残酷

Cons=tant^;^ ly on the hunt ^?!and+$ s\[u[ffering from h @allucinat)+ions that drive his violen@t na/,#
ture, +/a]]n unname[/d man is c*,a;@pturing
 women a% nd sa^vagely beating them to de]$ ath. Meanwhile,+ a ) wom an * is l;?uring^_*% \men into a $;violen^t% e`$nd, by wa
y of her k,\nife.#, Driven by the .#s_!ame f:o\$[rce to ma.+ke t`he op#/pos]ite sex suf)f\)e; r, the killers’ fates inte %rtwine. The` t!,]. wo must face o;ff in a`%; bat*!tl.+e to the death, in which th:]@ey are for/#
ce,-!d to reveal? the horrible truth be )hin^d 
the=
.[.ir addiction\;$ to murder.　　“Brutal” ta!**_kes a+n int;,
e\resting approach$-/ to i_ts visuals, drawing  heav,;[y` *+)influe#;nce\ fro@_m W*/ *este@#rn “G?rindhous/:e” films, usi) ng)[ a filt_$;
er to ?! @?make the footage -appear grainy, d]amaged-`, an_d with l/i ;gh*; t /and \:^c%olor fluctuatio\=ns. Unfortunatel`y, the vis  ual s) tyli$+?ng ends up. _@feeling misgui@)ded,) as other than applying :@the filter i(?t does not_: = `im)itate any (other aspects of t$he “/$Grindho$:us#[e” genre.  Despi!te tryi\ n
g^+ to dirty up the film,] +=it is ap$,pa^@ren`?t it was sh*^,ot on _*_digital. The cinemat[==ography is also\ a] st//:ep a% bov,e most “Grindhouse” pr
@)oductions, wit+h Tak ashi Hir@os%e pro,_@vi#?;ng]` h(#e has talent ?behind  the camera. Exterior shots to those taking pl]_ace in small spaces are
/^all]\+ com([ pet@$e #ntly -$f[ r[/(amed, lit, and * t:rans^ition wel/@l. [email protected];?/e,[ decision \to a ;dd an eff[
,ect on top of th]e work ]hur;:-!ts the fi.lm’s ( image^ ry : and even gives a se$nse $of= d]esper%ation t_:o try to capt)^ure a ce$r t^ain$] type of %= nostalgia ,w@?;
ith the audien
_$ce, instead o=^.f re;lying on it^.s)) own strengt@h]:s_. It :#is unfortunate when o_?ne crea @tive choice ca#n = ^hurt a pro#/duct_#ion so much!-.　　The story of “*Brutal” is simple but e^!ffectiv=:e, it $? doe\[/s[ attemp^ @t so_me sort; of social com
#mentary about the ][`v;i@ olent nature of %? m).en and wom]:en, but *it doe$![s $not offer enough!^ depth* into the su bject@ to justify the amount :
[of@@ vio ?#lence on .+?display. Th e film does end ((o/@n a st=.rong$= @);%note wi@th an i?))nterest@[i()ng twist, with ]_#a r;[!eveal that is bound t);.o gross s/:ome out, wh?@ile giving ot/!her
,s a chuck%
,le. I=+n spite of its s]imple nature, those]\@ w
_h )o enjoy`@. films [`that make 
%them somewha-t uncomfortable and enjoy
 the* chall[e[]n$]+#ge?* o/+f ge_/tting thro^ugh s\;_ome^/%] ultra-violence, “Brut
$al” %p% oses a` fun an=d e ,ntertaining c^hallenge i#n that regar ,]d.