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Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Allen Williams This film had few good things to say about it...Paul Walker was fun...David Belle has moves that puts Spiderman to shame...And Catalina Denis (WOW) It's almost scary how freaking gorgeous that woman is....But other than that...This movie was a mess...I understand that this film is a remake of a French film called District B13 which also stars David Belle...And that David Belle is simply playing the same character for this film...That's all well and dandy...But clearly the amount of work and thought that was put into the original did not translate for Brick Mansions...Especially when somebody thought it would be a good idea to cast RZA for the part of Tremaine Alexander...It's bad enough that RZA's broken English is so bad that he can't even say the name of his own character without spitting all over himself...But to sound like Elmer Fudd while he's doing it just made me sick to my stomach...This movie was completely ruined by his presence and that's all there is too it...

Chappy Watched I liked both District B13 and District 13: Ultimatum and watched this for David Belle but I had no idea that it was an American remake.While this isn't as good as the two previously mentioned films, it's still a good watch.David Belle outshines Paul Walker, who is pretty much playing the same role as he does in most of his movies – not that he does it badly!In one fight scene where Paul Walker is fighting three bad guys in the Brick Mansions, you can clearly see two of them standing off to the side (in what I'm assuming probably wasn't supposed to be seen) waiting until Paul and the other guy finish their fight before the join in.This movie also happens to have the typical douche-bag bad guy with the impeccable fashion sense with all the big, gold jewellery.An enjoyable watch, a movie you can turn your brain off and sit back and relax; worth at least one viewing, maybe more.

xamtaro REVIEW BRICK MANSIONSA city in chaos. Gangs have overpowered law and order in the sprawling Detroit neighbourhood known as Brick Mansions. When matters got out of hand, the authorities walled off the entire section of the city, abandoning all those who still lived there to the mercy of the drug dealing gang lord played by The RZA. A massive spoiler at the start of the movie shows how Detroit mayors never learned anything since ROBOCOP and still intends to demolish a poverty stricken neighbourhood instead of giving it the help it needs. Caught in this lawless walled off town is Lino, the scowling anti-hero. Instead of being a grand theft auto criminal with a bald head and deep voice, Leitto is a super-agile parkour expert with unlimited stamina. In trouble with the gang, Lino is double-crossed and imprisoned against his will with his girlfriend held hostage. In the meantime, the gang has gotten their hands on a bomb which they intend to launch into Detroit if their demands are not met. The solution? Send in Paul Walker who plays the exact same character in the Fast and Furious Franchise (A Cop with a vendetta and a forgettable name), to diffuse the bomb. Coincidence! Paul Walker has a vendetta against RZA. Coincidence! Thanks to that massive spoiler scene, most of the audience knows what the bomb is actually for (hint hint: Robocop 3) thus negating the climatic twist. Coincidence! We all know that Paul Walker will team up with our Anti-Hero the same way he has done with Vin Diesel's character in Fast and Furious franchise. Not big surprise. So with all these predictable story points, any revelation or twist is rendered ineffective. There is no surprise and neither is there much wit to the narrative. A faithful remake of the french action film "DISTRICT 13", this movie wastes its actors by typecasting them in overly familiar roles and stereotypes. Paul Walker is Brian O'Connor with a different name. RZA is the typical African American quirky gangster boss. Lino is just there for the parkour. The female characters are just eye candy. On the flip side, BRICK MANSIONS plays safe by giving audiences what they expect. Light on plot or characterisation, but heavy on action. From one fast paced chase to another, from frantic fights to perilous parkour stunts, the action pace never lets up and never gets bogged down by too much talking. The stunts are the true highlight of this movie, having been purportedly performed without stuntmen or visual effects. Director Camille Delamare brings a rapid hand-held, yet reasonably steady, style to his camera-work. He pulls back on the close-ups to feature the action in its full shot glory with minimal cuts. Essentially exactly like his work on DISTRICT 13. Some say that BRICK MANSIONS was an unnecessary remake. It is at its core DISTRICT 13 re-shot in Canada in English language. To me it is a fun little romp; one of those movies where the brain does no work. Just one action scene to the next, one eye candy to the next, barely held together by a contrived story that ends so laughably.

Jan Strydom If not compared to the original french movie DISTRICT 13, BRICK MANSIONS is a decent and highly entertaining action flick on it's own. If compared to DISTRICT B13 it's not as good but not as bad as people have been saying.This version's biggest problem mainly resides in it's casting. Paul Walker as Damien is actually okay, his only drawback is he doesn't exactly pull off the kind of moves Cyril Raffaelli does in his fight scenes. Which is something I don't consider one of the films major issues. In the case of the lead bad guy I'm pretty sure they could've found someone better than RZA to play the role. The problem with RZA is that he always looks like he's sleepwalks through every role I saw him play from the one in THE MAN WITH THE IRON FIST to G.I JOE RETALIATION, and he sometimes sounds like he doesn't speak properly as if he always has a cold.All in all, aside from the flaws BRICK MANSIONS is a decent action flick if not compared to the original french film. Although in all honesty I do prefer DISTRICT B13 as well as it's sequel.