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.
关乎于成长，但同时也暗含着某种教育，从被欺凌，到对虐童犯反杀，再到最后被同学被他人投以认同的目光，在这一过程中，影片完成人物的性格转变同时也侧面的建构了，何时使用，如何使用，对谁使用暴力，善恶有报的暴力的合法性维度。
耐心看下去值三颗星，但是叙事模式是怪奇物语那种长铺垫，东区梦魇那种社区家庭学校伦理日常类型，可以说开始是很没意思的，后期出现鬼也是没什么意思的，唯一有意思的是和坏人的智斗武斗，如果拍成密室逃亡类型，没有鬼，会更带劲，缩短铺垫减少伦理戏剧部分，能得高分！
真的跟小丑回魂差远了，伊桑霍克这演了一个毫无角色塑造的无脑变态，三星给小演员的演技
5.“芬，这是最后一通电话了，从现在开始出去只能靠你自己了！”
伊桑霍克演了快半辈子的boss了吧，今天居然被小学生反杀了。挺不错的，抛开剧情一些不合理的地方，挺扣人心弦的
如果在反派为什么作案的原因上深挖（包括和哥哥的关系）能上80分 妹妹的超能力有点多余、或是说没有充分利用上而显得多余
还算可以的惊悚片，小男孩转头遇到报童那一幕确实吓我一跳，但是片子本身逻辑硬伤有点多，前因后果交代的不清楚，反派没有人格塑造，配角戏份也挺莫名其妙的，不过节奏倒是挺紧凑，紧张气氛也还可以，总体来说及格是肯定没问题了
有马沙特那感觉，其实走的也是爽片风格，小孩结尾暴揍反派。
要去影院看，视觉听觉气氛拉满。这几个孩子前途无量，看得我全程姨母笑加捂脸的恐怖。剪辑毫不拖沓，刚柔并进，加上这绝望小镇的设定，在今年目前的恐怖片里我是要5星推荐的。
“那一天，就是今天。”
故事简单但剧情绝不简单，看得我提心吊胆，结局绝对比博燃，不错。另外，超喜欢小姑娘，真飒
低幼弱智版恐怖片，一个毫无水平和悬念的电话时空阴阳链接，最低级最简单最无脑的托梦特异功能成为了破案的线索。前半段一度令我认为导演另有高深的安排，原来真的是我高估了，这6.8分有点虚高了吧。
一个小孩团结大人失语的故事。妹妹太可爱了！
虽然有kids help kids铺垫，但没吃饱的小男孩最后能干翻凶手，确实也挺离谱。。。但电话搏击练习那段确实也很燃！！！
伊桑霍克是很擅长表现情绪的，演员本身的素质高，面部表情丰富，在本剧中饰演的角色却被绑定了面具这个元素，这方面的优势无法发挥属实遗憾，甚至有些不明所以，请了如此擅长刻画忧郁气质的演员，最后却要符号化他的角色，真好比是拿上等的伊比利亚火腿火腿做了道腌笃鲜，算不上浪费，但多少令人惋惜。本片融合了传统的美式悬疑和恐怖片元素，可以说是电影工业尝试新品类的一个实验，成果并不理想。出现了少数族裔角色甚至语言，却没有就这一主题进行任何展开讨论，更不由得令人怀疑其背后是政治正确。
4.接第二个人的电话一转身吓死我了!!!!!
（还是一样的问题萦绕在Co头上：开眼了会不会把自己吓到……
有点东西，比预想的好看 。烂片看多了全靠这种隔三差五找到的创意精致的小格局电影来调剂。同类型之前有一个《八四年夏天》也还不错，都可以吊打小丑回魂几条街。就是伊桑霍克这两年老接这种神神叨叨的角色，这还怎么拍爱在4…
两个小孩外加伊桑霍克的演技在线，男孩总是比女孩成熟得晚
说是恐怖片，更有点像儿童奇幻片，最后通过种种努力，孩子们团结起来打倒了坏人，有点像小丑回魂的感觉。
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