Comments on: Brick http://www.indiecult.com/2006-04/brick An indie cult. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:56:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: MACC http://www.indiecult.com/2006-04/brick#comment-2748 Mon, 18 Dec 2006 21:57:53 +0000 http://www.indiecult.com/2006-04/brick#comment-2748 This movie managed to blow me away in one too many aspects. The stereotypical characters whose looks and speech clashed in such a way that the story quickly obtained a misterious surrealistic contour. The surroundings, ghostly and ethereal, as if they were but lost characters in a long abandoned suburban world. The main character's total disregard for his physical integrity and the way he stood up for situations despite his nerdy appearance, his faithful detective sidekick, the "femme fatale", the kingpin, his henchman, a beautifully enginneered carnival of characters that either seem to perfectly belong together in the same universe or clash in such a way that will most surely make you grin. This movie managed to blow me away in one too many aspects. The stereotypical characters whose looks and speech clashed in such a way that the story quickly obtained a misterious surrealistic contour. The surroundings, ghostly and ethereal, as if they were but lost characters in a long abandoned suburban world. The main character’s total disregard for his physical integrity and the way he stood up for situations despite his nerdy appearance, his faithful detective sidekick, the “femme fatale”, the kingpin, his henchman, a beautifully enginneered carnival of characters that either seem to perfectly belong together in the same universe or clash in such a way that will most surely make you grin.

]]> by: Andrew http://www.indiecult.com/2006-04/brick#comment-2566 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 23:45:04 +0000 http://www.indiecult.com/2006-04/brick#comment-2566 Smart, slick and lyrical are the words I would use to describe this movie. Direction is tight, Mise en scene is straight noir and the script itself is just plain great. Dialogue could have been lifted straight from Chandler himself, and the acting is superb. I wonder if Zorilla has a clue about cinema, cinematic style or composition, or can extend his vocabulary beyond expletives to illustrate his point of view. To conduct a review in 2 words is sheer ignorance. I can appreciate that Zorila may consider the movie to be not to his liking, but where is the pretension here? If you consider that fancy language, it may be best to steer away from any Shakespeare adaptations. Perhaps Zorilla might be more at home with Under Siege or something of that Ilk. Smart, slick and lyrical are the words I would use to describe this movie. Direction is tight, Mise en scene is straight noir and the script itself is just plain great. Dialogue could have been lifted straight from Chandler himself, and the acting is superb.
I wonder if Zorilla has a clue about cinema, cinematic style or composition, or can extend his vocabulary beyond expletives to illustrate his point of view.
To conduct a review in 2 words is sheer ignorance. I can appreciate that Zorila may consider the movie to be not to his liking, but where is the pretension here?
If you consider that fancy language, it may be best to steer away from any Shakespeare adaptations.
Perhaps Zorilla might be more at home with Under Siege or something of that Ilk.

]]> by: Zorilla http://www.indiecult.com/2006-04/brick#comment-1427 Sun, 24 Sep 2006 16:41:51 +0000 http://www.indiecult.com/2006-04/brick#comment-1427 Forget the fancy, schmancy language, this film and it's dialogue can be summed up in 2 words - Pretentious bollocks. Anything else is just wasting more time and giving more oxygen to this putrid, rotting corpse of a movie. Forget the fancy, schmancy language, this film and it’s dialogue can be summed up in 2 words -
Pretentious bollocks.

Anything else is just wasting more time and giving more oxygen to this putrid, rotting corpse of a movie.

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