"'You have preserved in your own lifetime, sir, a way of life that was dead before you were born." --Harold the butler in Elaine May's 'A New Leaf' (1971)
You will forgive me for reaching back 35 years for a quotation to open this review of 'Brick,' since the movie itself is inspired by hard-boiled crime novels written by Dashiell Hammett between 1929 and 1934. What is unexpected, and daring, is that 'Brick' transposes the attitudes and dialogue of classic detective fiction to a modern Southern California high school. These are contemporary characters who say things like, 'I got all five senses and I slept last night. That puts me six up on the lot of you.' Or, 'Act smarter than you look, and drop it.'" --excerpt from a full review on RoberEbert.com
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