Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
Jeff Daniels,
Matthew Goode,
Isla Fisher,
Carla Gugino
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A former high-school hockey star handicapped in a tragic car accident becomes an unlikely ally to a crack team of determined bank robbers in this thriller starring Jeff Daniels and Joseph Gordon-Levit... read more
Directed by: Scott Frank
Release Date: March 30, 2007
Keywords:
action,
crime,
little,
heist,
www,
average,
robbery,
small,
jeff daniels,
joseph gordon-levitt,
gordon levitt,
scott frank,
Jeff Daniels ,
Isla Fisher ,
Scott Frank ,
Matthew Goode
DVD Release Date: August 14, 2007
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March 30, 2012fb729949618Reminds me alot of Memento, except not as well done. The Lookout is very thrilling throughout, but I believe it could have had some better direction here and there. All in all, you should definitely watch this film if you are looking for a good mystery and suspense film.
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March 9, 2012An engaging thriller. Nothing more, nothing less. Joseph Gordon-Levitt's acting is not bad, however it is not convincing to truly believe that his character is suffering through the disability that he is. Direction could've been better as well, but overall, a good movie.
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October 23, 2011fb634552688The Lookout is Memento done more as a character study. While the plot is mildly predictable, the film functions as an interesting insight into the life of Chris Pratt, and the things that he struggles with on a daily basis. Some not-so-great decisions lead to some not-so-great ... read more
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May 5, 2011fb100000059176003Though familiar, Scott Frank's The Lookout is a smart crime film. The script is poignant with their characters' realistic mindsets and actors that portray them with enough believability. Frank artfully blended engaging suspense and sharp performances that never overpowers the pro... read more
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March 14, 2011The Lookout is a solid suspense/crime film that you will remember for it's shocking introduction. Learning about the main character's past and issues is also a lot more interesting to watch than the criminal act he gets pushed into.
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August 9, 2010It's cool, it's hip, it's the new noir etc etc but it's also extremely over-rated, much like the rest of Scott Frank's film work. Gordon-Levitt is a good actor but the reality is that his performance here is just good but not exceptional, in fact the whole film is actually fairly... read more
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August 5, 2010fb733768972It is pretty slow and dull, but I admire the style it took! It is not anything I would take the time to watch again, it's definitely not a bad movie, but I just didn't like it!
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July 8, 2010The Lookout is a stellar film with a great cast. This is a very good Crime Thriller, as a young man who copes with the aftermath of his car accident is unwillingly set up to take part in the heist at the small town bank he works at. At first it's a game of setting up the guy, and... read more
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May 10, 2010The Lookout is an indie film with a simple story: a young man suffers a brain injury after a car accident and is used by some bank robbers to help rob a bank. This movie reminded me a little of "Before The Devil Knows Your Dead" and "A History of Violence" only it's vastly infer... read more
Critic Reviews
May 13, 2009
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
March 30, 2007
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
A straight-ahead drama, perfectly accessible though psychologically intricate, coupled shrewdly to a crime thriller. Full Review
March 30, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today
The movie is sometimes deliberately paced, then intensifies at unlikely moments, artfully blending pulse-stopping, nerve-jangling suspense with sharp dialogue and nuanced portrayals. Full Review
March 30, 2007
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
This is Scott Frank's first feature as a director, and it speaks of more good things to come. Full Review
March 30, 2007
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
Although filmmaker Scott Frank is unable to sustain the initial intensity, he does a credible job of not signaling where the story is heading and ramps up excitement with a number of unexpected twists... Full Review
March 30, 2007
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
[Writer-director Scott] Frank isn't afraid to kill off one sympathetic character, or have another simply disappear. And unlike other writers-turned-directors, he's not afraid of his own camera, either. Full Review
March 30, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Instead of a funny heist flick or a comedy with thrills, [writer Scott Frank] sketches out a gentle sine wave of a movie. It oscillates from not very funny to not very thrilling without ever being in ... Full Review
March 30, 2007
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
Though The Lookout is eventually a genre film, with a tense, bang-up ending, it is also a thoughtful study of a young man trying to make sense of a world that he is having to learn all over again. Full Review
March 30, 2007
Tom Long, Detroit News
An entertaining heist flick with some real emotional heft at its center and a series of plot curves that mix the unique and familiar. The Lookout is a must-see. Full Review
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