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March 30, 2007

‘Lookout' balances subtlety, suspense

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic

The Lookout

Director: Scott Frank

Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Isla Fisher

Rating: R for language, some violence and sexual content

Running time: 99 minutes
“The Lookout” may look like just another bank heist caper, but it's actually a beautifully drawn character drama, and the rare film that manages to balance subtlety with suspense.

Then again, that shouldn't seem too surprising coming from longtime screenwriter Scott Frank, an Oscar nominee for Steven Soderbergh's “Out of Sight” who also wrote the scripts for “Get Shorty” and “Minority Report,” among many others.


 
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