The Lookout

Who would ever have thought that the kid from 3rd Rock would turn out to be such a great actor? Weird- not many child stars have it in them. Despite the fact that the poster to the left looks like it was made for a generic late 90s action movie, The Lookout is a pretty great, quiet thriller. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a guy in his 20s who caused a deadly car accident in high school, and his resulting head injury prevents him from performing a lot of everyday tasks or interacting with people without sometimes blurting out totally inappropriate phrases like "I think about fucking you all the time." So naturally some bank robbers decide to take advantage of him and his job as a bank janitor, and thrillingness ensues. It's more of a character piece, and like I said JGL holds the whole thing together with his performance. Jeff Daniels is also good as his blind roommate the end.

RATING: 79%