It's a pity Frank is too busy laying on the wintry atmospherics to make the story grip as it should.
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11/02/07
The Lookout (2007)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:11
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.1/10
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
1 - 12 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticA cracking armed-robbery thriller.
11/02/07
Top CriticThe film describes emotional and moral rehabilitation in the face of extreme danger.
11/02/07
Top CriticAn ingenious heist drama that views its familiar noir elements from an unexpected angle.
11/02/07
Top CriticForgettable fun.
11/01/07
Top CriticPlot holes and a mixed tone lessen the impact but Gordon-Levitt holds it together with a strong lead performance.
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 CriticFrom that opening sequence to an ending that's satisfying without being overly sentimental, The Lookout is utterly engrossing. I loved this movie.
03/30/07
Top CriticMost impressive of all is Mr. Gordon-Levitt, who is convincing as one of cinema's most difficult archetypes: the reactive protagonist whose complex emotions are visible to the viewer but invisible to his fellow characters.
03/30/07
Top CriticAn effective homage to the kind of small-scale thrillers we never forget. We can't avoid knowing where The Lookout is headed, but we are so deep inside its characters' heads that we wouldn't want to go anywhere else.
03/29/07
Top CriticOut of Sight scribes slides nicely into director's chair with darker crime tale.
03/14/07
Top CriticA stealthy neo-noir drama that isn't afraid to take its time developing characters on the way to the payoff of a neatly designed caper scenario.
03/12/07
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