The Lookout (2007)

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Directed by Scott Frank.

Starring Jeff Daniels, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Carla Gugino, Bruce McGill, Isla Fisher, Matthew Goode.

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A former high-school hockey star handicapped in a tragic car accident becomes an unlikely ally to a crack team of determined bank robbers in this thriller starring Jeff Daniels and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. When his promising career on the ice is suddenly cut short, former athlete Chris Pratt (Gordon-Levitt) goes to work as a janitor in a local bank. Cleaning floors soon gives way to criminal enterprise when the onetime puck-slinger is recruited to help clean out the very bank that employs him. Screenwriter Scott Frank (Out of Sight and Minority Report) makes his directorial debut, working from his own original screenplay. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Re:Recasting THE BREAKFAST CLUB ...
by tl8706 in Recasting couch

liked it.

"Joseph Gordon Levitt (The Lookout) ... Andrew 'Andy' Clark (make him a swimmer) Jay Baruchel (Knocked Up) ... Brian Ralph Johnson Taylor Kitsch (The Covenant) ... John Bender Amber Tamblyn (The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants) ... Claire Standish Emma Stone (Superbad) ... Allison Reynolds Christopher McDonald (Happy Gilmore) ... Principal Richard Vernon Ethan Hawke (Before The Devil Knows You're Dead) ... Carl The Janitor " [More]

Scott Frank's directorial debut
by vhsparrow in vhsparrow Blog

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"Did anyone see any advertising for the directorial debut of screenwriter Scott Frank last year? “Scott who?,” you say — and that’s where the problems begin… The other sadness is that Mr. Frank, the award-winning writer of ‘Minority Report‘ (2002), ‘Out of Sight’ (1998) and ‘Dead Again’ (1991) got next to no promotional support for his debut feature. It was budgeted at $16M, took in $4M and slipped quietly beneath the waves 5 weeks later. Problem is, Mr. Frank’s feature shared it’s opening weekend with last year’s Tarantino/Rodriguez double-feature ‘Grindhouse’ (2007) and it was released by the post-Weinstein Miramax and Spyglass Entertainment. So, given a choice between promoting a celebrated screenwriter in an open field against the brand-names Tarantino™ and Rodriguez™, Disney chose to punt. The unfortunate fact is that it’s a pretty good, if over-budgeted film, far ... " [More]

Weekly Roundup: Movies Pt. 1
by TheWorkingDead in TheWorkingDead Blog

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"Lately I've had more time to watch movies than I have had to write about them. Actually, that statement is a bit misleading, because any time I'm watching a movie I could be writing instead, but forgive me, I recently got cable for the first time in about 20 years, so I've been overwhelmed lately by so many viewing options. Some of the movies inspire a few random thoughts, but sometimes not enough to warrant a full review. So here goes, my first weekly roundup of the movies I've seen, but don't think I can stretch a full post out of. A little disclaimer; these weren't ALL within the past seven days, lest you think I've done nothing but sit on my couch 24 hours a day. I'm being a bit lenient in my first post so I can clean out the backlog.Justice League: The New FrontierI haven't read the graphic novel this is based on, but seeing how closely the animation follows the stylistic illustrations of artist Darwyn Cooke, I'm going to assume it's ... " [More]

Legend of Idiocracy Lookout
by dibot in dibot Blog

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"The Legend of Drunken Master is a really enjoyable Jackie Chan ("Rush Hour 3") flick. The martial arts and fight sequences are well choreographed and some of the dialogue and characters, especially the step-mother are hilarious. The plot is kind of light. A group of thieves are smuggling Chinese artifacts out of the country and selling them on the black market. Chan has to stop them using a form of fighting of which his father does not approve, Drunken Boxing. This is an entertaining movie and a good showcase of Chan's skills.I feel that Mike Judge ("Office Space")'s Idiocracy will get funnier over time. I remember the first viewing of Office Space when I didn't get why everyone thought it was so great. And then I watched it again. And again. Now I love it. Idiocracy has a few laughs and many more chuckles. The story follows an average man who is frozen in an army experiment and forgotten. When he awakens 500 years in the future, he's the smartes ... " [More]

Re:Re:Re: Top 5 Heist Films
by Puhnner in Top 5

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"ok, maybe these are not the best, but:Take the Money and Run ( I still laugh my ass off each time I see it, especially the scene where the teller and then everyone in the bank argues about what Woody's 'stick-up' note actually says )The Getaway ( although the book is much better ) The Master Touch with Kirk Douglas; surprisingly great, unintentionally hilarious, and with blinking light type 'state of the art' technology The LookoutPoint Blank " [More]

my 2007 movie lists
by wonga in wonga's filmblog

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"i have a wonderful picture of all my movie ticket stubs from this year in a pile but i can’t get it transferred to my filmblog (yes, i save my ticket stubs and scrapbook them at the end of the year…i know, it’s sad really)! armed with discount movie coupons, i saw 118 movies this year at the theater and, as usual, it was really hard to narrow them down but here’s my list, for what it’s worth. some are from 2006 that i didn’t see until later. my 15 favorite movies at the theater in 2007the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert fordthe diving bell and the butterflythe lives of othersjunothe painted veilonceno country for old menthe darjeeling limitedwaitressstarting out in the eveningsunshinefirst snow zodiacin the shadow of the moonacross the universehonorable mention (alphabetically)2 days in paris 3:10 to yuma51 birch streetdirty dancing (20th anniversary)dreamgirlshairspra yinto the wildthe jane austen book clubkiller of sheepknock ... " [More]

Re:Re: Latest unknown fave
by JimBell in Viewing with a purpose

liked it.

"The fellow at the video store said the same thing; The Lookout tanked in theaters but is good. I agree the acting is very good. I also liked a lot of the little touches. Example: The young guy (Chris) is getting to know his new girlfriend (Luvlee) when he casually mentions that he hunted as a teenager and kept doing it even though he did not like it, becuase he was a very good shot. Do you think that might come up again in the climax of the movie? Although this moive is a "gem,' the first half is pretty slow. We are, after all, following a young man who has suffered serious brain damage in an auto accident. He just keeps waking up in the morning . . . then waking up in the morning . . . then waking up in the morning. But when he gets in with the wrong crowd the movie grips. And, oddly, when the movie shifts from focusing on his brain damage, his brain damage becomes a lot more realistic and interesting.JIMBELL " [More]

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by Ryan123 in Ryan123 Blog

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"This is not the perfect film but in everything it tries to be, it succeeds! It is a masterpeice from long time screen writer and first time directer Scott Frank. I loved every performance in this film and I hope next time Scott will take even more chances " [More]

The Lookout
by JimBell in JimBell Blog

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"The Lookout (2007) was in interesting idea but the first half dragged. The second half was gripping action which, unfortunately, ended with a voice-over wrap up. (I lost my long review in which I explained all this stuff.)A couple of months later, i've got to add that this movie stuck with me because it surreptitiously snags a point that is so true in real life: We get involved in things that are over out heads. This movie is well worth a look.JIMBELL " [More]

There is always something to lo ...
by jouni in jouni Blog

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"Quite a surprise movie. A story about accident and recovery doesn't sound like much, but this might have been one of the best for this year in Action & Thrillers category. The characters are overacting just about right, making them more real and personal than what usually is possible in just one movie.There are a lot of loose ends in the story, hope there will be a sequal. The bad guy got immediately into my hall of fame! Well, two of them actually. " [More]

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