I usually write a review almost immediately after seeing a
film and due to time constraints generally write just one draft. Thankfully I’ve
waited until the following morning to write something about Brick as the extra few hours has allowed
me to work it around in my head and appreciate some of the finer details of the
film which last night I just thought were confusing and dull.
High School student Brendan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a bit
of a loner these days after breaking up with his girlfriend Emily (Emilie de
Ravin) and reporting his friend to the School’s Vice Principle. Brendan
receives an unexpected and garbled phone call from Emily who talks about items
such as a brick and a pin and something about Frisco before abruptly hanging
up. Concerned for her safety Brendan goes about tracking her down but finds he
is too late to help so then sets out to discover what the pin is, who or what
is Frisco and what it all has to do with Emily and a brick.
