因发电厂筑坝施工，小明卡胡瓦西河将要变为湖区而消失，小明路易斯（伯特·雷诺兹 Burt Reynolds 饰）、艾德（强·沃特 Jon Voight 饰）、波比（尼德·巴蒂 Ned Beatty 饰）和德鲁（罗尼·考克斯 Ronny Cox 饰）四个爱好冒险和自然的好友结伴，计划在周末前往卡胡瓦西河漂流。四人在即将成为湖区的萧条小镇找到向导，终于抵达河岸，简单准备后就开始了冒险。第二天早上，试图打猎的艾德一无所获，在强壮敏捷的路易斯面前颇感无趣，与胖子波比先行下河探路，然而他们遇上了两个持枪的陌生人，对方将他们控制并施以侮辱，路易斯赶到后将陌生人杀死。四人匆匆逃离此地，此时，河水变得狰狞，激流与岩石处处致命，一场冒险之旅成为了夺命之旅……
何佩儿
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.
洪敬尧
回复 :为了寻找在派对中失踪的大学生，两名携带录像设备的私家侦探闯入了一幢空房子，并在其中发现数卷神秘录影带：1）男人米德尔顿植入了能记录影像和声音的义眼，他在家中却看到恐怖的影像；2）在国家公园丛林里骑车的麦克碰到一个满身伤痕、呕吐黑水的女人，接下来一群恐怖丧尸慢慢向他靠近。被丧尸咬了后，男子的身体渐渐发生变化；3）某剧组造访一个神秘教派，天堂般美好的表象下，恐怖气息蔓延，他们偏偏赶上魔王降临人间；4）父母不在的湖边住宅，孩子们放肆玩耍。夜深人静之际，强烈的光芒突然闪过，神秘生物进入屋内，意外频现。诡异的录影带，将观看者引向黑暗深处……
刘依纯
回复 :在一次原始森林的看守任务中，一位女看林人遇见了两位过着“后启示录”式蛮荒生活的生存者，一对父子。这对父子的信仰似乎自成一派，与自然的关系也微妙诡秘。看林人对这对父子的身世充满怀疑，但当他们的林中小屋在夜里被一种神秘生物袭击，她恍然发觉，在这片肆意生长的荒野，孕育着更加可怕的凶险……
