Chris, a star athlete, has the world at his feet. Then a devastating car accident leaves him with brain damage and his bright future dimmed. 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.
23 June 1976, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
6 March 1955, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 April 1978, Exeter, Devon, England, UK
3 February 1976, Muscat, Oman
14 July 1984, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
11 September 1967, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
11 March 1989, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
17 February 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA
11 October 1973, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
29 August 1971, Sarasota, Florida, USA
9 March 1986, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
17 March 1974, London, Ontario, Canada
1958, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
14 November 1984, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
22 September 1984, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
February 09, 2014
Strip away the head-trauma hero, and you're left with a white-trash heist film.
March 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.
March 31, 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.
May 13, 2009
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?
March 30, 2007
A straight-ahead drama, perfectly accessible though psychologically intricate, coupled shrewdly to a crime thriller.
November 20, 2008
The vast majority of his veteran contemporaries should be so lucky as to have their best dramas be as engrossing as Frank's first.
October 18, 2008
Lookout for this one and grab it.
February 02, 2009
The best young actor in movies today may well be Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
April 23, 2009
First-time director Scott Frank, who penned Out of Sight and Minority Report, shapes some sharp noirish notes.
November 01, 2007
Forgettable fun.
March 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.
