残酷

　　一个不知名的男人不断地在狩猎和遭受幻觉的折磨，这导致他的暴力天性，正在抓捕妇女并将她们野蛮地殴打致死。与此同时，一个女人用她的刀引诱男人走向暴力的结局。在同一股力量的驱使下，让异性受苦，凶手的命运交织在一起。两人必须在一场生死之战中对峙，在这场战斗中，他们被迫揭露他们谋杀成瘾背后的可怕真相。
　　《Brutal》采用了一种有趣的视觉方式，从西方“Grindhouse”电影中汲取了很大的影响，使用滤镜使镜头看起来有颗粒感、破损，以及光线和色彩的波动。不幸的是，视觉样式最终让人感觉被误导了，因为除了应用过滤器之外，它并没有模仿“Grindhouse”类型的任何其他方面。尽管试图弄脏这部电影，但很明显它是用数码相机拍摄的。电影摄影也比大多数“Grindhouse”作品高出一步，广濑隆史证明了他在镜头后有才华。在狭小空间内拍摄的外景镜头都经过精心构图、照明和过渡。在作品之上添加效果的决定损害了电影的形象，甚至给人一种绝望的感觉，试图捕捉观众的某种怀旧情绪，而不是依靠自己的优势。不幸的是，一个创造性的选择会对制作造成如此大的伤害。
　　“野蛮”的故事简单而有效，它确实试图对男女的暴力性质进行某种社会评论，但它没有提供足够的深度来证明所展示的暴力数量是合理的。这部电影确实以一个有趣的转折结束了一个强烈的音符，一个揭示必然会让一些人感到恶心，同时让其他人轻笑。尽管它的性质很简单，但那些喜欢让他们有些不舒服的电影并享受通过一些极端暴力的挑战的人，“野蛮”在这方面提出了一个有趣和有趣的挑战。

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.