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Brick (2005)
Excellent film noir that is unique in that it's set among a group of high school students. Brendan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) hears that his ex-girlfriend is in trouble and when he approaches her she tells him to stay away. She
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ends up dead right after.
ends up dead right after.
So Brendan involves himself by infiltrating the high school criminal underground, which immediately lands him in trouble. He mingles among many unsavory characters in his pursuit of the truth. He takes many beatings and applies a few of his own.
Gordon-Levitt is basically playing the detective role, Lukas Haas plays the heavy gangster-type named The Pin, Noah Fleiss is the enforcer-type muscle named Tugg, Matt O'Leary is Brendan's smart friend named, naturally, Brain, and beautiful Nora Zehetner plays the femme fatale role of Laura.
A truly great film, with unique hard-boiled detective-type dialogue all the way through that has its own life and is great to listen to. It's a murder mystery but so much more. The acting is great by all involved. See this one if you like to try different stuff.
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