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.
一切都是舞台形式,极简的置景配以黑白,呈现了强烈的光影,让角色的内心不言而喻,可惜调度很平庸,再配以读本形式的台词,基本没有任何创新,甚至腐朽地一直重复,只能说是一部偏电影化的舞台剧,而非电影本身.
不好意思，尽管黑人演员们演技都还可以 但是丹泽尔华盛顿操着一口美国黑人口音扮演一个古代苏格兰人实在让我太别扭了，其他的黑人语言像“babe” “ cuz” 什么的，这是在搞笑吗？ A24 拜托您别再糟蹋经典了好吗？
对我来说只是科普了一下世界文学。 摄影美学，光影，都一流。
科恩怎么搞第七封印那套，但是里面有的现代有的古典很违和啊！
舞台劇的獨白，雖是黑白但是每幀都能感受到畫面帶來的鮮明感！每位演員的演技可以說是相當在線，整個佈景也是相當了得。
对我来说只是科普了一下世界文学。 摄影美学，光影，都一流。
舞台化布光、垂直调度、俯拍和仰拍，地狱般的荒原弥漫着死亡气息，毫无生气的高大建筑和空旷通道让人迷失，视听雕琢到这种程度看着太过瘾了。以弗里恩斯作结提供了彩蛋般的乐趣。
英语级别低者不友好，我就是。
虽然不是烂片，但是这风格，那么有我最喜欢的丹泽尔，也看不下去了
颇具野心但效果不佳的改编。女巫的表演最惊艳。
科恩兄弟掰了之后老大个人的第一部，德国表现主义的视觉构成仍然承载着黑色电影的内核。取景之逼仄，近身肉搏的高超调度，给人近在眼前的舞台感。女巫太强大，技压群芳，过目不忘。反倒是饰演麦克白夫妇的两个老戏骨自信得过了头，与沉溺于疯狂偏执之中的角色略微不合。乔尔牛逼！
影片戏剧感很强，不管是用光还是摄影。大咖云集，演员的功力深厚。
莎翁的作品现在看来确实跟不上时代了，同样的故事在现代人看来，台词太过晦涩，剧情太过拖沓了。丹泽尔华盛顿的表演无可挑剔。极简主义的场景有的镜头看起来很美，有的却又显得那么简陋。
就当是看舞台剧吧，这样密集复古的台词如果当成电影看还是会觉得很奇怪很难入戏的
光看画面不错，麦克白是不是黑人我也不懂，德不配位是肯定的。当大型实景舞台剧看看还行，多的意思也不大。
6.0 布景甚至光都假得很——舞台质感，要说优点也只有这点了，至少给了一种体验，但这也不过是布鲁诺的功劳，那么单独的科恩，他的贡献呢？
开头的舞台剧风格不适应，后面越看越精彩，整体的艺术效果不错。只是这片子跟“科恩”二字完全不搭
科恩重演莎翁，在多版本的《麦克白》改编中，能否排得到前列恐怕还是打个问号。但是影片在风格化和形式感上确实做得十分出彩，精美的黑白影调干净、简洁、漂亮，渐进地模糊了戏剧与电影的界限，视觉享受直接拉满。
不是很适应这种类型的电影，完全就是把话剧搬过来了而已，除了一些镜头有些惊艳意外，我还是喜欢一般电影的那种风格
科恩采用表现主义，却又把古典表现得过于古典，反而少了一些新意
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