科内尔（肯特·麦克柯 Kent McCord 饰）的父亲是效力于军方的科学家，风中研制出了一种能够将死人复活的药剂，风中可是，复活后的人却会成为嗜血的怪物。科内尔的女友朱莉（美琳达·克拉克 Melinda Clarke 饰）在一场车祸中不幸身亡，伤心欲绝的肯特决定用这种药剂来复活他的女友，果不其然，复活后的朱莉虽然拥有清醒的甚至，却无法克制自己嗜血的欲望。为了帮助朱莉，科内尔决定将朱莉送到军方手上，但很快他就发现，军队实际上在利用丧失做非常残忍的人体实验。想要救出朱莉的科内尔遭到了军方的追捕，在激烈的追逃之中，科内尔打破了装有复活气体的容器，导致大量的僵尸复活了。
回复 :再过不久，贝茨（Tabrett Bethell 饰）和丈夫卡麦林（安迪·惠特菲尔德 Andy Whitfield 饰）就将迎来属于他们的孩子，两人完全沉浸在幸福的氛围之中。在回老家的路上，夫妻二人入住了一家汽车旅馆，而就在当天夜里，卡麦林绝望的发现大着肚子的贝茨失踪了。直觉告诉卡麦林，这一切都是旅馆搞的鬼，爱妻心切的他不顾警察的阻拦独自踏上了寻妻之路。醒来的贝茨发现自己被困在了一间废旧的工厂里，同时，肚子上的伤口告诉她，孩子已经不知所踪。在工厂里，贝茨发现了许多和自己一样被绑架而来并且强制生产的妇女，母爱使然，她们决定团结一致，找到各自的孩子，逃出这噩梦般的地方。然而，随着行动的步步深入，贝茨发现自己似乎陷入了一个恐怖的阴谋之中。
回复 :又一年圣诞节来到，弗兰克·哈灵顿（Ray Wise 饰）带着妻子劳拉（Lin Shaye 饰）、儿子理查德（Mick Cain 饰）、女儿玛丽安（Alexandra Holden 饰）及其男友布莱德（Billy Asher 饰）驱车前往亲戚家度假。夜晚的旅途困顿乏味，弗兰克还险些出了车祸。在极度压抑的情况下，他决定放弃那条走了20年的州际公路，转而奔上从未走过的小路。但是这却是一个糟糕的决定，路上出现的白衣女子和黑色房车将海灵顿一家引向死途……本片荣获2003年布鲁塞尔国际奇幻电影节欧洲奇幻电影银奖和佩格萨斯观众奖、2003年亚洲奇幻电影节评委会奖最佳影片、2003年圣•塞巴斯蒂安恐怖与奇幻电影节观众奖最佳影片。
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.
