Spitfrnd
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It should be no secret now that I really like movies and appreciate many different kinds for the different things they have to offer. Well, thanks to the magic of Netflix, I thought I’d present for your consideration one I just saw, The Lookout (2007), for the quality of its screen play, direction and acting. It’s labeled a crime thriller but it is much more complicated and rich than that. It was written by two time Oscar nominee Scott Frank who also makes a very promising directorial debut for the film. The basic plot centers on the recovering life of a former rich boy, BMOC, hockey player (Chris) who suffers left brain injury from an accident of his own doing. As Chris struggles as a janitor to find new purpose in the shards of his former life and mental infirmities he is approached by a former seeming high roller classmate who first befriends him, then loans him one of his girl friends (named Luvlee and deliciously played by Isla Fisher) then enlists him to help rob the small town bank where he works. Chris is deftly played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and aided and abetted by his blind ex biker roommate Lewis (Jeff Daniels). Here's a small sample of an exchange between Chris and Lewis about his first romantic encounter with Luvlee:
Lewis: You know, here I am, sitting at home alone every night while you're out getting ***** and God knows what else by Luvlee something, who probably has a friend, and what, you don't introduce me?
Chris Pratt: Lemons. That's what it is.
Lewis: That's what what is?
Chris Pratt: That's her last name.
Lewis: Luvlee Lemons? That's her name?
Chris Pratt: Well, it's her stage name. She's a performer. Or she was.
Lewis: Ah, and by stage I'm assuming you mean the kind with a pole?
Chris Pratt: What do you mean?
Lewis: Let's move on.
Now this may all sound like the recipe for some sentimental wasteland or jumbled hash but it all comes together with suspense, wit and charm. All in all a very satisfying diversion and Isla Fisher is certainly a Brit that does not add to the British villain stereotype.
Lewis: You know, here I am, sitting at home alone every night while you're out getting ***** and God knows what else by Luvlee something, who probably has a friend, and what, you don't introduce me?
Chris Pratt: Lemons. That's what it is.
Lewis: That's what what is?
Chris Pratt: That's her last name.
Lewis: Luvlee Lemons? That's her name?
Chris Pratt: Well, it's her stage name. She's a performer. Or she was.
Lewis: Ah, and by stage I'm assuming you mean the kind with a pole?
Chris Pratt: What do you mean?
Lewis: Let's move on.
Now this may all sound like the recipe for some sentimental wasteland or jumbled hash but it all comes together with suspense, wit and charm. All in all a very satisfying diversion and Isla Fisher is certainly a Brit that does not add to the British villain stereotype.