An instant classic... for me.
I have been a mild fan of classic noir. Before seeing this, it
did seem to have an interesting premis and a good cast. It's
about high school students and some of the cast members are actually
high school age... what a novel idea. Little did i know that it
would immediately delve into 1920s style detective speak. I have
always been a fan of film that puts a new spin on a classic idea.
You can pick out which students are cops, detectives, drug runners and
crooks (which is very obvious here). Brick takes the classic
detective mystery and applies it to 2000s high school students in much
the same way Romeo & Juliet was adapted to modern times.
Perfect score. I will be buying this film.