The Lookout is an intelligent crime drama centered around Chris, a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. 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.
This movie was great. Suspense movies to me are the hardest things to pull off in Hollywood. 95% of the time they either end up really lame, don't have enough juice to keep you interested, or you couldn't care less about any of the characters. This movie was in the other 5% of suspense movies. You find yourself genuinely caring for the main guy and his blind friend (Jeff Daniels). It's the type of movie where you don't take your eyes of the screen. It's perfectly paced and even when you kind of figured out exactly what was going to happen, you still want to see it play itself out.
I fully recommend that everyone check this one out. I don't think it will be in theaters too long causing you to probably have to wait until rental, but it is definitely one of the best movies out right now.
