Again this is all about off beat "cult" films this month, so some of these movies may be a bit weird.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393109/
Brick takes high school politics and clicks to a whole new level. Being that it's a film noir murder mystery it shows the said groups in a new and refreshing way. Now, film noir had it's heyday in the 1940's and 1950's with directors like Orson Wells and John Huston. Those films have gone down his history as some of the best ever made; using some of the best casting choices that the directors could find. (Here's the Wikipedia entry about it if you are interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_no...siness_of_noir)
Having studied this genera of films in college I've seen more than my fair share of Film Noir, and Brick really holds up to the standard. It uses the language of the time, and also has the beautiful women to go along with it. But, there's a problem. The film winks and nudges the audience into realizing that this film is a mere love letter to previous directors. It follows the standard Noir plot line, and has the standard ending. In short the film feels like a little girl trying on her mother's dress and high heels. If one is looking for a fresh new perspective on this type of cinema I'd check out Sin City.
Brick is a good film from a promising new writer. I'm really looking froward to seeing more from this young man. If he's capable of writing a modern day Noir film, he's capable of writing bigger and better things.
If I had to rank this I'd give it a 7/10.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393109/
Brick takes high school politics and clicks to a whole new level. Being that it's a film noir murder mystery it shows the said groups in a new and refreshing way. Now, film noir had it's heyday in the 1940's and 1950's with directors like Orson Wells and John Huston. Those films have gone down his history as some of the best ever made; using some of the best casting choices that the directors could find. (Here's the Wikipedia entry about it if you are interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_no...siness_of_noir)
Having studied this genera of films in college I've seen more than my fair share of Film Noir, and Brick really holds up to the standard. It uses the language of the time, and also has the beautiful women to go along with it. But, there's a problem. The film winks and nudges the audience into realizing that this film is a mere love letter to previous directors. It follows the standard Noir plot line, and has the standard ending. In short the film feels like a little girl trying on her mother's dress and high heels. If one is looking for a fresh new perspective on this type of cinema I'd check out Sin City.
Brick is a good film from a promising new writer. I'm really looking froward to seeing more from this young man. If he's capable of writing a modern day Noir film, he's capable of writing bigger and better things.
If I had to rank this I'd give it a 7/10.
at the thought (he's not wild about the genre, though I don't think Goonies has a genre), and just can't get it when I try to explain that it's part of my "cultural heritage". He thinks I'm pranking him with my earnestness.
