Plot holes and a mixed tone lessen the impact but Gordon-Levitt holds it together with a strong lead performance.
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11/01/07
The Lookout (2007)
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Reviews Counted:159
Fresh:138
Rotten:21
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: The Lookout is a genuinely suspenseful and affecting noir due to the great ensemble cast and their complex, realistic characters.
Rated: 15 [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Thriller, Mental Illness, Theatrical Release, Crime, Heists
Theatrical Release:02-11-2007
Synopsis: Equal parts psychological drama and heist movie, this film from screenwriter Scott Frank is a smart first feature with a strong cast. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Chris Pratt, a young man whose life... [More]
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Isla Fisher, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode
Director: Scott Frank
Reviews for The Lookout
Top CriticForgettable fun.
11/01/07
Top CriticThe idea is intriguing, and the performances excellent, although lead Gordon-Levitt (Brick) is for once outshone by his co-stars.
10/30/07
Top CriticThe Lookout drags itself into four star territory thanks to the startling turn from Gordon-Levitt – a name to, ahem, look out for.
11/02/07
The Lookout is a well made psychological thriller which only disappoints with its ending.
11/02/07
The film describes emotional and moral rehabilitation in the face of extreme danger.
11/02/07
Top CriticEngaging, smartly directed thriller with fantastic performances from Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jeff Daniels, though the script commits a couple of glaring errors along the way.
11/03/07
Retooling Memento with a hip young cast, Frank’s debut feature steeps its familiar elements in graveyard humour and indie cool. Plot quibbles aside, the result both grips and moves; it’ll be your lookout if you miss it...
11/01/07
Top CriticAn ingenious heist drama that views its familiar noir elements from an unexpected angle.
11/02/07
Top CriticFull of memorable dialogue and sharp performances, it's let down only by its perfunctory climax.
11/02/07
Top CriticA cracking armed-robbery thriller.
11/02/07
Top CriticUntil it shifts into a thriller, this film is a provocatively involving drama
08/30/07
It's a refreshing departure from formula and a thriller you won't easily forget.
11/01/07
Imagine going to see a film which you won’t remember by the time you are at the bar for a post cinema pint – that is The Lookout.
11/02/07
It's a pity Frank is too busy laying on the wintry atmospherics to make the story grip as it should.
11/02/07
Top CriticCertain scenes feel too glib and stagey, as though they've been doused with pop video gloss - particularly the snow, which surely had its own assistant, make-up artist and trailer.
12/07/07
as good as Frank's script is . . it's Gordon-Levitt who takes a tautly plotted noir and elevates it with a perceptive and intelligent performance into a classic
03/31/07
Fueled by yet another terrific performance from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, it's a curiously satisfying genre picture, with all the tight plotting and meticulous character building you'd expect from the writer of Out of Sight.
03/13/07
A lean, to-the-bone, expertly acted small-town noir that takes unusual care to cast the moral compass of its characters in various shades of gray. There's just no fat on it.
03/28/07
Credit for the moody and brilliantly inventive caper "The Lookout" goes to director Scott Frank for his sober and edgy script and Joseph Gordon-Levitt for his compelling and star-turning performance
03/30/07
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