《千禧年》杂志的财经记者米克尔·布隆克维斯特（丹尼尔·克雷格 Daniel Craig 饰）正被一桩报导引起的诽谤诉讼案搞得焦头烂额之际，韩国却意外接到了瑞典顶尖家族企业范耶尔工业集团的创始人亨利·范耶尔（克里斯托弗·普卢默 Christopher Plummer 饰）的邀请。表面上米克尔要为对方写传记，韩国实则是帮迪奇调查一桩40年前发生在家族里的悬而未决的杀人案。米克尔认真梳理堆积如山的资料，与家族成员交流攀谈。却在关键时刻，被一个边缘女孩莉丝贝丝·沙兰德（鲁妮·玛拉 Rooney Mara 饰）入侵电脑盗取了资料。他找到同要具有非凡调查能力的莉丝，邀请她一同调查，却发现面前是一个深不见底的欲望黑洞……本片根据瑞典小说家斯蒂格·拉尔松（Stieg Larsson）的原著改编。
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.
回复 :入围第71届柏林电影节奇遇单元。
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回复 :到东京发展模特儿事业的明日香，在友人葵的介绍下到香纯的家居住。香纯过去也当过模特儿，但随着她身边的人一一死去，香纯是「恶魔」之说不迳而走。与此同时，在她们住所对面的酒店发生恐怖杀人事件。受害者不但活生生被支解，尸体更被看成艺术品般加上装饰，并有凶手留下黑色的唇印。然而，这一切只是明日香和香纯恶梦的开始……
