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"The Lookout" marks Academy AwardŽ-nominated screenwriter Scott Frank's ("Out of Sight"), directorial debut. The intelligent crime drama is centered around Chris, a once promising high school athlete ...( read more 
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MCT:May 15, 2008
The directorial debut of established screenplay writer (Out of Sight, Get Shorty, Minority Report) is an off beat but unusually smart and entertaining heist drama. Gordon-Levitt proves, once again, that he easily can carry a film on his own, and especially Jeff Daniels works really well. Even though you expect some of the plot turns the movie is very well told.
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MCT:May 14, 2008WOW! This one really hits it out of the park. This film is a breakthrough for its writer/director Scott Frank and for its star Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Both have been on the map for quite some time, but this is a showcase for their talents. For Gordon-Levitt, its an all-stops out performance, a three-dimensional character consumed by rage, confusion, guilt and sadness at how his once-promising life has been taken away from him and how he can never get it back. he exchanges between Gordon-Levitt and Jeff Daniels (as his blind roommate) are so well-observed that you almost want to forget you are watching a crime thriller and have it just be about them. Crime thrillers are not of the variety traditionally honored by the Oscars. Lets hope The Lookout is an exception.
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MCT:May 12, 2008
Good relational and situational perspective on the lead actor's personal challenge with his brain injury and the circumstances surrounding him.
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MCT:May 12, 2008the blurb promises "a twist you'll never see coming", and i certainly didn't, because there Isn't one?! watching it in twist-anticipation this appears a decent slow-burner / without any punch line however it becomes a film taking its time going nowhere fast.
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MCT:May 3, 2008THE LOOKOUT (2007)
directed by Scott Frank
starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew GoodeScreenwriter Scott Frank decided to go with what might look like a conventional thriller for his directorial debut but The Lookout is much more than that, its simply a great piece of filmmaking. And how do I wish there were more films like this one.Chris is a popular kid, everyone older or younger look up to him until a car accident messes up his life and his brain. He now has some memory trouble and often his brain doesnt make the right connection, he doesnt know how to use some things. He goes to a special school, writes notes - like the Guy Pearce character in Memento, but thats where the comparaison stops - and works in a small bank as a janitor. A few criminals will try to take advantage of him to rob the bank he works at, but because he is brain-damanged doesnt mean he is dumb.
Scott Frank previously wrote such films as Get Shorty, Out of Sight and Minority Report but here he came up with his best screenplay yet and hopefully it will be remembered when comes Award season. He develops his characters brilliantly, its almost more a character study than an actual crime drama cause it exposes the life of that young man and how he struggle with it and how others do as well, that stuff itself is great. He also manages to do a great job as a director not trying to do too much effects simply telling his story the way it should be with confident camera moves, good framing and great editing.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt proves that once again, with his career choices of the last few years, he is becoming one of the best actor of his generation, if not the best already will one solid role after another. Matthew Goode - the dude from the Mandy Moore cheesy flick Chasing Liberty - shows real talent. Jeff Daniel is the one who should be remembered when come Award season though for his great supporting performance as Chris's blind friend/roomate.
The Lookout is as good as movies gets. It has pretty much the same qualities a movie called Fargo had in the mid-90's, except for the humor. Its actually quite simple, a good plot with great dialoguues, confidence in the direction and good acting. It couldnt go wrong. Its a brilliantly-crafted film.
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hollowheadakaregan5posted 310 days ago -
it sucked! haha just kidding greatest movie ever alot of action girls may not like it as much but guys deff a great one! highly recommedn
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