Ari Welkom, Brian J. White, Emilie De Ravin
"Brick," while taking its cues and its verbal style from the novels of Dashiell Hammett, also honors the rich cinematic tradition of the hard-boiled noir mystery, here wittily and bracingly immersed i...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 8, 2006
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October 6, 2009Brick is a stylish detective film, basically an updated film noir with its brooding heroes and femme fatales -with postmodern ailments. The story takes place in a neighborhood in California, filled with open spaces and sparsely populated, where every appearance is crucial but muc...( read more)
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September 19, 2009Joseph Gordon-Levitt and especially Matt O'Leary really shined in this movie. Good story, rich dialogue. The Pin and Tug were a little unbelievable though, as was tand some of the production quality felt a bit amateurish, and that's what really kept it from being a 5 star film.
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September 14, 2009Once you get through the annoying American high-school dialogue it becomes a very interesting modern day film noir private detective movie, no doubt influenced by The Big Sleep and the works of writer, Dashiell Hammett.
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June 1, 2009I loved this movie. It takes the incredible and snappy dialogue from film noir and sticks it in a high school setting where oddly enough, it works. I can't stand Joseph Gordon-Levitt but I loved him here. If you love film noir you should definitely check this out. The setting's d...( read more)
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March 19, 2009A cool, different kind of film noir that doesn't feel tacky or over-convoluted.
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November 2, 2009Wasn't everyone's high school years a detective story?
This Guy Over Here picks this as one of the Best Films of the 2000s -
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November 1, 2009Joseph Gordon-Levitt was the only thing I enjoyed about this movie; his acting was right on as usual and his character was... an interesting lunatic. It was strange to see Lukas Haas the way he looks now, but I liked that they included him in the manner they did. However, the p...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
May 12, 2006
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
May 5, 2006
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Alas, Brick, from writer-director Rian Johnson, isn't as clever as its conceit. full review
April 7, 2006
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Brick is a first feature for Johnson, and while it's not an unqualified success, it definitely marks him as a young filmmaker to watch. full review
April 7, 2006
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Brick is almost fiendish in its insistence on finding modern-day parallels to classic pulp-fiction figures. full review
April 6, 2006
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
It has insolent wit, a taut style and strong characterizations. But it lacks the special quality needed to make a movie spring to life, a divine spark of real imagination. full review
April 6, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
This movie leaves me looking forward to the director's next film; we can say of Rian Johnson, as somebody once said about a dame named Brigid O'Shaughnessy, 'You're good. You're very good.' full review
March 31, 2006
Kurt Loder, MTV
The conventions of films noirs ... shrivel in the bright California sun.
There's no reason 'Brick' should do this, of course -- which is to say,
there's really no reason for 'Brick.' full review
March 21, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
A spoof would have been easy. Instead, Johnson plunges off the deep end, risking ridicule by shaping this spellbinder with grit and gravitas. full review
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June 24, 2007Great movie! But, need to see that Lukas Haas gets added to the cast list...
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May 5, 2007i love this movie. forever and ever. kiss kiss. i will soon plan the wedding.muhaha!!!
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August 17, 2006Oh yeah?
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August 14, 2006The detective story of the new century. Just like old detective sories but with a young attitude. Dont miss this one, but really dont miss a second while you are watching it because youll be lost.
I just does not give 5 stars although it was very original because teens movies need to improve something: the teens, oh God i know they could done better.
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August 7, 2006If you are a fan of Philip Marlow movies or like the works of Raymond Chandler this movie is for you...definatly a sleeper of 2006
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June 19, 2006It takes a little bit of time to get going, but once it does, it's extremely intriguing and suspenseful. Definitely worth watching.
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