BRICK is a modern twist on the film noir genre. Student Brendan Frye (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) prefers to stay an outsider, until one day when his ex-girlfriend, Emily (Emilie de Ravin), reaches out to him unexpectedly just to suddenly vanish again. With the help of his genius friend, the aptly named Brain (Matt O’Leary), Brendan sets out to find her, only to discover it is too late. She is already dead. His investigations lead him to a variety of interesting characters: substance-abusing Dode (Noah Segan), seductive Kara (Meagan Good), jock Brad (Brian White), femme fatale head cheerleader Laura (Nora Zehetner), and the supposed leader of them all, The Pin (Lukas Haas). This low budget film is like no other film of its genre, and while it may take a second viewing to understand what is going on, it is a truly fantastic cinematic endeavor.
Matt plays the Brain, Brendan’s only friend. He is not just a nerd, but a genius, seen completing a rubik’s cube during the course of a short conversation. He is enlisted to be Brendan’s eyes and ears around school grounds, gathering any information on what could have happened to Emily. Brain is never seen interacting with any other character besides Brendan, and the final scene of the film shows him seemly disappearing into Brendan’s head. This leads viewers to speculate if Brain is actually real or just Brendan’s inner conscious.
Matt Screen Time
About four major scenes, averaging 5 minutes each.
Awards
- Nominated for Grand Special Prize -- Rian Johnson
- 2005 Deauville Film Festival
- Winner of Special Jury Prize -- Rian Johnson
- Nominated for Grand Jury Prize -- Rian Johnson
- 2005 Sundance Film Festival
- Nominated for Best Foreign Independent Film
- 2006 British Independent Film Awards
- Winner of Most Promising Director -- Rian Johnson
- 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
- Winner of 'New Blood' Award -- Rian Johnson
- 2006 Cognac Festival du Film Policier
- Winner of Best Titles in a Trailer -- Mark Woollen & Associates
- Nominated for Best Independent -- Mark Woollen & Associates
- 2006 Golden Trailer Awards
- Nominated for John Cassavetes Award -- Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, & Mark G. Mathis
- Nominated for Producers Award -- Ram Bergman
- 2006 Independent Spirit Awards
- Winner of Best Original Screenplay -- Rian Johnson
- 2006 San Francisco Film Critics Circle
- Winner of Best Original Score -- Nathan Johnson
- 2006 Satellite Awards
- Winner of Citizen Kane Award for Best Directorial Revelation
- Nominated for Best Film -- Rian Johnson
- 2006 Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
- Nominated for Best First Feature -- Rian Johnson
- 2006 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
- Winner of Best First Film -- Rian Johnson
- Nominated for Best Film
- 2007 Austin Film Critics Association
- Winner of Best Overlooked Film
- Winner of Best Original Screenplay -- Rian Johnson
- 2007 Central Ohio Film Critics Association
- Nominated for Best Male Newcomer -- Rian Johnson
- Nominated for Scene of the Year -- The foot chase
- 2007 Empire Awards, UK
- Nominated for Best Breakthrough Filmmaker -- Rian Johnson
- 2007 Online Film Critics Society Awards
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