Brick Mansions
Relativity Media | Release Date: April 25, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
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5
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12
Negative:
11
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyApr 24, 2014
Brick Mansions is a non-starter: It chokes on its déjà vu, the hyperactive Mixmaster editing is exhausting and the characters’ banter is so leaden it might violate federal emission standards. Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliApr 24, 2014
There's no fun to be had here and if an action movie doesn't make the grade as escapist entertainment, what's the point? Read full review
38
Slant MagazineEric HendersonApr 24, 2014
Only the very charitable would characterize this strain of providence as anything other than dumb, or at least incredibly forgetful. Read full review
37
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanApr 30, 2014
Visually, Brick Mansions is a duller and more conventional film than “District B13,“ which was, if nothing else, a sourball-flavored form of eye candy. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisApr 30, 2014
It’s hard to take your eyes off Walker in his penultimate film appearance, cognizant of his mortality and the way he was gracefully aging much in the same way as another fair-haired, blue-eyed actor named Paul. Read full review
30
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriApr 27, 2014
It should be wilder, funnier, nuttier. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinApr 24, 2014
Brick Mansions, Paul Walker's penultimate film (prior to "Fast & Furious 7"), is a dumb and ugly action picture that works strictly as a reminder of the late actor's head-turning good looks and modest charisma. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle SmithApr 24, 2014
Dystopia’s supposed to be worse than what’s in the papers, fellas. Try to keep up. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleApr 24, 2014
Faced with a story that doesn't make much sense, the filmmakers switch gears and try for a sociological statement - something about the marginalized and the neglected. This makes for a funny last five minutes, but sad, too, because Walker was better than this, even if his movies sometimes weren't. Read full review
20
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzApr 24, 2014
If nothing else, it's consistent — consistently stupid, with things like character development and story advancement never getting in the way of another parkour stunt. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierApr 24, 2014
The film is put together too choppily to appreciate the bounce-off-walls athleticism of parkour. That’s a shame, since “District 13” star Belle is known as a founder of the sport. Read full review
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