The Bricklayer
Film2023110 min

The Bricklayer

Taste attributes: actionthrillerfasttried & testedlightimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandinginjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"Some secrets are deadly."

Boxlist takeVery fast and heightened: a breezy thriller, low-key rather than stirring. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow

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Synopsis

Someone is blackmailing the CIA by assassinating foreign journalists and making it look like the agency is responsible. As the world begins to unite against the U.S., the CIA must lure its most brilliant – and rebellious – operative out of retirement, forcing him to confront his checkered past while unraveling an international conspiracy.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

injustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Aaron EckhartNina DobrevClifton Collins Jr.Tim Blake NelsonIlfenesh Hadera

Details

Genre
Action
Year
2023
Runtime
110 min
Status
Released
Studio
Eclectic Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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