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.
雷佳音他们从他爸房间离开的时候为啥不把那堆摩斯密码给弄乱？
结尾仓促了些，李现拿到佛头后的人设反转稍显突兀，不过也不是什么硬伤，反正重点都落在雷佳音了，情节紧凑流畅，解谜没多烧脑但也没多白痴，喜剧部分做的也自然，以及李现视觉舒适度满分，冲着这片喊国产片没救的人，多得是伪装佳作的烂片给你们嚎。
三星半，没抱期待反而赏心悦目。合格的爆米花文玩侦探商业片，有点大开眼界，竟然有了夺宝奇兵的味道。尽管bug也不少，推理较弱鸡（测字谜游戏结果把自己绕晕了呢？）——好在群戏精彩，咏梅姐竟然也在里边而且饰演文玩界黑帮老大！其实李现腹黑boss起来也挺有feel，葛大爷与雷佳音的cp倒是意外擦出不少火花（对不住了男女主不来电），也几乎差点赚走我的一滴老泪……最大贡献是带观众揭开了古董江湖的神秘面纱，最没想到的父子情才是幕后主线，bt郭涛为啥不直接当面告知亲儿子佳音这个惊世谜底呢？让儿子直接戳穿真相去上台领奖不好嘛（要是围棋白痴这出戏就演不下去了？绕了这么一大圈结果把儿子折腾瘸了差点丢掉小命也离谱）？以及真正的武则天明堂佛头现在究竟下落怎么样了呢……好奇。
稳于剧本，毁于剪辑，最该加鸡腿的是道具美术组。贵啊！
3.5星，剧情通过解谜模式层层推进，又有搞笑片段加持，使观影效果还是不错的。可惜，导演在部分剧情上还是没有做减法，例如付贵这个人物去世时的ost等等。
虽然有些地方经不起推敲 但我还是紧张兮兮地看完了 客观评价 还是行的
局的内核还是不错的，有点中国乡村土味版“国家宝藏”的意思！
2020-08-19想看。转场、剪辑、节奏、服化道、滤镜、打光都不行。给故事2星，演员们一星吧。个人对古董没什么了解，但是最后的真佛头美到我了。敬佩那些我国文物的守护者们。
如果说扬名立万是剧本杀，那么古董局中局就是密室逃脱。从许爸生前住所开始，墙壁内古董排列的摩斯密码FUGUI，馗市沈爷拍品阴阳子母镜，郑家村后山张僧繇的画，济公庙的观音像，地下室的假佛头，以及逃生通道。
佛头最后剥落的时候像极了费列罗
17.12.2021 | @ Regal Majestic | 有种回到国内电影院看一部还不错电影的熟悉感觉。（没啥新鲜的就是说，但是我爽到了）
后半段尴尬死了。在火车站也是乱糟糟的。尤其到郑村，我觉得所有人都尴尬。电影院还有没有好片子了呀？李现这个演法，我觉得活脱脱就是另一个胡歌。辛芷蕾，雷佳音，葛大爷，杨新鸣，真是亏了这些好演员了。有几个熟面孔是惊喜，张世豪，咏梅等。
中华小当家+鬼吹灯+笑傲江湖+天龙八部+古惑仔+让子弹飞…
两星半吧，为了激励一下各位导演编剧们，两星不能更多了，咱能走点心不止为了赚钱吗？
拍得乱七八糟、莫名其妙，硬生生弄成一个解密闯关速通视频，就连台词设计、耍宝环节和镜头语言都有一股网剧味。我想看的正儿八经的商业电影，而不是这种劣质产物。
不过，这里面最喜欢阿如那和辛芷蕾的表演。
有点子意思，这种谜题可以多一点，中国好玩的玩意儿这么多。
原来最后得到法律严惩就是失踪啊
这几个哥们搭起戏来真是一点化学反应都没有。除此之外，额外吐个槽。雷佳音和李现在破译线索过程中提到了吴清源对阵本因坊秀哉的星三三天元之局，二人对白虽然将这历史名局过程所涵盖的巨量时代背景信息提炼的过分直白，但倒也还算符合史实。可镜头照到棋盘就一下漏了怯，这是那盘棋局的终局状啊，哪是秀哉160点和吴清源161凌空一靠（何况雷李两位关于这两手的术语还说错了，而且错得很离谱）的紧张胶着时态。看得出，编剧在编排处理这段戏时至少还是做了点简单文字查阅功课的，但既然如此视觉呈现上为啥这么糊弄，不是查资料时看清楚棋谱然后照猫画虎摆上去就完事的吗。
没看过原著，但观影过程确实挺精彩的！ 演员阵容真的很强大，葛优老师真是yyds!
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