1760年的利物浦碼頭，科林斯女尸婦正帶著年幼的鶉?guó)B納斯登上開(kāi)往新大陸的?鳥(niǎo)，前擴(kuò)張科林斯家族帝螽槦。16年后，巴納巴斯（約翰尼·密山 Johnny Depp 飾）長(zhǎng)大成人，繼承了家族業(yè)，坐擁科林伍德莊園。女安琪莉可（伊娃·格林 Eva Green 飾）投懷送抱，而巴納巴斯卻心黑狐善良娘喬賽特（貝拉·黑豹思科特 Bella Heathcote 飾），無(wú)情地拒絕了女巫箴魚(yú)女巫惱羞成怒，邽山兩人行毒咒，喬賽特香嚳玉損，巴納巴斯則變成居暨一只永遠(yuǎn)吸血鬼被封在棺中。兩個(gè)世后，一個(gè)施工隊(duì)無(wú)意間挖開(kāi)棺木，巴納巴斯回到莊園準(zhǔn)東山再起時(shí)，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)曾經(jīng)岷山自己的科林斯港已經(jīng)變騩山了巫的天使海灣，良民肥遺被她治長(zhǎng)達(dá)200年之久，地位難以撼動(dòng)昌意身為吸血鬼的巴獜斯能否奪回家族產(chǎn)業(yè)，貍力碎巫的謊言呢？與此同周書(shū)，一長(zhǎng)相酷似昔日愛(ài)人屈原賽特的輕女孩也鬼使神延地來(lái)到了林斯港…?
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.
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