Brick Mansions
review by
ANIZ FILMVALA
*****
A B-grade dystopian movie with ample scope of blunders created
by Director Camille Delamarre a mockery of Hollywood action films. Car chase,
shooting and acrobatics with insignificant cuts is what the movie is loaded with.
Somewhere in Detroit a place called brick mansions is home
for treacherous and rowdy criminals and they are abandoned by the mayor of the city,
as the brick mansion is a hurdle in their mega township development with
millions at stake. Undercover cop Damien Collier [Paul Walker] is given the mission
to terminate a missile bomb which can devastate the entire city and is under possession
of Tremaine Alexander [RZA] a drug lord at brick mansion.
Lino Dupree [David Belle] is a victim of Tremaine’s drug
dealings as he has past enemical terms of stealing his huge shipment of drugs. A
wild goose chase of lino and Tremaine’s men in the beginning is worth to catch.
While lino’s girl Lola [Catalina Denis] is kidnap by Tremaine’s men, as to
rescue lola, lino ends up in jail.
Damien is informed about lino who is in jail by the mayor, as
lino can be only source to enter the brick mansion to locate the missile and
diffuse it. Exciting action sequence follows for the race to stop the bomb to
be executed by Tremaine.
Walker had panache to handle action role which will be in
memories forever and we will miss him for that. David Belle is a surprise with
full of energy and his swings can give Spiderman sleepless nights. All in all
give a miss to ‘Brick Mansion ‘ for all the reasons you may have.
Cast
Paul Walker as Damien
Collier
David Belle as Lino
Dupree
RZA as Tremaine
Alexander
Robert Maillet as
Yeti
Carlo Rota as George
the Greek
Kwasi Songui as Big
Cecil
Paskal Monfret as Lil
Cecil
