The Lookout (2012)

A detective hunts for the marksman who foiled the plan to catch a notorious team of bank robbers.

Director:

Michele Placido

Writers:

Denis Brusseaux (screenplay), Cédric Melon (screenplay)

Stars:

Daniel Auteuil, Mathieu Kassovitz, Olivier Gourmet

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Auteuil	...	Mattei
Mathieu Kassovitz	...	Vincent Kaminski
Olivier Gourmet	...	Franck
Francis Renaud	...	Éric
Nicolas Briançon	...	Meyer
Jérôme Pouly	...	David
Violante Placido	...	Anna
Luca Argentero	...	Nico
Arly Jover	...	Kathy
Christian Hecq	...	Gerfaut (as Christian Hecq de la Comédie Française)
Michele Placido	...	Giovanni
Hocine Choutri	...	Gitan Arnaud
Pascal Bongard	...	Mitch
Géraldine Martineau	...	Sonia
Flavien Tassart	...	Marco Frazetti

Storyline

Chief Inspector Mattei and his team identifies bank robbers In Paris. They keep the group under surveillance and when they heist a bank, they are ready to arrest the criminals. However, the sniper Vincent Kaminski surprises the detectives and the gang escapes. Soon Mattei and his team arrest Vincent that does not accept to snitch his friends. When Vincent flees from the prison, Mattei hunts him down in a cat and mouse game and learns what happened to his son that died in Afghanistan.

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Plot Keywords:

bank robber | throat cut | woods | rooftop | paris france | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fanny Ardant has a cameo as Giivanni's wife

User Reviews

Melville it sure isn't

I gave it 5 and that is generous, considering this film does not achieve many of the goals it sets itself: it is not really suspenseful, the characterization is often vague, the plot is not clear at many points (too many characters don't improve matters). There is a Hollywood gloss over this picture that depresses me; surely a French film can call upon a tradition of thrillers dating back to the post-war years: Le salaire de la peur for example. I thought of Melville of course (Le deuxieme soufflé and Le cercle rouge) and Alain Corneau (Police Python 357). The kids who would troop off to see this one will be quickly bored.

There is little point in trying to single out any of the actors for praise or blame; they seem interchangeable in their roles. Daniel Auteuil looks glum most of the time--did they not pay him enough? Olivier Gourmet from those great Dardenne movies promised much, but his part was clumsily written and not really understandable.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

France Belgium Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

5 September 2012 (France)

Also Known As:

Sniper

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,046,528

Company Credits

Production Co:

Babe Film, Ran Entertainment, Climax Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1