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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: 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. Read more
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: Small but satisfying, and you're pleased to find yourself in the company of a writer who knows what he's doing, doesn't showboat yet doesn't turn to stone, and plays straight into the tangy strengths of his script. Read more
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture: Frank's writing is razor-sharp, his filmmaking whistle-clean. Read more
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: Sleekly tooled but eminently forgettable. Read more
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: A straight-ahead drama, perfectly accessible though psychologically intricate, coupled shrewdly to a crime thriller. Read more
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: Fueled by yet another terrific performance from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, it's a curiously satisfying genre picture, with all the tight plotting and meticulous character building you'd expect from the writer of Out of Sight. Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The sort of thing all movie lovers should be on the lookout for -- an early-spring sleeper, deftly played and smartly written. Read more
Scott Tobias, AV Club: 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. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: A modestly effective thriller about a lost boy who falls in with a nasty pack of bank robbers, The Lookout promises minor pleasures and delivers them. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: An effective homage to the kind of small-scale thrillers we never forget. We can't avoid knowing where The Lookout is headed, but we are so deep inside its characters' heads that we wouldn't want to go anywhere else. Read more
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: [Director Scott] Frank wrote the film adaptations of Elmore Leonard's Out of Sight and Get Shorty, and at times he seems to be trying for a similar tough-tender tone. But the material here is more fragile than Leonard's, more touchy-feely. Read more
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post: A solid debut. [Writer-director Scott] Frank never overpowers this at-times familiar material. Aiming for a film that's character-driven, he gets sharp performances that hold promise for the nascent director. Read more
Tom Long, Detroit News: 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. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as a fellow who has suffered serious head trauma, comes up with such a moody Method assemblage of twitches, tics, and guilty Memento mannerisms that he's not much fun to watch. Read more
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: A smart, tense small-town film noir that manages to be suspenseful and poignant. Read more
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: Funny, tender and littered with elegantly written characters played by actors cast for goodness of fit rather than star wattage. Read more
Jan Stuart, Newsday: Character nuance and sly wit trump plot novelty in this immensely satisfying suspense drama. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: [Writer-director Scott] Frank isn't afraid to kill off one sympathetic character, or have another simply disappear. And unlike other writers-turned-directors, he's not afraid of his own camera, either. Read more
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News: 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. Read more
Kyle Smith, New York Post: 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. Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Frank has cooked up an interesting moral dilemma for a character ill-equipped to deal with one. Chris has made one big mistake. Is he up for another? Read more
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: A fine, slow-building affair. Read more
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: A sure-footed, restrained picture, in which the characters are allowed to drive the action -- not the other way around. Read more
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle: 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. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: From that opening sequence to an ending that's satisfying without being overly sentimental, The Lookout is utterly engrossing. I loved this movie. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: This is Scott Frank's first feature as a director, and it speaks of more good things to come. Read more
David Fear, Time Out: There's nothing here you haven't seen before, and even the pleasant hum of a well-tuned engine begins to drone a little. Read more
Claudia Puig, USA Today: The movie is sometimes deliberately paced, then intensifies at unlikely moments, artfully blending pulse-stopping, nerve-jangling suspense with sharp dialogue and nuanced portrayals. Read more
Joe Leydon, Variety: A stealthy neo-noir drama that isn't afraid to take its time developing characters on the way to the payoff of a neatly designed caper scenario. Read more
Robert Wilonsky, Village Voice: Gordon-Levitt's worth the admission all by his lonesome. He's that good - the proverbial young man with an old soul who brings unexpected depth, complexity, and sincerity to what could have been just another damaged-guy role. He's the one to look out for. Read more
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: The dour, downbeat story eventually spirals into grisly Grand Guignol and contrivance. Read more