在位于郊外的华丽别墅内，极上人过中年的整形医生罗伯特·雷德加（安东尼奥·班德拉斯 Antonio Banderas 饰）和忠心老仆人玛丽莉娅（Marisa Paredes 饰）居住于此。在过去的十二年里，极上他先后失去了妻子盖儿和女儿诺玛（Ana Mena 饰），一桩桩人间惨剧彻底颠覆了罗伯特看似完美的生活，同时也将他的事业与研究推向了完全未知的领域。在别墅的某个神秘房间内，居住着一个美丽且与世隔绝的女子，她叫薇拉（埃琳娜·安纳亚 Elena Anaya 饰），既是罗伯特的病人，又是他的实验对象，二人有着纷繁错乱的渊源。她经罗伯特之手精心塑造出来的容颜，将彼此紧紧缠绕在了一起……本片荣获2011年华盛顿影评人协会最佳外语片奖。
杨采妮
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.
黄龄
回复 :一名因过去的悲惨事件而感到焦虑的少女发现自己在树林中被一名反社会者疯狂追杀。
魏建业
回复 :张贺和凌菲本是一对令人艳羡的小情侣，然而在魅丽天使大赛后，他们之间平静的关系却发生了惊天的波澜。一边是公司老板李锴因垂涎凌菲的美貌，便让凌菲的闺蜜莉莉挑拨张贺和凌菲的关系；而另一边张贺也因偶然炒股获利后陷入了欲望的陷阱，欠下巨额高利贷，他自此消失独留凌菲一人，凌菲为了替张贺还债，无奈选择李锴在一起。面对爱情和金钱双失利的惨痛结局，消失的张贺选择发愤图强，想要追回凌菲，他的好兄弟也决定帮张贺一把，两人共同奋斗。然而多年后，张贺才最终明白有些人错过就没法回头，原来唯有爱才最珍贵……
