The Bricklayer

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The Bricklayer

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2024

1h 50m

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Mystery & Thriller

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The Bricklayer follows a rogue insurgent blackmailing the CIA by assassinating foreign journalists and making it appear the agency is responsible. As other nations begin turning against the U.S., the CIA must lure Steve Vail (Aaron Eckhart) -- their most brilliant and rebellious operative -- out of retirement. With an elite and deadly skill set, Vail is tasked with helping clear the agency's name, forcing him to confront his checkered past while unraveling an international conspiracy.

Dennis Harvey

Variety

01/10/2024

This is a lively bullet-riddled adventure that may not stick in the mind, but will leave no one bored for its 110 minutes.

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John Serba

Decider

04/12/2024

... A lame-ass thing that’s serious when it should be campy, and rife with brutal violence and incredible nonsense.

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Juan Pablo Russo

EscribiendoCine

04/12/2024

6/10

The Bricklayer may not stand out from similar action films on the market, but it offers enough entertainment for those wanting to enjoy a popcorn movie experience.

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Kevin Wight

The Wee Review

02/28/2024

1

Completely lacks a sense of fun and wallows in old tropes that should have been left in the past

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Matt Glasby

Radio Times

02/20/2024

2/5

Despite risible dialogue and some slapdash production elements, there's fun to be had for those in the right mood.

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Wade Major

FilmWeek (LAist)

02/01/2024

What elevates this a little bit is that [director Renny Harlin] still brings it.

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Madeline A

@Madeline777 Jan 25

It’s a fun, exciting movie, but definitely too much violence that goes on and on and on… I just fast forwarded through it. Half as much in the way of fighting and violence would have been plenty! Otherwise I liked it.

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jose luis t

@Pepi64 Dec 29

More than decent watch

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Scott Y

@ScottYutzy Dec 28

The premise of this story is an old one, and it is not the first time it has been retold. Why do we continue to remake the same stories? Consider reading a book! There are many books and book series with original ideas that have never been adapted to the screen. Perhaps it is finally time to tap into that wealth of original storytelling for adaptation to this medium. Specifically, for this movie, I have only one question: How does our "hero" transition from effortlessly defeating ten opponents without sustaining any injuries or even breaking a sweat to later nearly being killed in a one-on-one rematch with one of those he had previously defeated with a single punch?

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Albertina M

@RT74208140 Nov 26

Storyline is as predictable as it is bad, movie has no grip, photography is unimpressive and actors are badly directed. The movie moves along slowly interweaved by boring punching fights and a few lousy car chases. No spark, no ideas, no talent. The only passable thing is miles davis music, but even that is intercepted rather than played.

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Timothy S

@RT99674384 Nov 25

All the other problems with the film are real, but at least I can clearly and easily follow what happens in hand to hand fights. They do a long shot and you can see everything clearly. Which is a lot better than many films. - - It's a bit of a b movie and it's not funny enough to make up the difference, but honestly the action is pretty good.

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Hotdogwater F

@RT14985357 Nov 18

Looks like it was shot on an iPhone 5 and script by a 12 year old. The incar scenes are trash, no motion for car or actors and crappy green screen behind. Movie is garbage.

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Synopsis

The Bricklayer follows a rogue insurgent blackmailing the CIA by assassinating foreign journalists and making it appear the agency is responsible. As other nations begin turning against the U.S., the CIA must lure Steve Vail (Aaron Eckhart) -- their most brilliant and rebellious operative -- out of retirement. With an elite and deadly skill set, Vail is tasked with helping clear the agency's name, forcing him to confront his checkered past while unraveling an international conspiracy.

Director: Renny Harlin
Producer: Gerard Butler, Heidi Jo Markel, Jeffrey Greenstein, Les Weldon, Jonathan Yunger, Yariv Lerner, Robert Van Norden, Robert Van Norden, Alan Siegel, Danielle Robinson
Screenwriter: Hanna Weg, Matt Johnson
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: Eclectic Pictures, Millennium Media, G-BASE
Rating: R (Strong Violence and Language)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 5, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 5, 2024
Runtime: 1h 50m

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