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.
看之前：这么豪华的卡司能差到哪去
节奏有点缓慢，一直在慢悠悠地絮叨，演员走位上安排得过于频繁，总是那几个人在大堂里晃来晃去的，直到最后跨年前10分钟了才开始紧张起来。没有太让人印象深刻的出场或者转折。
烂片之名人堂，总之就是为了让一大堆人露脸而硬凑出来的剧
中共有步態識別，根本就不需要這麽勞心費神抓人
2.5，日影现在的感觉就是，很多电视台搞出来的电影完全没有电影语言了，可能更高级一点的SP感觉？
断案就像儿戏，动不动就跑后台开几十人的家族会议，合适吗？虽然大神和masami的cp很养眼，但毫无细节铺垫的硬捆绑有必要么，是因为隔壁东出出事了怕观众没有临时cp救济粮？
没有前作好看 手表的伏笔也许是唯一的亮点了吧 不仅犯罪原因莫名其妙 后来交代的也非常不清楚 另外谁说作为男性生活就要一定会跳探戈的？所以开场中村アン收尾又跑回まさみ是有什么我不知道的转折吗？请让我大吼一句：跑去电影院脱了裤子（并不）你就给我看这个？！
畅销小说作家都电影依然不能当成推理片看，只能说每一个系列的角色都讨人喜欢，阿部宽的恭贺、福山雅治的汤川，还有这部里的木村和雅美，真希望能继续拍下去，反正畅销书还会一直写下去。
木村拓哉＋长泽雅美，我最爱的日本男女演员共演让我看了半小时之后就睡着了，直接睡到凶手认罪。上一部睡成这样的还是新版东方快车谋杀案，下次还是好好再看一遍吧。
整个推理部分就是给人一个大大的问号 不过麻生久美子好美啊
但是拍摄手法上表达酒店方和警察方之间的区别和冲突还是很有意思的，这次两方甚至是在两个房间，都没有一起的会议了。全员熟人脸拍这样的悬疑剧果然还是真的很有意思哈哈哈！（虽然有些脸我还是不太熟）
What a convoluted mess. 我不知道制作者们有没有想过，这样描写永恒族，是几乎剥夺了人类文明所有的agency，这对我来说是远比节奏，角色等等剧本技术性更深更大的问题。
后面打算二刷一下，确定一些细节，目前感觉推理上有好几个点存在大bug，希望二刷之后能提高星数，个人心里还是很喜欢这样的片子的。
虽说推理是差了一些，但是喜欢这种节奏的电影。。虽说小说还没续集。。但这电影结局怎么也像是有续集的样子。。可太甜了
依旧是布达佩斯饭店镜头梗，这个饭店风水不是很好。
依旧华丽的场面、配乐、阵容。木村何时开始不帅的，长泽为何断崖式色衰。
镜头切换得简直头疼，感情戏是哪里冒出来的？只靠一个眼神就确认了最终的罪犯？我...
还没有上一部好看，依旧是数星星，还有强买强卖的cp。泽村叔绝对是东京大饭店跑过来的（不是。
这次可以算是“一波三折”，在经历猪猪字幕组查封，生肉资源出现，机翻字幕和华为AI字幕都无法看下去的噩梦后，等了好久终于等到了華堅馮力士“阅片与追剧”发的熟肉资源，也算是可喜可贺了。一遍看下来还是原来的味道，但整体文本质量可能不如之前的假面饭店，毕竟人物关系在上一部已一一缕清，不再干扰剧情，但是奇异性也减少，没法把信息网搞得更乱一点儿，差评👎案件比上次的连环杀人也简单，有那么一些狗尾续貂的感觉。最后结束时，长泽雅美身穿“洋装”准备深造，恍惚间认识到大堂里的客人和服务员全部“带上”面具的状态，面对摘下面具的木村拓哉，算是很好的为两部电影点题，值得好评👍背后其实想讨论的是，如何设身处地的理解他人，对于社会人是有其意义所在的。无奈我只是俗人一个，看看就好吧👻
来探案的警察，都戴着假面,这里绝不仅仅是一个冰冷的地方，易装警探为了抓到真正的罪犯，一直都在寻找假面背后的真相
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