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Movie critics combined give Lookout, The (2007) a score of 3.1066 out of 4
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Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
From that opening sequence to an ending that's satisfying without being overly sentimental, The Lookout is utterly engrossing. I loved this movie. ...read the complete Lookout movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt gives the best performance of his career and Jeff Daniels is equally outstanding in writer/director Scott Frank’s The Lookout, an immensely entertaining and mesmerizing story about a guy with brain damage who becomes involved in a ...read the complete Lookout movie review at About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Brian Orndorf)eFilmCritic.com (Brian Orndorf)
The beauty of Scott Frank’s “The Lookout” is not found in the thrill of criminal stimulation, but the way the filmmaker uses the promise of dread to build characterization that puts the viewer right in the middle of the conflict. After suffering ...read the complete Lookout movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Brian Orndorf)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Dan Deevy)The Cinema Source (Dan Deevy)
I realize that it’s only the end of March so it’s a little premature to use quotes like, ‘The Best Movie of the Year!’ or ‘The Best Performance of the Year!’ But to hell with that, The Lookout is hands down the best film I’ve seen in ’07 ...read the complete Lookout movie review at The Cinema Source (Dan Deevy)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
What a brilliant performance by Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the most unexpected, captivating – not to mention memorable – movie of the year thus far. There’s a moment late in the goings on here, when Gordon-Levitt (“Mysterious Skin,” ...read the complete Lookout movie review at Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Mel Valentin)eFilmCritic.com (Mel Valentin)
Most moviegoers and television viewers will recognize twenty-six year old actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt from his supporting role in "3rd Rock from the Sun" backing up John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, and French Stewart. Post-television, Gordon-Levitt took ...read the complete Lookout movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Mel Valentin)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
Is Joseph Gordon-Levitt the new king of neo-noir? Could be. The former sitcom star’s been showing his chops for a while now, delivering powerful roles in films like “Manic” and “Mysterious Skin.” And as anyone who’s seen last year’s high ...read the complete Lookout movie review at eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Stop Button (Andrew Wickliffe)The Stop Button (Andrew Wickliffe)
Watching The Lookout, I never really wondered how Joseph Gordon-Levitt was going to do. I wondered about Jeff Daniels, for instance, since Daniels spent the late 1990s working up his number of excellent performances only to fade from things I watch. ...read the complete Lookout movie review at The Stop Button (Andrew Wickliffe)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film School Rejects (Chris Beaumont)Film School Rejects (Chris Beaumont)
Looking for an engrossing character study crossed with a heist film? Well have I got a movie for you. The Lookout advertises itself as a movie about a bank robbery where one of the characters is manipulated into assisting until the tables get turned. ...read the complete Lookout movie review at Film School Rejects (Chris Beaumont)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Stop Button (Andrew Wickliffe)The Stop Button (Andrew Wickliffe)
Watching The Lookout, I never really wondered how Joseph Gordon-Levitt was going to do. I wondered about Jeff Daniels, for instance, since Daniels spent the late 1990s working up his number of excellent performances only to fade from things I watch. ...read the complete Lookout movie review at The Stop Button (Andrew Wickliffe)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionAtlanta Journal-Constitution
"A movie worth watching for me involves a good plot line. The characters in this movie were believable and story made you feel for the main character and his unfortunate situation. This is not your typical bank-robbery movie--it's more of an intelligent ...read the complete Lookout movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
I haven't raved so much over a film's ability to stop my pulse, as this one did, since "Maria Full of Grace." ...read the complete Lookout movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
With fearless performances in Greg Araki’s poetically disturbing MYSTERIOUS SKIN, in Rian Johnson’s piquantly original BRICK and now in writer/director Scott Frank’s THE LOOKOUT, Joseph Gordon-Levitt has established himself as one of the finest ...read the complete Lookout movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
Those used to their crime thrillers percolating every 15 minutes or so before the final payoff might be a little baffled by “Lookout.” At its core, this is a character drama, spending more time observing Chris’s mental incapacity and frustrations ...read the complete Lookout movie review at Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Leonard Maltin's Picks Leonard Maltin's Picks
What a treat to discover a modest-scale movie that clicks in every way. The Lookout marks the directorial debut of screenwriter Scott Frank (Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Minority Report), who first wrote this piece ten years ago, then reworked it for ...read the complete Lookout movie review at Leonard Maltin's Picks
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Can a film make you high? If it were a perfectly constructed, directed and acted one which gripped you from start to finish would you be considered some kind of kook to be susceptible to drama-intoxication? If there were a way to measure it, this ...read the complete Lookout movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Jason Whyte)eFilmCritic.com (Jason Whyte)
