The Lookout

The Lookout follows the life of Chris Pratt (Joseph Gordon-Levitt , who four years prior had been in a car accident that left him suffering from memory loss. Chris goes through the motions of his day remembering the glory he had as a student athlete in high school and the comparably miserable existence he has now. His roommate and good friend is Lew (Jeff Daniels) who is blind and smart and hoping for the best for Chris. Chris is approached one night by Gary Spargo (Matthew Goode) under the auspices of friendship and ends up hooking up Chris with a pretty ex-stripper Luvlee (Isla Fisher). Soon, it is revealed that its less about friendship and more about bank robbing as Chris is pulled into a plan to rob the bank he works at.

This was a pretty good film. It had strong performances from all the key people and some excellent character work by Bruce McGill as Chris' father. The memory loss plot device is handled well as is the greater character arc for Chris. Some of the characters come and go without satisfactory closure and the ending was a bit weak but the acting and mostly good story telling made it worth seeing.