The Lookout
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Our next Rialto Recommends is THE LOOKOUT starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Released in the Spring of 2007 THE LOOKOUT marks Academy Award nominated screenwriter Scott Frank's ("Out of Sight"), directorial debut. The intelligent crime drama is centered around Chris, 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. THE LOOKOUT is a genuinely suspenseful and affecting noir due to the great ensemble cast and their complex, realistic characters. The Seattle Times raved "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." While the Chicago Sun-Times raved "From that opening sequence to an ending that's satisfying without being overly sentimental, The Lookout is utterly engrossing. I loved this movie." THE LOOKOUT is streaming on Starz and DirectTv or is available for a modest rental fee from Redbox, Amazon, FandangoNow, or Vudu HERE.
