故事發(fā)生在意大利的一個小鎮(zhèn)之中，指揮官洛倫索（Peter Lühr 飾）的女兒馬奎斯（埃迪特·克萊韋 Edith Clever 飾）帶著女兒守寡多年，在危難之際得到了伯爵列特里特（布魯諾·甘茨 Bruno Ganz 飾）的出手相救，才得以幸免于難，馬奎斯對伯爵生出了一絲好感，然而，第二天，伯爵便跟隨著軍隊離開了小鎮(zhèn)。沒過多久，馬奎斯發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的身上竟然出現(xiàn)了懷孕的跡象，沒有人知道孩子的父親是誰，就連她自己也不知道。馬奎斯的未婚先孕讓她成為了小鎮(zhèn)里的笑柄，遭到了父親的唾棄和驅(qū)逐。無奈之下，馬奎斯只得登報尋找孩子的父親，讓她沒有想到的是，前來之人竟然正是伯爵。無法接受此事的馬奎斯拒絕了伯爵的求婚。?豆瓣" />
某飛機失事109名乘客僅數(shù)名幸存。心理醫(yī)生克萊爾（安?海瑟薇Anne Hathaway 飾）被導(dǎo)師去對幸存者行心理治療卻發(fā)現(xiàn)自己漸愛上幸存之一，前證公司副總裁瑞克（帕特克?威爾森 某飛機失事后109名乘客僅數(shù)名幸存。心理醫(yī)生克爾（安妮?瑟薇Anne Hathaway 飾）被導(dǎo)師派去幸存者進行理治療，卻現(xiàn)自己漸漸上幸存者之，前證券公副總裁艾瑞（帕特里克威爾森 Patrick Wilson 飾）。與此同時，萊爾發(fā)現(xiàn)診外經(jīng)常有人視，自己被梢，病人神失蹤，甚至空公司職員來威脅她不多管閑事，令克萊爾懷航空公司為蓋機械故障事實，故意操作失誤來人耳目避免查，進而對覺真相的幸乘客施以毒。隨著克萊爾與艾瑞感情的深入病人竟變得來越少，克爾與姐姐一也失去聯(lián)絡(luò)甚至就連她自身安全也臨威脅?
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.
