美貌的小镇教师斯黛拉（伊丽莎白·班克斯 Elizabeth Banks 饰）在母亲过世后得到当地富豪格兰特（迈克尔·鲁克 Michael Rooker 饰）的多方照顾，日韩嫁给他后尽管诸多不满，日韩却依然努力成为一个合格的妻子。有次二人吵架后格兰特愤而出走，被神秘的外星生物侵入体内，第二日清早回家性情大变。于此同时，小镇的宠物狗开始神秘失踪，曾与格兰特在酒吧一同饮酒的女孩布兰达（布兰达·詹姆斯 Brenda James 饰）也不见了踪影。在发现了格兰特开始腐烂变异的脸后，惊恐的斯黛拉求助于小镇警长比尔和众警员（内森·菲利安 Nathan Fillion 饰），但众人均被吓坏，格兰特借此逃脱。众人决定在附近农场猎捕格兰特，却没想到这竟导致了怪异生物的大蔓延，整个小镇都处于极度危险之中。本片被提名2007年美国科幻、幻想及恐怖电影协会最佳恐怖电影奖，并获最佳化妆土星奖。
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.
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回复 :由于梦想与现实之间的界线越来越模糊，一位雄心勃勃的教授陷入了谋杀一名睡眠研究参与者的困境。
