Review of The Lookout (2007) by Aaron T — 21 Jun 2011

The Lookout is a very satisfying Drama/Crime Thriller. The film is about Chris Pratt, a very popular Teen who gets in a car accident, crippling his girlfriend, killing two others, and leaving Chris with a form of brain damage, a form of amnesia that affects his short term memory. Years later, he know works as a janitor at a bank. He is approached by a group to join them on a bank heist to get his power back, and is promised money and well, he who has money, has power.

The Lookout is incredibly well written. It's so well written that I was able to sit through its....slightly slow pace at the beginning. Well, that, and Joseph Gordon Levitt's incredible performance. If it was not for his amazing performance as the main lead, a ton of people would definitely be turned off by the first 30 minutes or so. Him, as well as his blind roommate in the movie Lewis, played by Jeff Daniels, have some surprisingly good chemistry together. There are some funny lines between the two, and as the movie progresses, you start to believe that these two have been great friends for years. Its just wonderful to watch.

The directing is also great, as Scott Frank elaborately allows the film to flow through its hour and a half running time, especially with an extremely satisfying conclusion.

The rest of the performances were great, although Isla Fishers role as Chris' love interest kinda bugged me, but I believe that was intentional. Her role was left just a bit unsatisfied for my taste, and I was hoping it would've become more developed. It wasn't terrible, and she did a great job, but it just left a sour taste in my mouth. Nothing too serious.

The music is great, although nothing to write home about, it gets the job done!

Definitely see the Lookout if looks like anything you would be interested in. Its a very underrated film in my opinion, and deserves a helluva a lot more credit.