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The Lookout [Blu-ray]
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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: Blu-ray
Brand: Miramax
EAN: 0786936735628
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Item Dimensions: 300
Label: Miramax
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Miramax
MPN: 73562
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 14, 2007
Running Time: 99 minutes
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: March 30, 2007
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Editorial Review:
Miramax The Lookout (Blu-ray)
Acclaimed screenwriter Scott Frank ("Minority Report," "Out Of Sight," "GetShorty") makes a mind-blowing directorial debut in Miramax Film's "The Lookout," a gritty, high-tension crime thriller with a twist you'll never see coming. Featuring all-star supporting performancesby 3-time Golden Globe Nominee Jeff Daniels ("TheSquid And The Whale," "Good Night, And Good Luck") and Isla Fisher ("Wedding Crashers") and filled with heart-pounding action and edge-of-your-seat suspense, "The Lookout" will grip you and never letgo.
An unpredictable thriller, The Lookout stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Brick, Mysterious Skin) as Chris, a young man who had everything ahead of him--until a car accident killed two of his friends and left him with brain damage. Now reduced to being a janitor at a bank, Chris struggles to maintain some semblance of order in his life. When a guy he meets at a bar turns out to be an old classmate, Chris succumbs to his flattery, not suspecting that the guy's intentions are criminal. The Lookout was probably sold as Memento meets Inside Man, but its rewards are more modest than either. Though the plot is never obvious, the characters are never surprising--and in this kind of thriller, the payoff is when characters exceed what they (and the audience) believe they are. Still, the writing, acting, and directing are all solid, and from moment to moment the movie proves compelling. Jeff Daniels (The Purple Rose of Cairo) is particularly good as Chris's blind roommate, who smells a rat but can't persuade Chris to do something about it. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - bargain bin bound
The only thing that happens in the first 45 minutes is that you learn to dislike everyone in the film. Jeff Daniels chooses to play Jeff Bridges' Dude character from Big Lebowski. That in itself is amusing for a few minutes. There is no "twist" at the end. I'd say its more of a thunk.
Rating: - Familiar Yet New
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 many years back. His snappy dialogue and unique look at `fish-out-of-water' characters caught my attention and I've been pleased with his most, if not all, of his work.
Add to this film the talents of relative newcomer Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Brick) ... Read More
Rating:  - See this movie.
I watched The Lookout, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, and Isla Fisher, this week. WOW. Where was the buzz about this film? It came out last year, and I'd honestly hardly heard of it until a few weeks ago.
Chris Pratt (Gordon-Levitt) is a popular high school student. His family is wealthy, he's the star of the school hockey team, and he's dating a beautiful girl. A horrific car accident, however, leaves him with a serious brain injury (that he's still trying ... Read More
Rating:  - SCOTT FRANK, OPUS 1
*** 2007. Written and directed by Scott Frank. A student who had a terrible car accident four years before, suffers from loss of memory. A gang wants to use him when its members learn that he works in a bank as night watch. Original script but average result if we except the mood of the film. In fact, the director uses only a few sets - the apartment, the bank, the house, the bar - for his characters who otherwise seem to wander through a ghost town, as if they were only characters of the hero's memory. ... Read More
Rating: - nice surprise
The reviews had been good, so I decide to rent it. The production (camera work, lighting, acting, screenplay, music, etc) was much better than I expected. It's an interesting collection of characters, good suspense, and not overly graphic. Well worth checking out.
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