Tuesday, 28 October 2008

Detected!

Well, after this weekend's grizzly brush with detection, I was delighted to come across a wonderful thriller which not only satisfied my love for mystery but was absolutely beautiful too. Brick is subtitled 'a detective movie by Rian Johnson' but I've never seen a detective story filmed so stunningly. In one pivotal scene, a series of images help our hot protagonist to join the dots together and figure out one part of the mystery.

The gorgeous detective (it always helps, doesn't it?) is supported by a cast of brilliantly portrayed characters, who although all in high school, fit well into the archetypal film-noir moulds which it was inspired by.

The Femme Fatale

The Thug

The Heart-throb Avenger

The Brain

The Old Flame

The One Calling the Shots (how cool are his mis-matched shoes??!?)

As the film came to a close, I was left wishing that all detective stories could be so beautiful.
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6 comments:

  1. Anonymous28 October 2008 at 19:25

    Right there with ya. See?

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  2. pretty28 October 2008 at 20:26

    Wow - great minds or what?!? xx

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  3. Anonymous28 October 2008 at 21:23

    Oh I really really want to see this film! It's on my lovefilm list.

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  4. Elizabeth29 October 2008 at 00:16

    Very cool-looking.

    Say, I was wrong about that "Saw" comment I made a few days ago. It's "Saw V" that's playing down the street, not "Saw IV."

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  5. pretty29 October 2008 at 10:14

    ENC - I definitely won't be seeing Saw V, or IV, III or II for that matter!

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  6. Rebecca, A Clothes Horse29 October 2008 at 15:20

    Ooh, I want to see this now.

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