2012 · action · crime · mystery
The Lookout
Directed by Michele Placido1h 26m2012
When police is about to apprehend a famous gang of bank robbers, an elite sniper opens fire from a roof, thus facilitating the flee of his accomplices. However, one of them is seriously injured, which compromises the plans of the thieves.
Our read: The Lookout (2012) reads as a sombre, breathless, grounded action · crime · mystery entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, breathless, measured action / crime, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
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- intense
- cold
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