电影由三个相互关联的小故事组成。国王（约翰·C·赖利 John C. Reilly 饰）最宠爱的除了蛮横娇纵的公主维奥拉（蓓蓓·卡芙 Bebe Cave 饰）外，天道就是他的宠物跳蚤了，天道让所有人都没有想到的是，小小的跳蚤，竟然长成了绵羊的大小。女王（萨尔玛·海耶克 Salma Hayek 饰）常年被不孕之病困扰，国王用自己的生命换来了海兽的心脏给女王吃，如此便可药到病除，哪知道不仅仅是女王怀孕了，为女王烹饪心脏的侍女也怀孕了，两人于同一时间生下了孩子。国王爱上了在城堡下面唱歌的女子，他并不知道的是，这位女子的真身其实是一位丑陋的老巫婆，而她还有这一个双生姐妹。国王邀请她们其中的一位同自己共度良宵，哪知道被卷入了一场动乱之中。
回复 :ISIS的野蛮入侵让曾经平静的叙利亚乡村成了人间地狱，30岁的阿里安在这里率领她的娘子军与恐怖分子对抗。经过艰苦卓绝的战斗，她们解放了小城Kobane，阿里安付出了代价——她身中5发子弹，好在没有性命之虞，回家休养伤愈后又立刻重返战场。这部纪录片记录了阿里安和战友们的战斗实景和前线生活状态，借此反映战争中女性的处境，以及她们强烈的自由意志。影片具有强烈的人道主义色彩和女性立场，镜头语言朴实有力，画面中的女战士们无比真实、鲜活，她们与残酷、激烈的战场氛围形成了强烈对比。
回复 :元末军阀混战时，曾出现的一支嗜食人肉，尤其是食小儿之肉的“淮右之军”。而紧邻淮河的小镇临塘曾深受其害。当年淮右军被困临塘，一夜之间吃光了镇上婴幼小儿。战乱平息之后，民国年间，临塘镇流行起召唤“婴灵”的巫术，但养婴灵者往往不得善终，而曾经吃幼婴的“淮右之军”后人蒙少晖（朱一龙 饰）误入其镇，一意孤行揭开了镇压邪灵的封印，古镇上开始频频出现恐怖的异象，事件的相关者也一个接一个的死去。似乎有种神秘的力量在守护着以前的某个秘密……
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.
