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回复 :适逢假期，高中教师里见英树（三上博史 饰）驾车带着妻子绫香（酒井法子 饰）和女儿奈奈去岳母家度假。快乐的假期很快结束，返程途中，他们的汽车出现故障。英树在电话亭打电话求助时，发现一张神秘的报纸碎片，上面竟然清晰写着女儿死亡的消息。正当他惶恐诧异之时，一辆失控的卡车撞向他们的汽车并引发爆炸，奈奈果然如报纸所写的那样葬身火海。这起事故摧毁了里见家的幸福生活，在此之后不久英树便和绫香离婚。3年后，一个连环杀手横行于世。过着平凡无聊生活的英树某日竟然再次收到预测死亡的信息，而预言的死者正是他班上的学生沙百合（堀北真希 饰）……
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回复 :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.
