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Brick (2006)

Directed by Rian Johnson

Film Noir | Mystery | Thriller

Most recently watched by sleestakk, sensoria, bmargherito, suspectk

Overview

After a phone call from his ex-girlfriend, teenage loner Brendan Frye learns that her dead body was found. Vowing to solve her murder himself, he must infiltrate high-school cliques that he previously avoided. His search for the truth brings him before some of the school’s roughest characters.

Rated R | Length 110 minutes

Actors

Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Emilie de Ravin | Nora Zehetner | Lukas Haas | Noah Fleiss | Matt O'Leary | Noah Segan | Meagan Good | Brian J. White | Richard Roundtree | Jonathan Cauff | Reedy Gibbs | Lucas Babin | Ari Welkom | Tracy Bitterolf | Cody Lightning | McJoel Hamilton | Lauren Johnson | Dylan Lujano

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
06/10/2024TabletStreamingVideo on Demand7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Fun use of a rumpus room.  Funny hard boiled dialogue especially for “teens”.  Fairly melodramatic.

Comments

avatarsleestakk
9 months ago

It’s corny dialogue coming out the mouths of teenagers but so earnest that it seems to work. It’s like the HS drama class was tasked with putting on a 1940s film noir play. Haha

avatarVicnaLobster
9 months ago

Agreed!