rian johnson and the writer or director of the dashiell hammett inspired 2005 high school noir brick and prove he not a flash in the pan with his new action comedy adventure and the brother bloom ( tbb ) it hard for me to sing this movie praise without give away it many twist and fun surprise and so let me just say it a deft blend of quirky and globe trot con man caper and daffy romantic comedy and and surprisingly poignant family dramedy about brother at a crossroad . the whole cast be wonderful and but i be particularly take by rachel weisz and adrien brody . weisz blossom like a flower film in time lapse photography a penelope and the lonely heiress who thrill to throw herself into the bloom brother shenanigans use the skill she glean from other people hobby . i particularly enjoy her goofy or passionate reaction when she kiss by adrien brody character and bloom ( that the only name he address by in the film while it one of the few thing that never explain ) and and we realize this be the very first time penelope have ever be kiss by any man . a bloom and brody be a fine match for weisz and do a gentle comedic take on the soulful character he do so well a he find himself fall in love with penelope and longing for an unscripted life instead of living just to populate the elaborate and russian novel like con game create by old and crafty brother stephen ( mark ruffalo and an endearingly scruffy rogue ) . rinko kikuchi steal every scene a walk sight gag bang bang and so call because she a whiz with explosive and practice on toy cobble together from old barbie doll and other toy . robbie coltrane and maximilian schell round out the cast quite nicely indeed and particularly schell colorful turn a the dangerous diamond dog and the fagin type who teach the brother everything they know . for those of you who love brick and keep an eye out for some of it cast member and include it femme fatale nora zehetner in an early scene . tbb be not only a thoroughly enjoyable con man movie and but i would go so far a to say it the most purely entertaining film adrien brody have be in so far ( yes and even more so than peter jackson lollapalooza king kong remake ) . it a miracle tbb actually show up here in our little burg at all and so look for it in your area . you will be glad you do .