Brick, a film directed and written by Rian Johnson, is a modern day film noir set in a Southern California high school. It's heavily dialogue and relies on character development. A detective, who's actually a student played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, is unraveling a conspiracy about his ex-girlfriends death. Again, the dialogue is heavy but fascinating. You have to realize that they are high school students portraying characters from a black and white detective film. So it does get unrealistic, but you can excuse that because Rian Johnson balance the drama and humor very well. By the end you’re either satisfied or very confused, I for one had to watch the film again to get some scenes because I was distracted while watching it the first time. Overall I have to recommend it, because Rian Johnson took two different genres and blend them nicely. Think of it like this: What if The Hills was written like The Wire. That would be interesting. Also the music is great, it’s composed by Nathan Johnson, who is the cousin of Rian.