Adjustment Brush in Lr 2.5 doesn't work

I've upgraded to Lr 2.5 but now my adjustment brush doesn't work. I can select the brush and the "pin" will even show on the photo but that's it. It will not adjust the photo in any way. The Crop, red-eye, spot removal, and graduated filter tools all work. I'm using a MacBook OS X 10.5.8. Any clue why this is happening?

Press O and see if the Mask is toggling. If you can see the mask, press O to turn it off again. You could also try Shift O to change the mask colours. There is one colour that can make it look like nothings happening, depending on where it's used.
Try an extreme setting too, just to make sure it's doing something.
Finally, try restarting.

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