Brick Mansions (2014)

An undercover Detroit cop navigates a dangerous neighborhood that's surrounded by a containment wall with the help of an ex-con in order to bring down a crime lord and his plot to devastate the entire city.

Director:

Camille Delamarre

Writers:

Luc Besson (screenplay), Luc Besson (screenplay)

Stars:

Paul Walker, David Belle, RZA

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Walker	...	Damien Collier
David Belle	...	Lino
RZA	...	Tremaine Alexander
Gouchy Boy	...	K2 (as Goûchy Boy)
Catalina Denis	...	Lola
Ayisha Issa	...	Rayzah
Carlo Rota	...	George the Greek
Andreas Apergis	...	Berringer
Richard Zeman	...	Major Reno
Robert Maillet	...	Yeti
Bruce Ramsay	...	Mayor
Frank Fontaine	...	Grandfather Collier
Chimwemwe Miller	...	Accountant (as Chimwemwe Dave Miller)
Andy Bradshaw	...	Roy (as Anderson Bradshaw)
Ryan Trudeau	...	Floyd

Storyline

An undercover Detroit cop navigates a dangerous neighborhood that's surrounded by a containment wall with the help of an ex-con in order to bring down a crime lord and his plot to devastate the entire city.

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Plot Keywords:

crime lord | undercover | die hard scenario | two word title | opening action scene | 

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Taglines:

No mercy, no escape, no time.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for frenetic gunplay, violence and action throughout, language, sexual menace and drug material

Details

Official Sites:

Official Blog Official Facebook

Country:

France Canada

Language:

English Chinese

Release Date:

25 April 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

District B13

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$9,516,855 (USA) (25 April 2014)

Gross:

$20,285,518 (USA) (20 June 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

EuropaCorp, Transfilm International, Brick Mansions Productions Inc

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 100 min (Extended Cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film is a remake of the French film "District B13" which stars David Belle in the same role as in this movie.

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Goofs

Major Reno's uniform has two stars on each shoulder, the rank of a major general in the U.S. Army. Either Reno is wearing the wrong rank (an U.S. Army major is denoted by a gold oak leaf on each shoulder) or used the wrong title (the short form of general officer ranks in the army is simply "General").

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Quotes

Damien Collier: ["Count3"]
Lino: ["3"]

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: Heaven Is for Real (2014)

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Soundtracks

We're Stronger Now
Written by RZA
Performed by RZA feat. Black Knights, Stone Mecca, Will Wells and Prodigal Sun
Recorded at Woodshed Studios Malibu
Recording engineer William F Wells
Instruments by RZA, Will Wells, and Derek on drums,
Produced by The RZA for Wu Tang Productions
With Courtesy of Soul Temple Records
Copyright Universal Music - Careers on behalf of itself and Ramecca Publishing, Inc. (BMI)

User Reviews

Provides a decent hour and a 1/2 of mindless entertainment

Considering I had never heard of this film until about a month before it's release and had low expectations for the movie initially, This movie did surprisingly provide a good hour and a half of B - movie entertainment.I hadn't seen the original film either, So I didn't have any biases to compare it to something else. Now seeing the trailer for district B13, it looks awesome and I'll definitely watch it and than compare the two films. "Brick Mansions" may not have had the best acting or original plot/characters , but it does provide on some inventive and cool action sequences. Parkour, martial arts, fights and eye candy for the guys to look at make the movie a watchable popcorn flick. The stunts and action sequences, especially with David Belle is what stood out and made a fun movie. Only one thing would have made the movie better and that was if it had been rated R. A little more blood and gore shown would have definitely made it a more high impact action flick. Overall, If your looking for a simple and not so demanding action film for a quick 90 mins, I'd recommend it. Take it for what it is and keep your expectations appropriate for a movie like this.

6/10