brick
this movie was amazing. subtle, intense, suspenseful, and the shit. it created a language of it’s own. the dialogue drove the story and helped develop the characters. Gordon-Levitt played an interesting kid in high school who plays all sides. he’s an outsider that’s on the inside of everything.
the movie’s hard to explain, but it boils down to a drug-dealing, gang-busting, murder mystery. the visuals are great. Johnson put thought into every part of the story and imagery. it’s almost like Dawson’s Creek on drugs. the language isn’t as fluffy and multi-syllobic, but is much more mature than typical high school vocabulary.
it also stars Nora Zehetner who happens to be in my newest addiction: Heroes. you won’t recognize her from anything else unless you saw the ‘girl at party’ from american pie 2.
the writing is great and the acting (while sometimes overdone because of the weighty dialogue) is pretty spot-on. a different movie than most would get into, but well worth the effort in watching.
*****