人过中年的牙科医生维洛妮卡(María Onetto 玛丽娅·奥内托 饰)事业有成,疑犯衣食无忧,疑犯过着轻松自在的中产阶级生活。某天,她在驱车返家途中撞到不明物体。汽车没有停下,而是径直开走。但在接下来的日子里,维洛妮卡不断遭受良心的谴责,她试图让别人和自己相信那天桌在汽车上的是一只狗。随着时间推移,维洛妮卡再也无法承受巨大的压力,将这段遭遇告诉了丈夫……本片荣获2008利马拉美电影节评审团大奖、2008里约热内卢国际电影节费比西奖。©豆瓣
人过中年的牙科医生维洛妮卡(María Onetto 玛丽娅·奥内托 饰)事业有成,疑犯衣食无忧,疑犯过着轻松自在的中产阶级生活。某天,她在驱车返家途中撞到不明物体。汽车没有停下,而是径直开走。但在接下来的日子里,维洛妮卡不断遭受良心的谴责,她试图让别人和自己相信那天桌在汽车上的是一只狗。随着时间推移,维洛妮卡再也无法承受巨大的压力,将这段遭遇告诉了丈夫……本片荣获2008利马拉美电影节评审团大奖、2008里约热内卢国际电影节费比西奖。©豆瓣
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 :亚当·西切斯(约瑟夫·马勒 Joseph Mawle 饰)带着妻子克莱尔(博亚娜·诺瓦科维奇 Bojana Novakovic 饰)、嗷嗷待哺的孩子离开伦敦,住进了爱尔兰某座森林中央的房子内。不过他们似乎并不受欢迎,附近的一些居民相信这片森林属于神话中所谓圣魇的领地,他们的土地不容侵犯,因此居民们强硬地要求西切斯一家尽快搬离。热衷于真菌、孢子等微生物研究的亚当当然无暇理会当地人的警告,直到某个晚上,他家的玻璃被人打破后才引起重视,并且从警察那里听说了圣魇的传说。在此之后,恐怖的事件接连发生,被激怒的未知存在正有条不紊地展开他们的复仇……
回复 :The story of one of the most celebrated and sought-after movie composers, as told by the man himself and his closest collaborators.