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Brick

Overview

Genre :

Drama, Mystery

Release Date :

April 21, 2006 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Rian Johnson

Starring :

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lukas Haas, Emilie de Ravin, Meagan Good, Matt O'Leary, Nora Zehetner, Brian J. White, Noah Fleiss, Lucas Babin, Jonathan Cauff

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

7 of 10

“..worth savoring with repeat viewings..”
by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon]
“..the story, while derivative, isn't half bad, and the picture gains in finesse and confidence..”
by Todd McCarthy [Variety at Sundance 2005]
5 of 5

“..should be this year's Zero Effect..”
by Erik Childress [EFilmCritic]
“..one of the most entertaining pictures to be released so far this year..”
by David Denby [The New Yorker]
“..Obsessively detailed and frequently absorbing..”
by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]
2 of 5

“..I don't think I've seen a more schizophrenic film this year than Brick..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
4 of 5

“..an original piece of movie magic..”
by Dazza [Iofilm]
4.5 of 5

“..a smart, self-assured feature that portrays adolescence like no other film has...”
by Jeremy Mathews [Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice]
5 of 5
Reviewed by [E! Online]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by Christian Ghigliotty [The Cinema Source]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by Scott Tobias [The Onion A.V. Club]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by [The Movie Chicks]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Christopher Null [Filmcritic]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Pam Grady [Reel]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Jan Stuart [Newsday]
Reviewed by Michael Atkinson [Village Voice]
Reviewed by William Wolf [Wolf Entertainment Guide]
Reviewed by [Filethirteen]

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