The Lookout is a well made psychological thriller which only disappoints with its ending.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 2, 2007

It's a pity Frank is too busy laying on the wintry atmospherics to make the story grip as it should.

| Nov 2, 2007

A cracking armed-robbery thriller.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 2, 2007

The film describes emotional and moral rehabilitation in the face of extreme danger.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 2, 2007

Forgettable fun.

| Original Score: 3/6 | Nov 1, 2007

Plot holes and a mixed tone lessen the impact but Gordon-Levitt holds it together with a strong lead performance.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 1, 2007

The idea is intriguing, and the performances excellent, although lead Gordon-Levitt (Brick) is for once outshone by his co-stars.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 30, 2007

There's nothing here you haven't seen before, and even the pleasant hum of a well-tuned engine begins to drone a little.

| Original Score: 3/6 | Mar 31, 2007

The Lookout's thriller elements could stand to be more surprising, but they're ultimately in service of a better understanding of the characters. Usually, it's the other way around.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Mar 31, 2007

A straight-ahead drama, perfectly accessible though psychologically intricate, coupled shrewdly to a crime thriller.

| Mar 30, 2007

The movie is sometimes deliberately paced, then intensifies at unlikely moments, artfully blending pulse-stopping, nerve-jangling suspense with sharp dialogue and nuanced portrayals.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 30, 2007

This is Scott Frank's first feature as a director, and it speaks of more good things to come.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 30, 2007

Gordon-Levitt finds something heartbreaking behind Chris' blankness; you can almost watch, on his face, memory quietly draining away. Quietly flavored with sad resignation, it's a performance that's remarkable for what isn't there.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 30, 2007

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 and turns.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 30, 2007

An original, intriguing thriller with two excellent performances by a pair of the best young actors working today

Full Review | Mar 30, 2007

A fine, slow-building affair.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 30, 2007

Instead of a funny heist flick or a comedy with thrills, [writer Scott Frank] sketches out a gentle sine wave of a movie. It oscillates from not very funny to not very thrilling without ever being in a hurry to get where it's going.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 30, 2007

Though The Lookout is eventually a genre film, with a tense, bang-up ending, it is also a thoughtful study of a young man trying to make sense of a world that he is having to learn all over again.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 30, 2007

An entertaining heist flick with some real emotional heft at its center and a series of plot curves that mix the unique and familiar. The Lookout is a must-see.

| Original Score: B+ | Mar 30, 2007

A smart, tense small-town film noir that manages to be suspenseful and poignant.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 30, 2007