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28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterThe movie contributes nothing new to the genre, but disbelief is suspended willingly enough once the action gets up to speed.
- 67The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyIt’s a beat-for-beat remake of a movie whose plot was never meant to do anything except get characters to jump from rooftops, made by a less confident director (Camille Delamarre, one of the studio’s go-to editors) and set in a culture Besson has never been able to grasp. It’s also a silly pile-up of exaggerated action clichés—and much of the time, it’s pretty fun.
- 60VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangDelamarre knows his way around an action scene and keeps the proceedings moving briskly enough, even if the picture clocks in at about 10 minutes longer than its taut, 81-minute predecessor.
- 50McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMansions is like “Vehicle 19″ or “Takers,” dumb, noisy junk.
- 50The DissolveKeith PhippsThe DissolveKeith PhippsWhenever it features feet flying through the air, Brick Mansions is a pleasure. Asked to do anything else, it’s one stumble after another.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyAdam MarkovitzEntertainment WeeklyAdam MarkovitzIt's fun to watch at first. All that twirling and sliding is a nice change of pace from the usual seat-shaking pyrotechnics.
- 40TheWrapInkoo KangTheWrapInkoo KangThe parkour is breathtaking and the plot twists are off-the-charts ridiculous.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleFaced with a story that doesn't make much sense, the filmmakers switch gears and try for a sociological statement - something about the marginalized and the neglected. This makes for a funny last five minutes, but sad, too, because Walker was better than this, even if his movies sometimes weren't.
- 20New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThe film is put together too choppily to appreciate the bounce-off-walls athleticism of parkour. That’s a shame, since “District 13” star Belle is known as a founder of the sport.