The Lookout

 (2007)




The Lookout
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Needs to look harder
Aug 04, 2008
dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
The Lookout seem like it will be one of the years best thrillers, but that is soon out of the picture as the action doesn't quite deliver and the performances never really inspire.... Full review
Ralph Nader: Indefinitely running.
Jun 11, 2008
freakfire-1 - imdb.com
Joseph Gordon-Levitt seems to pop up where I least expect him. Having not heard his name since the glorious days of "3rd Rock from the Sun", he turns up in this movie. And while it was surprising, his acting didn't... Full review
Money= Power!
May 31, 2008
greatone - yahoo.com
The lookout was one of the best movies to come out in a while. The acting was great, and the story was something that could happen in real life. The was a classic drama with action.... Full review
The Lookout
May 18, 2008
tealbeauty - yahoo.com
This movie is about a young man named Chris who has a awesome life, then he has a terrible car crash that leaves him with brain damage. What a set up for a great ride of a movie with top notch... Full review
Familiar Yet New
May 17, 2008
fwomp - imdb.com
A wholly original but — at the same time — familiar film, THE LOOKOUT has that bank heist noir feel with a human twist.I started searching out Scott Frank films (writer and director of The Lookout) after watching GET SHORTY... Full review
Whoever Has the Money Has the Power
May 04, 2008
Claudio Carvalho - imdb.com
In 2003, in Kansas, the popular and reckless high school hockey player Chris Pratt (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) goes to a party with his girlfriend and two friends on the backseat of his convertible through the old Route 24. In a moment,... Full review
not as good as some would let you believe
Feb 15, 2008
- imdb.com
This was an interesting sleeper hit which got some rave reviews on here. A lot of people said this was more of a thinking person's movie and not a "popcorn" flick although there are some action sequences later on for those... Full review
Okay but that's it....
Feb 15, 2008
anna04141912 - yahoo.com
I have to say that it wasn't my favourite. I absolutely loved the actors in it and their preformances and aspecially Joseph gordon-levitt. he alwasy gives his all and i respect that. I saw the preview and thought it looked solid... Full review
Excellent Movie, but not an "Action" Flick
Jan 31, 2008
venturasteveyoung - yahoo.com
This is not an "action" movie. While it culminates in a bank heist, the real story is the characters, their lives, and the creepy and suspenseful way the bad guys intertwine themselves into the lives of former high school star Chris... Full review
Great performances and a solid directorial debut for Scott Frank
Jan 29, 2008
Dave - imdb.com
The Lookout was an amazing movie with splendid performances all around. It's hard to believe that Joseph Gordon Levitt was once on "3rd Rock From The Sun". He's come along way.After a horrible accident which killed two people, seriously wounded... Full review

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The Lookout Critics Reviews
| Jun 14, 2009
associatedcontent.com
That is the beauty of this movie.....The story is powerful on so many different levels....The basic story is simple at first glance.....It takes a simple story.... ... Full Review
| Nov 02, 2008
Killer Movie Reviews
The film is first-rate, even knowing the regrets with which Frank is, well, frank. THE LOOKOUT is another showcase in the burgeoning career of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, one of the best actors working today. ... Full Review
| Nov 02, 2008
Killer Movie Reviews
And by sympathizing with his frustrations with a dissection of his life using a spin that is not necessarily wrong, and then swooping in for the kill, tempting him with the money that will give him a new version of that old life with Goode devious and seductive as Satan himself. ... Full Review
| Apr 09, 2008
associatedcontent.com
I actually think I liked his performance better in Brick....Mathew Goode and Isla Fisher's performances are both good as well.....he could do more than TV sitcom acting in Brick and he gives a good performance here..... ... Full Review
| Feb 14, 2008
Film School Rejects
When The Lookout tries to be an action film it doesn't necessarily succeed, but when its an intimate character study it sizzles. That being said, whatever the situation, Gordon-Levitt is outstanding. ... Full Review

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Have you ever been glad you listened to me?
ericdsnider.com – 2008-03-03
A reader named Dan posted a comment on my review of "The Lookout" over the weekend that said, in part: I watched this film last night, purely on Eric's recommendation during a podcast. ... Full Article

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2007 at the movies: Good films and better theater behavior
tri-cityherald.com – 2007-12-28
Five items stand out in 2007.First, the industry's effort to moderate theater behavior is working. In spite of practically getting assaulted while showing off writer/director Scott Frank's impressive "The Lookout" to his twin sister and Tri-City resident, I found... ... Full Article

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Sneak review: The lookout.
thesun.co.uk – 2007-11-02
IMAGINE not being able to remember that you are supposed to take a shower "with soap". That is the level of short-term memory loss which afflicts car crash survivor Chris Pratt in The Lookout. ... Full Article

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The Lookout (15)
mirror.co.uk – 2007-11-02
His name doesn't quite trip off the tongue, but Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an actor to remember. After Mysterious Skin and Brick, he gives another great performance here as a brain-damaged man who falls in with criminals. ... Full Article

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The Lookout
guardian.co.uk – 2007-11-02
The Guardian , Friday 2 November 2007 Scott Frank, the writer of Out of Sight, has come up with a cracking armed-robbery thriller: Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as Chris, the popular rich-kid and campus hockey star who wrecked his sports car... ... Full Article

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The Lookout
timesonline.co.uk – 2007-11-01
The Lookout is a thoughtful crime movie and the directorial debut of Scott Frank, the Oscar-nominated writer of Out of Sight (1998). It takes the noir convention of a guileless patsy and pushes it to the extreme, in this case... ... Full Article

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Report Violation spelvini (240 days ago)
As a noir crime film, The Lookout challenges the viewer at a primal level by filtering the story through the eyes and voice of a cerebrally-damaged young man. We are introduced to Chris after sustaining head injuries from a car crash requires him to having to make a list of everything he needs to do on a daily basis. He even goes to a therapy class to help him train to make lists of his activities and take his medication. These lists serve as title cards for the film as we see Chris's handwriting introducing another section of the narrative, based on a slowly developing mental grasp of his world. These connective scenes are usually shot with the camera setup in a high angle showing Chris alone in bed, a spec of humanity in the world.
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