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.
观感还可以，韩国人拍警察电影确实比较擅长，描绘人物、剖析社会内涵都还不错。
对于家庭心理和阶层问题都停留在表面，剧本比白开水还淡，除了克鲁尼以外完成的都挺不错，请克鲁尼不要想象自己能转型成一代导演了。。。
在黑白之间游走的贯彻自身正义的警探，有点像日本电影《孤狼之血》系列。
故事平平到让人很难记得两小时堆砌起的电影，究竟有什么值得回味的部分，全然没能让如此亮眼的演员阵容发挥出原本该有的魅力价值，实属可惜。既然还是全程看完的，给颗三星聊表心意。
剧情一般，但是演技不错。韩国这系列正常水准。
小男孩JR的童年中虽然父亲缺位，但是身边有查理舅舅这么一位角色充当了其人生导师/朋友/家人/心理咨询师的位置，（but！绝不是充当了父亲的位置。）
这就是一部「全无亮点」的传记电影。散乱的剧情架构+毫无头绪的混剪，导致成片效果完全撑不起力求饱满的人物预设。不明白一段流水账般毫无任何波澜的成长历程究竟有什么值得拍摄的？除了「一头雾水」我甚至找不到一个更贴切的词汇来描述整体观感。不难看出好莱坞目前有多么缺少一个好的剧本，缺到投资商甚至甘愿拿钱砸在这种片子上（也是脑袋被门挤了）。大本和阿泰的演出固然很卖力，BGM也起到了还原时代的效果，但在主题不明的前提下，所有的一切都成了无用功。而且相信很多人看前看后都会和我一样有同一个疑问：J.R.Moehringer同名传记改编？他是何许人也？
看完感叹导演剪辑讲故事的能力真的很重要。
小孩的故事讲不好，长大连个渐变都没有。爱情戏，亲情戏简直了，想告诉我们什么故事？这么多好演员都浪费了。
平静的深夜，配一瓶不那么凉的好酒，这片子很合适。温柔，酒吧，第一次对酒吧有了向往。人生就是这样，发力早晚不同而已，学霸不代表永远，北大毕业也有卖猪肉的。
挺中规中矩的回忆录电影，流水账似的从小到大还真是没啥波折，背景音乐好听；画面质感上佳。我想开个雨果酒吧。
경찰이 비리를 받으면서 마약조직을 파헤치다
克鲁尼是越来越不行了，这改编得……太温吞了吧。倒是大本出息了，有可能要奥提演技奖了？
20220119——19；根据同名自传改编。影片有一种怀旧色彩。
对自传者来说大概真的是经历了人间冷暖情感百态，但对观众来说就不免俗套，以及“只有取得了成功的主角才能被拍成电影”的奇怪暗示。但本片最大的成就其实是带大家复习了一下年轻版阿弗莱克。
可以说是完全跳脱原作小说的再创作剧本，可能也是因为电影篇幅限制，不可能像原作一样讲三代人。剧情较满，节奏平直，推进过程就如流水没有跌宕起伏。
人的成长过程，总是会缺失一些东西，也许是被认为是很重要的部分。同样，也必然会有另一部分来填充，而这一部分，常常会在写回忆录时才会发现，原来得到的比失去的多。
老乔居然能导出这么细腻的电影，大本最高！
得放弃掉成长中来自长辈的（崇拜也好，伤痕也罢）阴影，带着爱和梦想，才能抵达成就自我的彼岸。
熊叔那张正义的脸一出现我就感觉是好人=_=||
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