Brick (2005)

Posted : 1 year, 2 months ago at Sep 3 15:20

O Brendan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) ανακαλύπτει τη φίλη του Emily (Emilie de Ravin) νεκρή στην είσοδο ενός αγωγού αποχέτευσης. Και αποφασίζει να βρει ποιος την έβαλε εκεί, ποιος τράβηξε την σκανδάλη και για ποιο λόγο. Και δεν έχει σκοπό να σταματήσει αν δεν το ανακαλύψει. Και αγνοώντας το γεγονός ότι στο δρόμο για τις απαντήσεις που ψάχνει θα υποχρεωθεί να κάνει slalom ανάμεσα από ναρκωτικά, Kingpins, όπλα, μοιραίες γυναίκες και υπερβολικά cool διαλόγους. Το περίεργο βέβα...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago at Feb 9 22:25

Ambition might sometimes carry a film a long way, and hopefully the film itself will take it the rest of the way. Other times, once the ambition ends, the movie is left face down, and in the case of Brick, it’s the latter. It’s basically about a guy trying to figure out why his ex-girlfriend asked him for help, because she’s recently turned up dead. It’s a mystery-solving detective film that pays homage to classic film-noir, but has the unfortunate setting of high school life, including a full cast of teenagers. The movie in and of itself isn’t bad. The acting is decent (for teenagers), the plot isn’t anything new but not so boring that it wouldn’t work, it’s shot well, edited well, and the dialogue is great. The only problem is that it’s acted out by seventeen year o...Read more

Rating : 1/10

Posted : 2 years, 6 months ago at May 22 9:51

I think I'm going to have to watch this again as I'm sure it deserves more than a 7/10, but I just didn't hear enough of it to make complete sense of everything that was going on (hearing problems).

I really liked the noir-mystery style of the film, and the acting was good from everyone. I was surprised to see a couple of more well-known faces in the cast (Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emilie de Ravin) but I think they did a good job of their respective roles and I'm glad that it was kept to a more indie feel with a less famoous cast. The camera shots and amplified sounds were also quite nice features, and definitely an improvement on attempts in other indie film (*points at Elephant*).

I'll be watching this again when I get the chance.

Rating : 7/10

Posted : 2 years, 6 months ago at May 4 7:41

Take a classic 1940s film noir murder mystery and throw it into modern times, make it revolve around drugs and high school kids, add some awesome handheld camera cinematography, and you have 'Brick'. I thought the acting was completely stellar from everyone involved, although the teens seemed a lot more mature and intelligent than real teens found in today's high schools. I think it would've been a 10/10 film if it was set on college grounds instead of high school environment. That's only part that felt a bit unrealistic. This film needs multiple viewing, almost like Memento or 21 Grams. The dialogue is overwhelming, lots of clues are around, and there's a lot of characters and motives flying around that it could be too much to fully absorb in one viewing. I watched it late at nig...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago at Mar 23 17:41

I really enjoyed this film. I hadn't heard much about it before I saw it and was a little bit surprised to see so many people complaining about how hard the dialogue was to follow. To me the dialogue fitted the theme of the film perfectly. Essentially this film follows children who are acting far older and more intellectual than they actually are. There are certain scenes which seem to remind you that the main characters in this gritty detective fest are only teenagers and they are often quite hilarious. The main character was extremely likable in my opinion, as were most of the characters in fact. Don't let the dialogue put you off, it's pretty easy to follow with a little bit of thought. The setting is great and the fact that the film focuses on such a young cast adds that extra feel...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 2 years, 11 months ago at Dec 4 19:24

I've read about this movie for quite some time, but never got around to watching it. Joseph-Gordon Levitt plays Brenden, a high-school student who attempts to solve the killing of his ex-girlfriend. You quickly notice that this is no ordinary teen murder mystery, it plays homage to the old "noir" films that were so prevalant in the 40's and 50's. The film style, plot twists, and somewhat over-the-top characters (see Lukas Haas Pin character for example) are done very well, however if you didn't know anything about the movie going into it, you'd probably think it was a little too hard to comprehend. The dialogue is hard to follow at times, but again this is a throwback film in some sorts, so it may require multiple viewings to truly grasp the meaning of many scenes. I particularily like...Read more

Rating : 6/10