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SYNOPSIS __________
Plot:
"Brick," the dynamic debut feature from
writer/director Rian Johnson, won the Sundance Film Festival's
Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision.
"Brick," while taking its cues and its verbal style
from the novels of Dashiell Hammett, also honors the rich
cinematic tradition of the hard-boiled noir mystery, here
wittily and bracingly immersed in fresh territory –
a modern-day Southern California neighborhood and high school.
There, student Brendan Frye's (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) piercing
intelligence spares no one. Brendan is not afraid to back
up his words with actions, and knows all the angles; yet he
prefers to stay an outsider, and does – until the day
that his ex-girlfriend, Emily (Emilie de Ravin of "Lost"),
reaches out to him unexpectedly and then vanishes. Brendan's
feelings for her still run deep; so much so, that he becomes
consumed with finding his troubled inamorata.
To find her, Brendan enlists the aid of his only true peer,
The Brain (Matt O'Leary), while keeping the assistant vice
principal (Richard Roundtree) only occasionally informed of
what quickly becomes a dangerous investigation. Brendan's
single-minded unearthing of students' secrets thrusts him
headlong into the colliding social orbits of rich-girl sophisticate
Laura (Nora Zehetner), intimidating Tugger (Noah Fleiss),
substance-abusing Dode (Noah Segan), seductive Kara (Meagan
Good), jock Brad (Brian White) and – most ominously
– non-student The Pin (Lukas Haas). It is only by gaining
acceptance into The Pin's closely guarded inner circle of
crime and punishment that Brendan will be able to uncover
hard truths about himself, Emily and the suspects that he
is getting closer to.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Focus Features
Release Date:
March 31, 2006
RELATED LINKS__________
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