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Published: Feb 8, 2007

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BRICK

Great movie. Go see it. I've been describing it to people as late 1980s high school movie meets film noir. (Nouveau-noir high school movie?) It's really cheaply made, quick paced, witty and beautiful and what is really interesting is the crazy language. (Supposedly the director/writer was trying to channel certain aspects of Shakespeare.) Now, English is my first language, but there were times when I was tempted to turn on the English subtitles to just catch up with what they were saying so I could parse things. Once your brain has gotten used to it though it becomes easier. (Somewhat like watching Shakespeare, at least for me, it takes a brief adjusting period to acclimatize to the new (or old in this case) language) Interestingly enough there's no swearing, they make up completely new slang for everything else too... and it's not the standard substitutions like frick or frack for fuck... but a little more clever... and flows so well. So yeah, I know my description may not sound entirely appealing, but if you enjoy quick witted, low budget, mysteries that leave you scratching your head trying to completely understand everything that just played out... you'll most certainly like Brick.
Oh, and it's got that kid from 3rd Rock from the Sun, if that matters to anyone. He's really a pretty good actor, you should also see him in Mysterious Skin if you get a chance.}</b>