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, every day is a battle against corruption as he struggles to bring his father's killer, Tremaine, to justice. Meanwhile, Damien and an ex-con named Lino work together to save the city from a plot to destroy it.
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Cast
- Paul WalkerDamien Collier
- David BelleLino
- RZATremaine
- Robert MailletYeti
- Carlo RotaGeorge the Greek
- Kalinka PétrieMayor's Assistant
- Bruce RamsayMayor
- Kwasi SonguiBig Cecil
- Catalina DenisLola
- Ayisha IssaRayzah
Recommendations
- 70
The Hollywood Reporter
The movie contributes nothing new to the genre, but disbelief is suspended willingly enough once the action gets up to speed. - 67
The A.V. Club
It’s a beat-for-beat remake of a movie whose plot was never meant to do anything except get characters to jump from rooftops, made by a less confident director (Camille Delamarre, one of the studio’s go-to editors) and set in a culture Besson has never been able to grasp. It’s also a silly pile-up of exaggerated action clichés—and much of the time, it’s pretty fun. - 60
Variety
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. - 50
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Mansions is like “Vehicle 19″ or “Takers,” dumb, noisy junk. - 50
The Dissolve
Whenever it features feet flying through the air, Brick Mansions is a pleasure. Asked to do anything else, it’s one stumble after another. - 50
Boston Globe
The thematic stuff, while well-intentioned, is also clunky, and ultimately beside the point. Action, obviously, is what you’re after. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
It's fun to watch at first. All that twirling and sliding is a nice change of pace from the usual seat-shaking pyrotechnics. - 40
TheWrap
The parkour is breathtaking and the plot twists are off-the-charts ridiculous.
