Hype: The Lookout stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt whom you may remember from the television show Third Rock From The Sun. Other than that I have no idea what this movie is about. I don't know what the plot is and I don't know who else is in the movie. One thing I do know is that the reviews for this movie are pretty amazing. This film has been on my radar for a while. Watching this movie is going to be a complete surprise.
Initial Review: The Lookout is about a young man named Chris Pratt, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Chris and three of his friends were in a horrific car accident in which two of the people were killed. Chris was thrown from the car and was put into a coma. Four years later Chris is just trying to survive each day. The accident left him slightly brain damaged and has trouble remembering things. Since he can't remember things he writes them down in a little notebook. Every day Chris goes to rehab and at night he works at a small town bank as a janitor.
While working at the bank, this group of guys start to follow Chris. The reason why they follow Chris is because they want to use him to rob the bank. They treat Chris as a friend and actually use the tragedy Chris to convince him that robbing the bank is the right thing to do.
I immediately enjoyed this movie from the start when a song by My Morning Jacket started playing. From that moment I was sucked in and enjoyed every minute of it. The story was a blast to sit through and watch. There was never a boring moment throughout this film, the tension was extremely high.
I was not surprised with how great Joseph Gordon-Levitt was. I have really enjoyed him in everything he has been in, whether it be 3rd Rock from the Sun or 10 Things I Hate About You or Mysterious Skin. You really felt bad for his character. You could really tell that the car accident has destroyed his life and he will forever be affected by it. The pain and hurt can really be felt in his eyes. It was great.
The supporting cast was also amazing. Jeff Daniels plays Chris' roommate Lewis who is blind. I thought Jeff did an amazing job. His character really cares about Chris and wants him to be successful in life. Isla Fisher plays a girl named Luvlee. Luvlee is a girl that the group of guys that want to rob the bank use to help persuade Chris into robbing the bank. I felt that this role for Isla was much better than the roles she has played before like the one in Wedding Crashers. With her character in The Lookout you can tell she has a heart and knows that what she is doing to Chris is wrong.
Overall I thought The Lookout was great. Emotionally this film pulls at your heart. You really feel bad for what Chris has been through and hate the way people treat him. You are thrown into Chris' world and you really don't want to leave it. The story is original and fun. It's really hard to say something negative about The Lookout, and feel you don't find many movies like that around these days. I highly recommend this film. If you have not seen The Lookout then you are missing out on one of the best films of the past year. I say see it immediately, don't wait, you won't be disappointed, trust me.
