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33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Village VoiceVillage VoiceGordon-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.
- 88Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThe Lookout is Frank's show. He's crafted a haunting and hypnotic film that transcends pulp by creating characters that get under your skin.
- 80VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonA 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.
- 80New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinFrank's writing is razor-sharp, his filmmaking whistle-clean. As a fan of sharp razors and clean whistles, I enjoyed The Lookout--yet I did feel let down by the climax, which ought to have been blunter and messier and crazier and more cathartic.
- 80L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorThe Lookout is funny, tender and littered with elegantly written characters played by actors cast for goodness of fit rather than star wattage.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsFrank's dialogue owes a little something to Elmore Leonard, but it's less comic and heavily brocaded.
- 67Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleThe Lookout marks Frank's directorial debut after years of working as a screenwriter on movies like "Get Shorty" and "Out of Sight," and though his new movie may lack the sexual tension and bubbly wit that elevated those films to rarefied heights, there's a newfound, and not unwelcome, sobriety to his writing.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThe movie's anti-climatic resolution in concert with the holes left by the occasionally untidy script result in The Lookout not living up to its promise. Compared to some of Frank's past projects, this is a tepid offering.
- 60Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayThe dour, downbeat story eventually spirals into grisly Grand Guignol and contrivance. Still, Gordon-Levitt is superb, and Jeff Daniels delivers a wry and wily performance as Pratt's blind roommate.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA thriller that wheezes along on bits and pieces of ''character.''