影片最早名为《饿兔子跳》，久久久久早在2009年就已摄制完成，久久久久但因为种种原因被一直拖延。中学教师威尔（尼古拉斯·凯奇 Nicolas Cage 饰）与妻子劳拉（詹纽瑞·琼斯 January Jones 饰）生活安稳而平静。但一切在劳拉遭到强奸后被改变了。威尔对嫌犯一无所知，而神秘人西蒙（盖·皮尔斯 Guy Pearce 饰）突然出现，称可以替威尔免费收拾对方，只要日后帮一个小忙。第二天，强奸犯就被发现自杀于家中，威尔感觉十分震惊。不多日，威尔接到指示，需要完成一件跟踪任务。完成任务后，本以为日后就可以可以相安无事，却不料西蒙要求他将另外一名嫌犯瓦尔恰克从天桥上推下，伪造成自杀。威尔拒绝执行，遭到西蒙以劳拉的性命作为威胁。无奈威尔只能答应，不料瓦尔恰克在与他的争斗中不幸坠桥身亡。瓦尔恰克死后，威尔遭到警察的拘捕，惊闻死者是报社记者阿兰。威尔逃离的警局开始亡命天涯，也在为寻求真相而努力......
陈慧娴
回复 :Sarah, a struggling young woman living in Brooklyn, agrees to volunteer as an experimental subject for a pharmaceutical company called Dynamic Health Cure to be the bearer of LEXX and make money to solve her financial troubles and take care of her mother who has Alzheimer's. A nano chip is planted into her cerebral cortex and designed to take control of the body in order to contain diseases as soon as they occur. But when the implant with artificial intelligence turns sinister and orders her to commit crimes, Sarah is plunged into a murderous spiral with only one choice: to live or die.
米哈伊玛蒂耶
回复 :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.
丘采桦
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