I just saw one of the best films I have seen in a very long time. Brick is a film-noir detective story played out in a Southern California high school starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Mysterious Skin), Emilie de Ravin (Lost) and Lucas Haas (Last Days). The film is the debut feature from writer/director Rian Johnson, who has managed to craft a brilliantly original peice of work that pushes the boundaries and defies expectations.


The shortline: Gordon-Levitt plays Brendan, who gets a mysterious call from an ex-girlfriend (Emilie de Ravin). He starts to investigate and is drawn into a Dashiell Hammett-esque world of femme-fatales, thugs and king-pins... You know, high school. From the brilliant dialogue to the excellent sound design, this film is a stimulating and wild ride. If you haven't been feeling the multiplex lately, search this one out because it's worth it. I especially enjoyed the performance of Noah Fleiss (Joe the King) as Tugger. See this before it disappears.