寂寞的都市夜，老利电台DJ西蒙（雷宇扬 饰）时常接到听友Cat（甄子丹 饰）打来电话倾诉衷肠，老利Cat挂线，拿起枪变为冷血杀手，他冲入一幢大楼，将目标人物和保镖们全部击杀。女警Carrie（吴辰君 饰）所在的小组接手此案，每日收听同一档节目并且对Cat的声音颇为熟悉的Carrie并不知道，Cat的形象早已出现在她的脑海……Cat在执行新任务时偶遇故交Wesley（黄家诺 饰），原来两人曾同为美国警察，Cat因Wesley的背叛失去了一切，沦入不能回头的杀手生涯。Cat误会Carrie是Wesley女友，将其带走，向她袒露了自己的孤独与绝望，二人在天台山跳了一支寂寞的舞。不久Wesley挟持Carrie闺蜜要挟，Cat决定为Carrie孤身犯险。
龙宽
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.
周国贤
回复 :本片根据乔·希尔同名短篇小说改编：1978年间美国科罗拉多州一处郊外小镇里，一位名为芬尼·萧的少年被绰号为“掳童犯”的杀手绑架，而此前已有五位孩童被后者绑架杀害。芬尼之后在囚禁他的地下室中发现一部古董电话，尽管电话线已经断了，但一到晚上，他总能接到来自过去受害者试图帮助他的来电；芬尼的妹妹格温也在此时梦到与之相关的异象，指引她寻找芬尼。发生在兄妹俩身上的灵异事件开始成为了拯救芬尼的关键。
徐贤秀
回复 :这部电影的故事情节涉及纽约多个居民犯下的一系列无动机谋杀案：一名狙击手从水塔中射杀人; 一位父亲谋杀了他的家人; 在圣帕特里克节游行期间，一名警察向人群开火。 犯罪的唯一共同点是肇事者都冷静承认有罪，并解释说，“这是上帝的旨意。” 在调查谋杀案时，天主教警察彼得·尼古拉斯越来越多地被一个名叫伯纳德·菲利普斯的证词所困扰，他们发现每一个杀手出现，似乎都无法摆脱他自己的命运与这种神秘事件的联系。随着他逐渐接近真相，他最担心的事情得到了证实。
