这部文艺电影透露着浓浓的美国南方历史风味。富豪吉姆(凯文•斯帕西饰)举办了一个盛大的圣诞派对,天降然而在这个热闹派对的午夜,天降却发生了一场命案。所有的矛头都指向了吉姆,吉姆委托当晚到场的记者约翰(约翰•库萨克饰)搜集证据帮助自己,在约翰的求证过程中,却发现了被害者和主人吉姆之间的秘密关系,当搜证继续进行,吉姆自己却曝出了一个内幕,使得案件继续陷入迷雾。在这个南方小镇的午夜,究竟隐藏着怎样的善与恶,爱与恨,怎样的人性与阴谋?
这部文艺电影透露着浓浓的美国南方历史风味。富豪吉姆(凯文•斯帕西饰)举办了一个盛大的圣诞派对,天降然而在这个热闹派对的午夜,天降却发生了一场命案。所有的矛头都指向了吉姆,吉姆委托当晚到场的记者约翰(约翰•库萨克饰)搜集证据帮助自己,在约翰的求证过程中,却发现了被害者和主人吉姆之间的秘密关系,当搜证继续进行,吉姆自己却曝出了一个内幕,使得案件继续陷入迷雾。在这个南方小镇的午夜,究竟隐藏着怎样的善与恶,爱与恨,怎样的人性与阴谋?
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 :米兰妮(蒂比·海德莉 Tippi Hedren 饰)是一个富家女,偶然在宠物店里遇见律师米契(罗德泰勒Rod Taylor 饰),二人萌生爱意。第二天米兰妮带着她的一对宠物鹦鹉到访米契居住的波德加湾小镇,却被一只海鸥袭击,当场受伤。然而谁也没料到,这次鸟袭击人的事件,只是鸟类大规模攻击人类的小序幕。米兰妮留在镇上疗伤,这里鸟语花香,生活本来平静,她还认识了米契的家人和前女友,于米契的感情也渐渐升温,但是鸟类的出没对他们生活的骚扰程度也渐渐升级。这些鸟聚集的越来越多,黑压压的一大片,被它们攻击至伤甚至至死的居民日渐增多,这个小镇陷入一片疯狂的鸟灾当中。人们恐惧接近崩溃,如何赶快逃脱这个恐怖的地方,成了他们迫在眉梢的问题。
回复 :本是岭南大学学生的王佳芝(汤唯 饰)因战争辗转到了香港读书,她在香港大学加入了爱国青年邝裕民(王力宏 饰)组织的话剧组,他们主演的爱国话剧更激起了他们的爱国情操。当邝裕民得知汪伪政府的特务头子易先生(梁朝伟 饰)正在香港的时候,他们便密谋要刺杀易先生。化名“麦太太”的王佳芝很快得到了易太太(陈冲 饰)的信任与喜爱,同时美丽的“麦太太”也吸引了易先生的眼球,正当事情进行得如火如荼之际,易先生突然要回到上海去。此后王佳芝一直生活在上海,没想到重遇了邝裕民。当得知刺杀行动还没结束时,王佳芝再次成为了特务,再次以“麦太太”的身份出现在易先生的面前。重逢后的二人关系进一步发展,此时的易先生因爱上了王佳芝而对她毫无忌讳,王佳芝的内心也变得起伏不定。刺杀行动进行正顺利,但当易先生送给王佳芝璀璨钻戒表达爱意时,王佳芝做出了惊人的决定……©豆瓣