约翰·卡什（杰昆·菲尼克斯 Joaquin Phoenix 饰）本是个阿肯色州乡村小子，儿时一场意外令他弟弟身故，从此他便活在父亲（罗伯特·帕特里克 Robert Patrick 饰）的谴责和嘲讽下无力翻身。爱音乐的他慢慢以乡村歌手成名，也有了自己的家庭，但外出巡演时偶然接触到毒品慢慢令他不能自拔，将他带入深渊。吸毒令妻子薇薇安（詹妮弗·古德温 Ginnifer Goodwin 饰）带着孩子离开了他，他只好去找心仪已久、但因婚姻在身无法在一起的女歌手琼·卡特（莉丝·威瑟斯彭 Reese Witherspoon 饰），后者给予他援手，帮助他戒毒，却也一次次拒绝了他的求爱。戒毒成功的卡什得以重启事业，和卡特的爱情也在两人的舞台上终成正果。

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.

别名: Street of Joy / Akasen tamanoi: Nukeraremasu 昭和三十三年初春，花街的女子即将迎来他们的最后时刻。是年4月，《卖春防止法》将正式实行，往日喧嚣的花街终将退出历史舞台。 公子（芹明香 饰）嫁给深爱自己的小职员，但是他们的夫妻生活并不幸福，工资开始怀念花街快乐日子；直子（丘奈保美 饰）听说曾有个叫繁子（中島葵 饰）的女孩在新年创下接客26年的纪录，她决心向此纪录发起冲击；志麻子（宫下顺子 饰）深爱du徒男友志波（蟹江敬三 饰），为此她奉上自己辛苦赚来的钱，甚至在大腿内测纹上花纸牌的图案，但她的爱情却遭到背叛。 花街消失的前夜，歌照唱，舞照跳，所有的悲欢离合都淹没在黑暗之中 本片根据清水一行原作《赤线物语》改编。

　　法国/比利时/卢森堡合拍惊悚片，导演Fabrice Du Welz处女作，去年曾在戛纳影评人周展映。　　一个婚礼歌手在一个冬夜赶场路上驾着车，在森林深处汽车熄火了，那里只有一座破败的酒店……

The Maynards and their children lead an almost perfect billionaire family life. Amon is a passionate hunter, but doesn’t shoot animals, as the family's wealth allows them to live totally free from consequences.

导演Franck Richard 第一次触电长片便是这部《La Meute》。该片集科幻与恐怖、神怪与惊悚于一体。被影片联合导演Franck Ribière称为“神怪西部片”。　　Franck Richard在《La Meute》中糅合了各种类型和风格 :“从童年时代起，我就非常喜爱类型片。这个名字今天被误读了，在以前它并不单纯指恐怖片，而是包罗万象，既包括动作片，也包括神怪片、侦探片和探险片。”　　在一个边陲小镇，Charlotte 接受了Max 的搭车要求。他们在一家路边餐厅用餐。餐厅老板是神秘的Spack。Max 去洗手间后始终未见身影。担心不已的Charlotte试图找回Max ，但遭 Spack 劫持，并即将成为他们像宠物一样供养的吃人娃娃的大餐。影片主要演员有坎城影后Emilie Dequenne，恺撒影后Yolande Moreau和 Benjamin Biolay。