SCREENED AT THE 2007 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL: “The Lookout” is a fascinating and multi-layered crime noir that reminded me of the works of Carl Franklin (“One False Move”, “Devil in a Blue Dress”) and Elmore Leonard. This comes as no surprise as ...read the complete Lookout movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Jason Whyte)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for About.com (Rebecca Murray)About.com (Rebecca Murray)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt gives the best performance of his career and Jeff Daniels is equally outstanding in writer/director Scott Frank’s The Lookout, an immensely entertaining and mesmerizing story about a guy with brain damage who becomes involved in a ...read the complete Lookout movie review at About.com (Rebecca Murray)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City Deseret News, Salt Lake City
“The Lookout” is a fascinating and multi-layered crime noir that reminded me of the works of Carl Franklin (“One False Move”, “Devil in a Blue Dress”) and Elmore Leonard. This comes as no surprise as director Scott Frank penned the adaptation ...read the complete Lookout movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
The phrase "quiet and contemplative" is not often used to describe bank-heist movies, but "The Lookout" is not an ordinary bank-heist movie. In fact, its misleading advertisements to the contrary, it's not really a bank-heist movie at all. It's a ...read the complete Lookout movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
An air of melancholy pervades Scott Frank's remarkable The Lookout, a heist film where the heist is a red herring, and a tender, insightful character study forms the core. In the middle of a hectic festival day, it made time stop, and sent me into a ...read the complete Lookout movie review at Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Scott's script feels as economical and focused as an entry in Chris' diary, and it provides the framework for a thriller that, for the most part, has been hard-boiled to near perfection. ...read the complete Lookout movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.comEmanuelLevy.com
Scott Frank, the accomplished screenwriter of "Out of Sight" (one of my favorite Soderbergh films), makes an auspicious feature directorial debut in "The Lookout," a taut psychological thriller that blends effectively two genres, an insightful character ...read the complete Lookout movie review at EmanuelLevy.com
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
The movie avoids many of the cliches often associated with films of this genre, and I really liked that about it. I was never entirely sure where the story was headed. ...read the complete Lookout movie review at zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for
In a part that appears almost made for him, BRICK's Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Chris Pratt, a guy with a "sequencing problem" somewhat like Guy Pearce's character in MEMENTO. A foolish car ride with his young friends -- chasing fireflies at night with ...read the complete Lookout movie review at
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Rolling StoneRolling Stone
A guy with brain damage, his blind roommate and a bank ripe for robbery. Doesn't sound like much. But wait till you see the spellbinding work that Scott Frank makes of it. If you don't know Frank, he's the screenwriter who crafted two of the best-ever ...read the complete Lookout movie review at Rolling Stone
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Playing fast and loose with Daddy's car lands teenage hockey star Chris Pratt (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) in a world of hurt, mentally and emotionally impaired by a severe head injury. ...read the complete Lookout movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for
In a part that appears almost made for him, BRICK's Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Chris Pratt, a guy with a "sequencing problem" somewhat like Guy Pearce's character in MEMENTO. A foolish car ride with his young friends -- chasing fireflies at night ...read the complete Lookout movie review at
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Chris Pratt (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, "Brick") was a wealthy jock with a gorgeous girlfriend until a rash flight of romance resulted in a horrible accident that killed two friends, injured another and left him with serious brain injuries. Chris is ...read the complete Lookout movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Christian Science MonitorChristian Science Monitor
If you think you can see where this is going, you'd be only half right. Although writer-director Scott Frank, making his directorial debut, plays out a series of film-noir conventions, he rejiggers the genre by making Chris a hero more akin to, say, a ...read the complete Lookout movie review at Christian Science Monitor
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
A-list screenwriter Scott Frank (Out of Sight, Minority Report) makes an impressive directing debut with The Lookout, an absorbing drama based on his unique, finely tuned script. Anchored by Joseph Gordon-Levitt's terrific performance as Chris Pratt, a ...read the complete Lookout movie review at Reel.com
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
Levitt’s performance is quite brilliant – not the kind of thing you’d expect from a kid who grew up playing an alien on “3rd Rock From the Sun,” but it’s Scott Frank’s commitment to use Chris’s condition as a catalyst and not as a ...read the complete Lookout movie review at Cinema Blend
Lookout, The (2007) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
The genre sometimes offhandedly called kiddie noir hasn’t produced a great many successes—remember Judd Nelson’s “Blue City” or Anthony Michael Hall’s “Out of Bounds”?—but in “The Lookout” it has one. Partially that’s because it ...read the complete Lookout movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
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Lookout, The (2007) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Lookout, The (2007) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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