Rating: 2/5, and that’s being generous with the other four-fifths of the movie
I recently had the unique pleasure of watching Bricks, Netflix’s new “experience” (because calling it a film feels like an insult to films). Directed by Philip Koch and starring real-life couple Matthias Schweighöfer and Ruby O. Fee, it premiered on July 10, 2025, and dares to ask:
👉 What if your relationship drama got so toxic that your building literally bricked itself shut out of self-defense?
🧱 The Premise
We open with Tim (Schweighöfer), a video game designer more in love with his laptop than with his fiancée Olivia (Fee). Olivia, understandably, has her eyes set on Paris and freedom. Their breakup unfolds like a stage rehearsal—convincing enough until you remember, ah yes, this is acting.
Just as Olivia storms off, the universe delivers the most relatable plot twist: walls of unyielding black bricks magically appear, sealing every exit. Her reaction? Blame Tim. His reaction? Defend his innocence. The audience’s reaction? Check how long is left in the movie.
🔨 The “Thrills”
Instead of suspense, we’re treated to:
- Endless arguing (because one fight wasn’t enough).
- A montage of hammering, drilling, and sawing at the wall.
- And the brick wall, which remains undefeated.
Even when the plot introduces equally doomed neighbors, the pacing never shifts beyond “Sunday afternoon walk.” They dig, they fight, they philosophize, they… continue existing.
💔 The Emotional Core (Or Lack Thereof)
Somewhere under the rubble lies the film’s Big Idea™: rebuilding love during an apocalypse. But instead of tension or catharsis, we get… conversation. Lots of it. The closest thing to real stakes arrives when a neighbor squeezes through a temporarily “soft” wall—only to be snapped in half when it hardens again.
It should have been shocking. It was, for about three seconds—until the camera quickly cut away, as if the movie itself was embarrassed for daring to show emotion.
🎭 Final Verdict
Bricks wants to be a profound, philosophical metaphor about love, isolation, and survival. Instead, it’s a two-hour stage play disguised as a thriller, with actors who look like they’re rehearsing their lines mid-take.
The premise is brilliant. The execution? As lifeless as the titular wall.
⭐ 2/5 Bricks
Watch only if:
- You’re stuck indoors yourself.
- You want to test your patience.
- Or you’re writing a blog review that needs satire. 😉
Otherwise? Skip. There are better walls out there. (Looking at you, Pink Floyd.)
