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Brick Mansions

2014

Camille Delamarre

Paul Walker, David Belle, RZA, Robert Maillet ...

4.5

3,082

Action. Drama In a dystopian Detroit, abandoned brick mansions left from better times now house only the most dangerous criminals. Unable to control the crime, the police constructed a colossal containment wall around this area to protect the rest of the city. For undercover cop Damien Collier (Paul Walker), every day is a battle against corruption. For Lino (David Belle), every day is a fight to live an honest life. Their paths never should have ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Bernard Besserglik The Hollywood Reporter	"The movie contributes nothing new to the genre, but disbelief is suspended willingly enough once the action gets up to speed."	NEU
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"[It] feels perfunctory in its tale of unlikely partners trying to take down a criminal mastermind."	NEG
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"Delamarre knows his way around an action scene and keeps the proceedings moving briskly enough."	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Mr. Delamarre is not an action virtuoso, but his visual style, heavily indebted to the 'Grand Theft Auto' video games, is appropriately rough and kinetic."	NEU
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"Things start off silly and end up laughable and ridiculous."	NEG

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