I never saw the original French film this movie was based on but after watching "Brick Mansions" I kinda want to.
The story is pretty solid (although it had an undeniable 90's action film vibe for me) and the action is very satisfying—complete with some cool parkour stuff that would result in me breaking my neck and soiling my pants if I ever tried them. RZA is a little underwhelming in the film since I really have a hard time taking him seriously as an actor because I don't find him convincing but as the film progresses and his character develops he gets a little better and I had an easier time dealing with him than I do in other films.
Paul Walker was very good in this film and did a tremendous job in his role even though we've seen him play an undercover cop quite a few times before. Finally, star of the original film David Belle is very cool to watch as he does his own parkour stunts and he and Walker had some great chemistry that kept the film from taking itself too serious and helped making it more fun than dark.
"Brick Mansions" might not be the best action film I've seen but it was definitely entertaining and not a bad film to be Walker's final finished product.
Hello, friend! The name is Rev. Ron and if you feel like reading more of my rants, ramblings, bad jokes, geek references, and other movie reviews (like a more in-depth look at "Brick Mansions" and other films that are foreign remakes) you can visit my blog at revronmovies.blogspot.com. If you don't want to do that because you're trying to hurl donuts like Frisbees (we've all been there), you don't need to visit.
The story is pretty solid (although it had an undeniable 90's action film vibe for me) and the action is very satisfying—complete with some cool parkour stuff that would result in me breaking my neck and soiling my pants if I ever tried them. RZA is a little underwhelming in the film since I really have a hard time taking him seriously as an actor because I don't find him convincing but as the film progresses and his character develops he gets a little better and I had an easier time dealing with him than I do in other films.
Paul Walker was very good in this film and did a tremendous job in his role even though we've seen him play an undercover cop quite a few times before. Finally, star of the original film David Belle is very cool to watch as he does his own parkour stunts and he and Walker had some great chemistry that kept the film from taking itself too serious and helped making it more fun than dark.
"Brick Mansions" might not be the best action film I've seen but it was definitely entertaining and not a bad film to be Walker's final finished product.
Hello, friend! The name is Rev. Ron and if you feel like reading more of my rants, ramblings, bad jokes, geek references, and other movie reviews (like a more in-depth look at "Brick Mansions" and other films that are foreign remakes) you can visit my blog at revronmovies.blogspot.com. If you don't want to do that because you're trying to hurl donuts like Frisbees (we've all been there), you don't need to visit.