Brick

This one has been on my "to watch" list for years (mainly because the wife also expressed interest), and we finally found some time to watch it.

Very surprised at how good this way, considering that it's an indie film that was made for $450k, but it was certainly worth the 2 hours. Very much modern day film noir, Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a high school kid who is attempting to solve a murder by embedding himself in the facets of upper class high schoolers, athletes, drug dealers and druggies.

Excellent dialogue, even though no high school students ever talk like this (kinda the point), well made, tense, stylish and "cool" is a pretty good acronym. Dark, and not a happy movie, but entertaining, and the main character really grows on you. This was one of Gordon-Levitt's roles that launched his career into the next level, and you can tell he's got skill at what he does.

This movie is NOT for everyone, and plenty of people will complain that it's slow, dry, boring and they hated it. If you enjoy non-traditional detective movies, and are a fan of film noir, well, you've probably already seen this one. If you're not, move along, nothing to see here.

4/5