This film had few good things to say about it...Paul Walker was fun...David Belle has moves that puts Spiderman to shame...And Catalina Denis (WOW) It's almost scary how freaking gorgeous that woman is....But other than that...This movie was a mess...I understand that this film is a remake of a French film called District B13 which also stars David Belle...And that David Belle is simply playing the same character for this film...That's all well and dandy...But clearly the amount of work and thought that was put into the original did not translate for Brick Mansions...Especially when somebody thought it would be a good idea to cast RZA for the part of Tremaine Alexander...It's bad enough that RZA's broken English is so bad that he can't even say the name of his own character without spitting all over himself...But to sound like Elmer Fudd while he's doing it just made me sick to my stomach...This movie was completely ruined by his presence and that's all there is too it...

Brick Mansions is an action flick staring Paul Walker and David Belle. The movie revolves around and interesting premise being that and undercover cop and an excon pair up together to take down a crime lord. That being said this movie is a remake. There are many underwhelming aspects of this film and it really struggles to provide any substance for viewers. The acting is poor for the most part although Walker is decent as a cop. The fight sequences and the scripting is cringe worthy and it displays a prime example of the template of a mindless action movie. There is very few character development if not none throughout the film as most of its scenes are action oriented. The movie is set in a dystopia and showcases that theme effectively to an extent but you never feel as though you are getting a grand scope of the world it is set place in. For all I could tell there were just corrupt cops and rampant crime rates in the city of Brick Mansions. Overall poor film, would not recommend seeing it.3/10

REVIEW BRICK MANSIONSA city in chaos. Gangs have overpowered law and order in the sprawling Detroit neighbourhood known as Brick Mansions. When matters got out of hand, the authorities walled off the entire section of the city, abandoning all those who still lived there to the mercy of the drug dealing gang lord played by The RZA. A massive spoiler at the start of the movie shows how Detroit mayors never learned anything since ROBOCOP and still intends to demolish a poverty stricken neighbourhood instead of giving it the help it needs. Caught in this lawless walled off town is Lino, the scowling anti-hero. Instead of being a grand theft auto criminal with a bald head and deep voice, Leitto is a super-agile parkour expert with unlimited stamina. In trouble with the gang, Lino is double-crossed and imprisoned against his will with his girlfriend held hostage. In the meantime, the gang has gotten their hands on a bomb which they intend to launch into Detroit if their demands are not met. The solution? Send in Paul Walker who plays the exact same character in the Fast and Furious Franchise (A Cop with a vendetta and a forgettable name), to diffuse the bomb. Coincidence! Paul Walker has a vendetta against RZA. Coincidence! Thanks to that massive spoiler scene, most of the audience knows what the bomb is actually for (hint hint: Robocop 3) thus negating the climatic twist. Coincidence! We all know that Paul Walker will team up with our Anti-Hero the same way he has done with Vin Diesel's character in Fast and Furious franchise. Not big surprise. So with all these predictable story points, any revelation or twist is rendered ineffective. There is no surprise and neither is there much wit to the narrative. A faithful remake of the french action film "DISTRICT 13", this movie wastes its actors by typecasting them in overly familiar roles and stereotypes. Paul Walker is Brian O'Connor with a different name. RZA is the typical African American quirky gangster boss. Lino is just there for the parkour. The female characters are just eye candy. On the flip side, BRICK MANSIONS plays safe by giving audiences what they expect. Light on plot or characterisation, but heavy on action. From one fast paced chase to another, from frantic fights to perilous parkour stunts, the action pace never lets up and never gets bogged down by too much talking. The stunts are the true highlight of this movie, having been purportedly performed without stuntmen or visual effects. Director Camille Delamare brings a rapid hand-held, yet reasonably steady, style to his camera-work. He pulls back on the close-ups to feature the action in its full shot glory with minimal cuts. Essentially exactly like his work on DISTRICT 13. Some say that BRICK MANSIONS was an unnecessary remake. It is at its core DISTRICT 13 re-shot in Canada in English language. To me it is a fun little romp; one of those movies where the brain does no work. Just one action scene to the next, one eye candy to the next, barely held together by a contrived story that ends so laughably.

I loved this movie...now I've seen a few reviews calling this one garbage and stuff compared to the original but I've never seen the original and never heard of it until I saw reviews comparing it to the original. So my review is based off what I saw. It was good...kind of reminded me of Fast & Furious for which Paul Walker is famous for but with a different angle. The character, Lino was awesome, that guy really knew how to get around. Paul Walker has once again...blown me away with his acting...so sad that he's gone we lost such an amazing human being and actor. But I will be suggesting this movie to anyone who loves good action movies like this.