In traditional film noir, the hero is all too often a patsy: a stiff-in-waiting at the mercy of fate, greed and a dangerous broad. (See Out Of The Past, Double Indemnity and too many others to mention.) In his sharply scripted neo-noir The Lookout, however, writer-director Scott Frank throws another obstacle into the path of his protagonist – a debilitating head injury that makes him fly off the handle and lack all inhibition, as well as leaving him forgetful and utterly flummoxed by the simplest of everyday tasks.
Read the full The Lookout review
Comments