I loved 'Brick'. The 'Asphalt Jungle' meets 'The O.C','The Thin Man' meets 'Dawson's Creek', compare it however you want, but the fact is 'Brick' is one of the best films i've seen all year(no, not just independent ones either, and yes, it's better than 'Snakes on a Plane').

With a script so sharp and a plot that is so intriguing you would have thought producers and directors would have been lining up to have a go at it, but apparently this wasn't the case. I was listening to the filmspotting podcast last week where they had an interview with Ryan Johnson, the first time writer/director of 'Brick' who claims his script garnered no interest around hollywood at all. He spoke about his inspirations for Brick, what he's working on next and the fact that people didn't 'get' his script.

During the interview he also mentioned that the script (and the original novella the script was based on) have been put up for download on his official site here. If you haven't seen the film, I recommend you do before you read it, but once you have, trust me, you'll want to read the script in an attempt to decifer the dialogue that was being fired past you at 300mph.

Brendan Frye: Your muscle seemed plenty cool putting his fist in my head. I want him out.
The Pin: Looky, soldier…
Brendan Frye: The ape blows or I clam.