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Movie Reviews of Brick
Movie Review: Possibly the best noir mystery in years.
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm not going to go too much into the plot or characters here other than to comment on writer/director Rian Johnson's sincere love for the art of Hammett/Chandler-esque dialogue and direction that evokes the heyday of noir rather than the cookie-cutter flashy trash that most young directors seem to grasp hold of, is truly refreshing and amazing to behold. The plot itself is a bit of Hammett's "Red Harvest" (possibly his greatest work) and Chandler's "The Big Sleep". It's tense, a little convoluted, but breathtaking to behold. The performances are all spot-on and the juxtaposition of the 30's/40's era dialogue set in a comtemporary high school never seems silly. You know that this is not "our" universe as much as it is a universe of noir and pulp-isms. And being aware, you're already in on it and you take the ride and enjoy every minute of it.Movie Review: a brilliant work of art
Summary: 5 Stars
this is a very well made movie. a film noir mystery set at a modern day highschool. the acting is excellent, the cinematography is great. the story is extremely faced pace, but the director makes you want to pay attention. what i particularly loved was the banter. the dialogue was peppered with slag that can only be understood with careful attention to its context. for example, using the term "the bulls" to mean police. most of the movie is pretty dark, but some scenes had me laughing out loud, even when watching by myself. joseph gordon-levitt gives a great performance, playing the resourceful highschool rebel. because brick is so fast paced, it should be viewed a few times, which makes purchasing the dvd a good idea. i would recommend this film to almost anyone, especially someone who appreciates film as an artform.Movie Review: Amazing movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I have to admit, the first 15-20 minutes of this movie I was wondering whether I was going to be able to get into it. Then, when Brendan is trying to figure out what the A means, I got sucked in. Honestly, I thought it was fantastic and the story itself is great. The dialogue was kind of weird at first, but it really fits the film A+++
And I'd like to address the reviewer who said this is another film where the kids don't appear to have parents and he couldn't believe that high school kids were running a complicated drug operation. This is the way a startling percentage of the population of this country grows up. Alot of parents are too busy working to pay attention to their children and teenagers are not as dumb as most people think. When they're motivated, a highly efficient drug operation is no problem.
Movie Review: a hypnotic directorial debut
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this film for reasons slightly different than some of it's other praisers. Instead of the obvious homage to film noir, I would lump this film in my own "flashy directorial debut" genre, alongside Blood Simple and Donnie Darko- a film filled with promises to come. But where others see suggestions of David Lynch, I see Coppola's Rumble Fish or the Outsiders, a resemblance that I've not seen others pick up on so far. The actor playing Pin even has more than a little resemblance to a young Mickey Rourke. I had a lot of fun also picking up dialogue tidbits from other films. "It's a hell of a thing" Tugg mumbles about a killing. Eastwood's Unforgiven? Maybe. There are at least a dozen more. This is just as much about the love of cinema in general as it is an homage to one genre in particular.Movie Review: Brick is a brilliant tour de force
Summary: 5 Stars
This unique mixture of contemporary teen-angst and classic noir sensibility is priceless and wonderful. All the young actors rise to the occasion beautifully - they are world-weary, weathered, and malevolently confident in a middle-aged streetwise way - yet they hang out at their high school and occasionally refer to "my mom"....and it all works beautifully and with occasional well-place humor. The dame, the gumshoe, the thug, the kingpin - they're all there and entirely compelling. It's a surreal and haunting work of art: the lighting, the faces, the music, editing, the Hammett-esque dialog. Why didn't this thing get a lot more recognition?? Hats off to the director and whole team. Renews my believe in film as Art. See it once, see it twice.