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.
好美好美的感情啊，看到最后真的是很羡慕。不过闺蜜变情侣，属性怎么选，还是有点意思。剧情要是搬到异性恋上算是比较套路而且乏味了，但在通讯录身上却感觉还是比较有新意的。两位男主的表演一看就很像通讯录（男主应该本来就是），演的也比较真实自然，只可惜詹姆斯了，你也会值得更好的！
甜的人心痒痒，整部电影让我一直很愉悦，但是中间强行捣乱James和Peter的part设计的令人迷惑。
关于我乡下的全家亲戚都在嗑我和我认识八年的恋人未满的大城市室友加好友的故事。很圣诞合家欢。（还以为是bg，竟然是bl）
男主你怎么能放着这么帅的詹姆斯不要啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊（捂脸狂奔）
这个同人里写遍的梗第一次拍到电影里也是很有意思，剧情老套，内容肤浅，但圣诞当头的我确实只想看这种不需要脑子的欢乐合家欢电影。备受诟病的家里人掺合了太多主角的爱情选择这点确实很减分，两个小女孩的过度磕cp有点烦了，国外或许还好但是国内近期好几起事件都导致人们有些过分敏感苛刻。以及电影里其实没有特别好的表现出有真感情的假男朋友最精彩的部分，小说中可以很轻松的动用心理描写写出两个人的互相试探小心翼翼，用假男朋友为理由约对方心中仍有的一丝期待试探，同意假扮男朋友的对方心中的苦涩沉重和爱慕，这里的fake boyfriend更像是个吸引人的噱头......不过高潮部分的男主终于明白心意转头去追的部分还是不错的，虽然素质可能不达标但是这口工业糖精我吃的很爽，四星吧！
好久没看这样温暖的合家欢电影了。有爱真好啊！
每年Xmas eve看合家欢同志电影是彩虹之家的传统。
无论是哪一年的圣诞节都需要这样的圣诞氛围电影而且是HE，和《圣诞速配》达成的默契是双双找到真爱并回老家发展………而且都不缺钱花……，家人完全的理解和支持
gay的确很喜欢苏菲，哈哈 ≧▽≦
轻松欢乐，合家欢爆米花电影，不必太纠结剧情什么的，开开心心看个圣诞欢乐电影而已。
男·同志的圣诞电影 整个家庭对gay的理解和支持 营造的温馨感满满的 一直在一起生活的gay 也会有相处久了才发现最适合的人就在身边的感觉
救命我快哭了！！！这个圣诞合家欢就是我冬日的暖阳了
看到Michael Urie就看了这剧 但剧情真的cheesy到死 为什么不是和james在一起 非要搞这种好朋友变情人的老套剧情 烦死
看完了对生活充满期待
I just love the holiday season vibes there.
没什么深度，我只想在影视里体验这般现实中没有的结局
友情？爱情！不要拿一段感情去试验另一段感情。为什么两个好朋友在一起了那么多年，一个圣诞节🎄就发展成了爱情呢？男配看男主的眼神都透露着爱，但这种眼神在男主身上没有。影片抛出了那个问题但是却没给答案：如果两个好朋友试着谈恋爱，不成功怎么办？
How could Michael Urie not age for all these years?!
Nike 和Peter笑起来太好看了，虽然可以猜到剧情发展，不过作为holiday movie，氛围营造的很好。
和昨日的美食一样无聊的gay片诞生了，micheal丧失了他的灵气，那个在直弯好基友里面灵气逼人的小伙子哪里去了，现在根本就是一个绝望大姨。
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