A new Netflix mystery movie that has earned mostly negative audience reviews has been climbing the trending charts worldwide.
Not to be confused with the 2005 Rian Johnson movie of the same name, Brick is a German thriller about a couple whose apartment has been walled-in by seemingly impenetrable black bricks.
The film stars Army of the Dead's Matthias Schweighöfer and Army of Thieves' Ruby O. Fee as Tim and Olivia, a couple who have been going through a hard patch since a miscarriage.
In need of a fresh start, Olivia wants to move to Paris and would like Tim to go with her, but he hesitates, throwing himself into his work as a game programmer.
When she can't take it anymore, Olivia decides to go alone. She packs her bags in the middle of the night and is ready to storm out but, once she opens the front door, she realises neither of them can leave.
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The intriguing premise seems to be poorly executed, at least according to some viewers on IMDb. One person called the film "the ultimate grandmother of all bad movies ever made", branding Brick "painfully dumb".
Someone else slammed Brick as "pretentious" and "nonsensical", warning fellow viewers it is a "waste of time".
"It is an absolutely pretentious, nonsensical slog that seems to think a fedora and convoluted dialogue are enough to make a film 'noir'," they wrote.
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Despite the hilariously scathing reviews from those who made it through the 1 hour and 39 minute runtime, Brick has been steadily climbing Netflix's trending chart.
It is currently the most watched movie on the streamer, debuting at number one in its native Germany and still going strong there after three days. The film, which has taken the top spot in Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, has proven pretty popular even outside of Europe.
It's reached number one in Argentina, Brazil, and Egypt, among others, and Brick is also the third most-watched movie on Netflix US at the moment.
Brick is streaming globally on Netflix.
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Stefania is a freelance writer specialising in TV and movies. After graduating from City University, London, she covered LGBTQ+ news and pursued a career in entertainment journalism, with her work appearing in outlets including Little White Lies, The Skinny, Radio Times and Digital Spy.
Her beats are horror films and period dramas, especially if fronted by queer women. She can argue why Scream is the best slasher in four languages (and a half).
