The Lookout
3,312
Drama. Thriller
Chris Pratt (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a former high school star athlete, crashes his car one night due to reckless driving. The accident kills his best friend and his best friend’s girlfriend, while his own girlfriend loses a leg. Pratt himself has a head injury that lowers his IQ and diminishes his memory to the point where he has to refer to a notebook to do simple, everyday tasks. He manages to get a job as a janitor in a bank, but is ... [+]
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"In a knockout directing debut, Frank cooks up his own mischief. The web he spins will pull you in. Guaranteed." | ||||
"The Lookout is a well made psychological thriller which only disappoints with its ending." | ||||
"Although filmmaker Scott Frank is unable to sustain the initial intensity, he does a credible job of not signaling where the story is heading and ramps up excitement with a number of unexpected twists" | ||||
"A straightforward genre piece in which double-crosses and surprise twists lead to the inevitable (...) Forgettable fun" | ||||
"So despite the resemblance, this is no Memento. Still, thanks to suspenseful scenes and top-notch performances, it's a cracking little thriller" |
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