Storyline
In a dystopian Detroit, grand houses that once housed the wealthy are now homes of the city's most-dangerous criminals. Surrounding the area is a giant wall to keep the rest of Detroit safe. For undercover cop Damien Collier, every day is a battle against corruption as he struggles to bring his father's killer, Tremaine, to justice. Meanwhile, Damien and an ex-con named Lino work together to save the city from a plot to destroy it.
Directors
Cast
Kwasi Songui, Robert Maillet, RZA, Paul Walker, Frank Fontaine, Richard Zeman, David McKeown, David Belle, Carlo Rota, Victor Cornfoot, Abdul Ayoola, Gouchy Boy, Ayisha Issa, Bruce Ramsay, Kalinka Pétrie, Catalina Denis, Jade Hassouné, Carolina Bartczak, Andreas Apergis, Andy Bradshaw, Ryan Trudeau, Danny Blanco Hall, Bruce Dinsmore, Marc-André Boulanger, Sean Lu
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Reviews
70
The movie contributes nothing new to the genre, but disbelief is suspended willingly enough once the action gets up to speed.
67
It’s a beat-for-beat remake of a movie whose plot was never meant to do anything except get characters to jump from rooftops, made by a less confident director (Camille Delamarre, one of the studio’s go-to editors) and set in a culture Besson has never been able to grasp. It’s also a silly pile-up of exaggerated action clichés—and much of the time, it’s pretty fun.
60
Delamarre knows his way around an action scene and keeps the proceedings moving briskly enough, even if the picture clocks in at about 10 minutes longer than its taut, 81-minute predecessor.
50
Mansions is like “Vehicle 19″ or “Takers,” dumb, noisy junk.
50
The Dissolve
Whenever it features feet flying through the air, Brick Mansions is a pleasure. Asked to do anything else, it’s one stumble after another.
