Brick Mansions

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Brick Mansions

PG-13

2014

1h 30m

Action

Crime

Drama

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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 (Paul Walker), every day is a battle against corruption as he struggles to bring his father's killer, Tremaine (RZA), to justice. Meanwhile, Damien and an ex-con named Lino (David Belle) work together to save the city from a plot to destroy it.

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Critics Consensus

Choppily edited and largely bereft of plot, Brick Mansions wastes a likable cast on a pointless remake of the far more entertaining District B13.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

05/04/2014

2/5

It's solidly unsurprising (and often quite boring) generic fare, spiced up with steroidal pectorals and fetishy catfights.

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David Hughes

Empire Magazine

05/02/2014

2/5

Too much muscle-headed action, too little parkour (Belle is getting on a bit) - this property is condemned.

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Mike McCahill

Guardian

05/01/2014

The Raid 2 got most of its kicks in situ; this deploys a lot of edit-suite trickery to generate only moderate dynamism.

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Robert Sims

Lights Camera Austin

01/22/2022

The late Paul Walker's given nothing to do in Brick Mansions other than to marvel at David Belle's amazing acrobatics and stare down bad guy RZA. This isn't much of a surprise considering this is a very lazy remake.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

02/01/2021

3/5

It won't engage your brain, but is wild enough to keep your eyes glued to the screen.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

12/04/2020

3/10

Prioritizes the action, clearly unwilling to be bothered with constructing adequate character development or even a brief history on its subjects.

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Alex B

@AlexBioni Jul 17

Sometimes You Just Need a Rocket Did buddy really try eating celery with a fork and knife?! The only reason I watched Brick Mansions was because it is one of Paul Walker's final films, and it feels exactly like something you would find in Walmart's $5 bin. I also had no idea it was a remake of a French film until writing this review. The movie wastes no time explaining the story before throwing you into the action. The parkour is entertaining, even if the quick cut editing and frequent slow motion become repetitive. Paul Walker is easily the standout, and I liked his chemistry with Lino, although I could never tell if Lino's voice was dubbed, which was distracting. There are plenty of logical issues, and at one point Paul Walker crashes through a ceiling making a superhero landing. It is ridiculous, but kind of fits the movie's over the top style. In the end, it is an easy way to pass 90 minutes, but not much about it stuck with me outside of the touching Paul Walker tribute.

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Kayla M.

@kmasse00 Oct 15

Love the fast and furious

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Aug 31

Success in 1.5 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $20,400,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I Am F

@Creepblaster 04/08/2025

The script was weak as water, and some character arcs felt forced. Sometimes David Belle gives a good line delivery and Paul Walker does some flawless parkour tricks and sometimes RZA delivered some fun. However, the plot is just messy.

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Jelisije J

@jjosifovic 10/02/2024

10 years later I still standby my statement that is is probably Paul Walker worst film and sad to say it had to be his last film........

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Michael B

@RT78177718 02/05/2024

Rock on! Action genre fans: non-stop top-notch action with a simple (unrealistic) storyline but that's all you'd want from an action movie, and the action includes lots of martial arts, plus a twist and surprisingly meaningful ending!

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Synopsis

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 (Paul Walker), every day is a battle against corruption as he struggles to bring his father's killer, Tremaine (RZA), to justice. Meanwhile, Damien and an ex-con named Lino (David Belle) work together to save the city from a plot to destroy it.

Director: Camille Delamarre
Producer: Claude Léger, Jonathan Vanger, Luc Besson
Screenwriter: Luc Besson, Bibi Naceri, Ryan Amon
Distributor: Relativity Media
Production Co: Cine Plus, Canal+, EuropaCorp, Transfilm, D8
Rating: PG-13 (Frenetic Gunplay|Drug Material|Language|Sexual Menace|Violence and Action Throughout)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 25, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 26, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.4M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS