的悬疑感也还行。只是对韩国人脸盲，辨认比较费事。
动作戏还是不错的。那个药什么原理，12小时药起效一次说得通，可为什么只能魂穿当时在场的人呢？
【2021-13】Amazon上看了一下，感觉真的是个变装皇后的童话故事了，包容一切无比爱孩子的妈妈，鼓励Jamie做自己的朋友，变装店上的mentor，还有最后被大家接纳的舞会。Jamie是极其幸运且被热烈爱着的啊。每次都说这种已经算LGBT的剧情已经算是常规路径了，还是被里面的温暖击溃了。后面准备去西区搞一下剧场版。
感觉电影版的人物少了些戏剧化的感觉，但人物塑造的相对更舒服一些。
节奏很好 武打戏看着很流畅 不虚不炫 109分钟过得很快；只是后半部情节上有点简单 以至于之前的疑惑没有很好揭开 而且坏人坏的太直接 有点太不意外了 再说这个变脸的设定 刚开始镜头只以主角视点 会有点混乱 如果只是理解为灵魂转移 会更好理解 不过总体来说，换汤不换药 让观众可以思考什么是身份认同 是操演 是行动
一直附身来附身去的，被附身的几个人的主人格不会反抗吗？这个设定感觉有点站不住
整体剧情就是男主不断魂穿几个对手的身体，寻找自我记忆和身体的故事。前半段还挺刺激的，节奏也很紧凑。
这哪是毒品，这NM不就是九转还魂丹吗。秦始皇追求的长生不老药终于出现了
主角和配角都没那味，动作戏也差一点火候，浪费了好题材。
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