《殘酷》是由知名导演廣濑貴士 执导的一部恐怖片，Katrina Grey 仁科貴 亞矢乃 Naho 等倾情出演，该片讲述了： Constantly on the hunt and s ufferin g from halluc inations th at drive his viole nt nature, an unname d man i s capturing women and sa vagely beatin g them to deat h. Meanw hile, a woman is luring men i nto a v iolent en d, by wa y of h er knife. Driven by the sa me fo rce to make the o pposite se x suffe r, the killers ’ fa tes intertwine. The two must face off in a b attle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible tr uth be hind their addiction to murder. “Brutal” takes an interes ting approach to its visuals, d rawing heavy influence fro m Western “Grin dhouse” films , using a filter to make the footage appea r grainy, d amaged, a nd with light and color fluctuation s. Unfortunately, th e visual styling ends up feeling misguide d, as other than applying the filt er it does not imitate any oth er as pects of the “Grindhouse” gen re. Despite trying to dirt y up the film, it is apparent it was s hot on digital. The cinematograp hy is also a step above most “Grindhouse” pr oductions, with Takas hi Hirose proving h e has talent behind the camera. Exterior shots to those taking place in small space s are all compet ently frame d, lit, and transition well. The dec ision to a dd an effect o n top of the work hurts the film ’s imagery and even gives a sense of desperati on to try to capture a ce rtain type of nostalgia wit h the audience, instead of rely ing on its own strengths. It is unfortunate when one creative choice can hurt a production s o much. The story of “Brutal” is simple bu t eff ective, it does attempt som e sort of so cial comment ary about the v iolent nature of me n and women, but it do es not offer enough depth into t he subject to justify the am ount of violence on display. The film does end on a strong note with an interest ing twist, with a reveal that is b ound to gross some out, while giving othe rs a chuckle. In spite of its simple natu re, those who enjoy films that make them s omewhat uncomfortable an d enjoy the challenge of getting throug h some ultr a-violence, “Brutal” poses a fun and entertaining cha llenge in that regard. “我又 给您装了两枚 美人果， 您不管是自己用，还是卖，都 是可以的。”说到这里， 她顿了顿，笑着道：“老祖， 那个虎坤龟的大龟壳实在太大了，我们没人能弄开，所以……这活就交给您了，回 头您弄好了，赏 我一个趁手的龟盾就行！”
