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- The Lookout (2007) is a crime drama about a brain-damaged man (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) trying to lead a normal life and getting caught up in a heist of the bank at which he's the night janitor.
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The Lookout is a 2007 American crime film written and directed by Scott Frank, in his directorial debut, and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Bruce McGill, and Isla Fisher.
The Lookout. Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.
- (61K)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Scott Frank
- 2007-03-30
Oct 29, 2007 · A mentally impaired young man is drawn into a heist in The Lookout. Chris Pratt (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) may appear normal, but a car accident has left him with severe memory problems, making him...
- 'The Lookout' Starts with A Life-Changing Accident
- A Four-Year Time Jump Shows A New Chris
- Chris' Disability Makes Him A Perfect Pawn For Criminals
- The Movie Relies More on The Performances Than The Actual Heist
Things couldn't get much better for Chris. He is a popular athlete and has a bright and beautiful girlfriend, Kelly (Laura Vandervoort), on his arm. He comes from means and his options following graduation are limitless. But teenagers sometimes do stupid things, and one night on the way to a party with Kelly and another couple, Chris is behind the ...
The difference in Pratt after a four-year time jumpis both sobering and tragic. Gordon-Levitt's transformation from pre-crash Chris to a floundering post-crash 23-year-old who is working as a custodian mopping floors at a small bank is a stellar transition. His physical presence is the same, but his subtle cognitive decline and impairment require a...
Chris lives in the kind of small suburb outside Kansas City where everybody is familiar with everyone else's business and his unfortunate backstory is the talk of the town. He struggles to place people's names and faces, so when his memory fails him, he can be preyed upon by some of the locals that have unscrupulous intentions. One man in particula...
The heist itself is a rewarding climax but is less important than the emotional performances of its leads. Gordon-Levitt is just pliable enough to convince you that he has no control over his actions but steers the character in a direction that makes the twist at the end of the film an enjoyable moment of epiphany for both Pratt and the viewer. Lew...
- Senior Author
This offbeat crime film is centered around a heist yet finds time to explore such matters as family, friendship, loyalty, and identity. The film opens with Chris Pratt (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and three friends on a spin following their senior prom in Kansas City.
- (13.4K)
- Spyglass Entertainment, Miramax
- Scott Frank
Some former schoolmates lure Chris into their inner circle and rope him into helping them carry out a heist at the bank. Chris (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a star athlete, has the world at his feet.
- (168)
- Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
- R
The story centers on a mentally impaired former athlete (Gordon-Levitt) who works as a janitor at a bank and gets sucked into a heist. Who's Involved: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Isla Fisher, Matthew Goode, Scott Frank, Gary Barber, Carla Gugino, Jeff Daniels, Laurence Mark, Roger Birnbaum, Walter Parkes. Release Date:
