The Lookout

The Lookout

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The Lookout

Aaron Berg, Bruce McGill, Carla Gugino, Isla Fisher, Jeff Daniels, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Laura Vandervoort, Matthew Goode, Morgan Kelly

"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  read more... )whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.

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  • June 21, 2009
    When you have great character suspense pieces like this one, you sometimes question the need for big dumb action flicks.
    Joseph Fordon Levitt is quickly on his way to becoming the next Johnny Depp. He gives a subtle and brilliant performance as an ex-hockey player who has no s...( read more)hort term memory. The film follows a Memento-like plot, but The Lookout is a character study first, a heist thriller second. Scott Frank blends these two aspects perfectly to create one hell of a film.
    From the opening sequence to the last, The Lookout offers tense, well paced action. The film takes its time getting to know every character, which also allows for great supporting performances by Matthew Goode, the great Jeff Daniels, and Isla Fisher. When Act Three begins, you will be stuck to your seat until the credits role. The Lookout is smart, suspenseful, and downright awesome!
  • May 25, 2009
    Well written crime drama with a surprising and outstanding performance from Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Uusually this type is a one time thing but I'd watch this one again.
  • March 2, 2009
    "Whoever has the money has the power"

    Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in...( read more) a planned heist.

    REVIEW
    The Lookout is an expertly crafted thriller. Never in a hurry. Never over-written or too flashy. It flows with the ease and subtlety of a mountain stream. Joseph Gordon-Levitt rehashes a quiet, quirky and likeable character, very similar to his role in 'Brick'. The film's strongest characteristic is its realistic feel and pace. It almost feels like this really happened, like someone was just there filming actual events. The supporting roles are perfectly cast. It's nice to see that there are some filmmakers out there not afraid to do things the old way. A successfully minimized, and realistic thriller. A cross between Hitchcock and the Coen bros. Highly recommended.
  • February 11, 2009
    Not all it's cracked up to be. I really don't understand why this movie is getting all this love. Sure it's a nicely acted character driven piece but don't you just feel like something's missing.
    Sold as a film with a killer twist, honestly I must have missed the twist because i...( read more)t was all just too darn predictable for me.
    Again I've no problems with the cast, it was all finely acted, the plot just dragged out for far too long.
  • January 30, 2009
    The posters and cover art for this film really sell it short: It's not a crime caper, it's a character study about a very interesting character with a very prominant problem. Joseph Gordon-Levitt masterfully creates Chris Pratt, the protagonist who serves as the X factor in his o...( read more)wn life. The brain injury he sustained impairs his cognitive function and makes everything in life difficult for him, which kind of makes his behaviour unpredictable. Little does Gary realize that it's a bit of a mistake to try to take advantage of someone like that. Really though, I found that the bank robbery plot was just window-dressing for the much more interesting element of Chris himself, dealing with his handicap and the guilt that came with it. Jeff Daniel's character also helped round him out. This movie is something special.
  • November 24, 2009
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a guy named Chris Pratt, an allstar athlete at his high school who's life goes spiraling down after a horrific car accident that put him in a coma. When he awakens he is a changed person. He has memory problems so he has to use a notepad to right down e...( read more)verything he does or needs to do so he can remember them. He also takes medication to help him with his illness. To help him cope with life is his blind roommate Lewis (played by Jeff Daniels). Chris Pratt now works in a bank as the night janitor. After work he goes to a local bar where he meets Gary Spargo. Gary soon enough cons his way into Chris's life and there on talks Chris into helping him and his gang rob the bank Chris works at. Chris feeling like he has no power in his life thinks this will give him some of his life back. Although on the night of the robbery Chris has doubts and decides he wants no part in it, but Gary and his gang don't agree. That's when things start unraveling quickly.
    It was a great movie with great performances. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, in my opinion is one of the best young male actor's today. He can play any part. Definitely not the normal bank robbing movie. Jeff Daniels was BRILLIANT as always. I thought Matthew Goode (who played Gary) was a great villain. It was half drama and half thriller. Just really good.
  • November 17, 2009
    This is so much more than just another heist film and so very, very much more than a typical disability du jour heart-tugger. Joseph Gordon-Levitt proves once again that he is among the finest actors of our time. The rest of the cast give excellent supporting performances, especi...( read more)ally Jeff Daniels who manages to steal every scene he appears in, even though most are with the film's terrifiuc young star. The direction by Scott Frank is superb, the finest in an already stellar career. I loved it.
  • November 9, 2009
    I think this is a collaboration of really good acting and writing, Matthew good is an amzing actor he brought on screen a wild young blooded semi vilan, a real human
  • October 22, 2009
    Excelent movie DRAMA
  • October 9, 2009
    That was a dam good film! One of the few films that kept me interested all the way through, even in the slow parts! Worth a watch and probably another!

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