After receiving a panic-stricken phone call from his terrified ex-girlfriend Emily (de Ravin), high-school loner Brendan (Gordon-Levitt) sets out to infiltrate the illicit cliques she left him for, aided by sidekick Brain (O’Leary) and the mysterious Laura (Zehetny).
With a superb lead turn by rising star Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rian Johnson’s debut is a
smart, original neo-noir that works as an ingenious mindgame as well as a slick
Hollywood calling card. – Daman Wise, Empire