Fresh
The self-consciously mannered rat-a-tat-tat dialogue also mines a neat overlap between teen slang and noir patois, both of which can be indecipherable to non-initiates.
Ben Walters, Time Out
Overview
A teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
79%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Like the best noirs, Brick is a triumph of attitude, and there's no arguing that its brand of deadpan cool is precisely unique.
Troy Patterson, Slate
Fresh
It's great to see Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Mysterious Skin) in the juicy role of a high-school gumshoe on the trail of his estranged girlfriend's killers.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
Alas, Brick, from writer-director Rian Johnson, isn't as clever as its conceit.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
Brick is smart -- perhaps too smart for its own good at times. But in the end, its affectations add up to entertainment.
Tom Long, Detroit News
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