Brick Mansions
Relativity Media | Release Date: April 25, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
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Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
12
Negative:
11
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The TelegraphRobbie CollinMay 3, 2014
Director Camille Delamarre and Luc Besson, who co-wrote the screenplay, relocate the story to Detroit and tone down some of its (admittedly broad) social satire — although the Parkour remains centre-stage, and is mostly hair-raising. Read full review
60
The New York TimesA.O. ScottApr 24, 2014
Brawny, dumb and preposterous, it nonetheless comes tantalizingly close to being a high-impact allegory of race, class and real estate in a postindustrial, new-Gilded Age America. Read full review
60
VarietyJustin ChangApr 24, 2014
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. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniApr 25, 2014
A tediously faithful remake of French filmmaker Luc Besson's terrific 2004 international hit "District 13," the Besson-produced Brick Mansions might have been mildly interesting had it been made a decade ago. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTom RussoApr 24, 2014
The thematic stuff, while well-intentioned, is also clunky, and ultimately beside the point. Action, obviously, is what you’re after. Read full review
50
The DissolveKeith PhippsApr 24, 2014
Whenever it features feet flying through the air, Brick Mansions is a pleasure. Asked to do anything else, it’s one stumble after another. Read full review
50
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreApr 23, 2014
Mansions is like “Vehicle 19″ or “Takers,” dumb, noisy junk. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyAdam MarkovitzApr 24, 2014
It's fun to watch at first. All that twirling and sliding is a nice change of pace from the usual seat-shaking pyrotechnics. Read full review
40
Village VoiceChris KlimekJun 3, 2014
This is an almost scene-for-scene remake — but not a shot-for-shot remake, which likely would have been more enjoyable. Read full review
40
CineVueJamie NeishMay 3, 2014
It's essentially a collection of shoddily edited action sequences, underpinned by a monotonous narrative that has no purpose, let alone moral heart to reward viewers' waning attention. Read full review
40
Time Out LondonTrevor JohnstonApr 29, 2014
Chases on foot and four wheels keep the thing moving, but apart from a thematic wrinkle where Besson’s clearly siding with the hood rather than the lawmakers, it’s all pretty predictable. Read full review
40
TheWrapInkoo KangApr 24, 2014
The parkour is breathtaking and the plot twists are off-the-charts ridiculous. Read full review
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