Brick

I watched Brick again tonight, it's a movie like Annie Hall that I just like the tone of so much. One that I could play in my house all the time just to have something on in the background. In Brick's case I think this has a lot to do with the excellent score.

Brick is a modern Noir set in a high school, Joseph Gordon Levitt's ex-girlfriend ends up dead two days after calling him asking for help with a bad brick, a tug, and a pin. We follow protagonist Levitt through his quest to figure out what happened to, and how to avenge the death of his ex. It's got a really interesting tone, kind of bittersweet. JGL gives a really great performance, he's so talented, re-watching Brick has made me even more anxious to get around to Mysterious Skin and 500 Days Of Summer. Another great surprise in this film is Nora Zehetner who plays femme fatale Laura. She's totally delightful and walks the line between temptress and evil incarnate really well.

The dialogue is what's most impressive in Brick. The first time I watched it I put subtitles on as to catch all the subtitles in the script. The talk is tight, and it doesn't slow down to make sure you understand, it's not all style either, missing one or two lines of dialog could mean the difference between following the mystery and being totally lost. This is all to say nothing of the ending scene which is breathtaking in its beauty. I want to move into this movie's world. Check it out immediatley if you haven't.