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Moriarty Caught THE LOOKOUT!!

Sounds good by Kristian66	Feb 2nd, 2007 07:16:00 AM
If not a tad depressing, but emotions are emotions I suppose.
SCOTT by THE KNIGHT	Feb 2nd, 2007 07:20:23 AM
I must agree with Mori... The guys got talent...
J. Gordon-Levitt by ye olde shiza	Feb 2nd, 2007 07:37:41 AM
I thought "Mysterious Skin" was a good flick, and I think he's the real deal, like you ... all that said, I couldn't get into "Brick." I don't know why yet, as I haven't watched the whole thing all the way through. I've tried, half-heartedly, twice. When I'm done with this paper, maybe I'll give it another, final shot.
THEY NEED A BETTER TRAILER!!! by Leafy McPlantsalot	Feb 2nd, 2007 08:15:59 AM
This script has been floating around for a while. The trailer does not do the material justice. Everyone I talk to refers to this thing as a memento rip off. That is a mistake.
get ready for THE LOOKOUT blitz? by Windowlicker74	Feb 2nd, 2007 08:23:02 AM
I'm glad this knocked the 'HOT FUZZ BLITZ' "story" off the no.1 spot on the much coveted hot stories list. amen.
yeah, the trailer does have a Memento feel by just pillow talk	Feb 2nd, 2007 09:11:58 AM
It does look interesting however, and looks worth checking out.
______'s gotta ______!!!!! by clownbot3000	Feb 2nd, 2007 10:00:10 AM
Fill in the blanks, my esteemed fanboy compatriots.
As far as young actors go... by Garbageman33	Feb 2nd, 2007 10:13:43 AM
J. Gordon is great. But he's no Ryan Gosling. That young buck even made Murder by Numbers watchable. And he goes home to Rachel McAdams. Actually, on second thought, I think I hate him.
Sharkey's Machine Remake by Darth Fabulous	Feb 2nd, 2007 10:29:22 AM
Isn't Frank writing the screenplay for a Sharkey's Machine remake, supposedly to star Mark Wahlberg in the Burt Reynolds role? I'd be in line for that right now if it happens.
Garbageman33 don't feel too bad..... by samuraiyao	Feb 2nd, 2007 11:54:00 AM
I'll be going home to your MOM and give her my 8inch buck that'll make a sodomized 13yr old sweatshop boy bend down on his knees and suck! J. Gordon is in the same league as Ryan Gosling my friend, Rachel Mcadams is sexy but not exotic sexy like Penelope cruz. Hey Gargageman33 did i mention my penis was the first living organism to have read Anne Frank's Diary during the Nazi regime. Oh yeah i fucked your mom!!!!!
Holy moly! Frank wrote Heaven's Prisoners?? by TheSeeker7	Feb 2nd, 2007 12:59:04 PM
That movie was baaaaaaad. Eeek. (and good lord gotta be proof that Teri Hatcher's had a boob job, because her titties in that thing downright fugly) Yea I dig Levitt too but please let's refrain from any forthcoming praise hyberbole for "Brick". The thing just played as more silly than anything, a bunch of friggin high school kids talk like they were all living a 40's film noir. Advice to that writer/director: just be natural, bro. It's so obvious when you're trying too hard to make something that'll make people oooh & aaahh. Puhhlease. Give up attempting to be the trickster and a real hepcat.
Mori, for the love, get your 2006 list finished by Reynard Muldrake	Feb 2nd, 2007 01:21:12 PM
The best part still to come. This looks tight...hope to find a way in at SXSW
Brick was great by Lovecraftfan	Feb 2nd, 2007 02:34:07 PM
Original, sly, and incredibly witty. Not only is Levitt great in that film but it's so much fun to watch the movie over and over again just to catch that awesome dialogue again.
Levitt is the best young actor since River Pheonix by BillEmic	Feb 2nd, 2007 02:58:52 PM
Forget Gosling, there's no comparison. Joseph has done "Mysterious Skin" and "Brick" in, what, two years - and those are two modern CLASSICS. He has the angst-ridden, isolated loner role down to a science, but he never comes off as whiny or posturing. Also, fans should seek out an indie movie he did with Don Cheadle called "Manic." Not a great movie but it does a good job revealing the lives of some troubled youngsters at a detention center, without glamorizing them...plus music from Aphex Twin. And Don Cheadle!
Agree BillEmic... by samuraiyao	Feb 2nd, 2007 03:14:55 PM
Joseph Levitt i think is a more intense and dynamic actor than gosling. Loved mysterious skin and brick, and was overlooked by the major awards corporation a couple of yrs ago!!!
Dead Again Rocked by kdoc13	Feb 2nd, 2007 05:49:09 PM
Yes, I will say it again, Dead Again rocked. It should be a must see for everyone!
Where the hell is the GYMKATA DVD review!! by Donnie_Drunko	Feb 2nd, 2007 06:32:55 PM
This movie has my attention. I did not read too much of the story. I want to see this one knowing very little before going in. Oh yeah and by the way Mori where the hell is the GYMKATA dvd review!!!?? Its only the greatest cinematic masterpiece of all time.
Ryan Gosling could have done Brick by Garbageman33	Feb 2nd, 2007 06:52:48 PM
Could Levitt have done The Believer? Maybe. But probably not as well.
Why are we pitting Gosling vs. Levitt?? by IndustryKiller!	Feb 3rd, 2007 03:09:58 AM
They are both two of the best actors of their generation. They both should enjoy equal praise, especially given that it's on of the more shallow generations of actors to come down the pipe.
Does the premise for this movie really make sense? by CreasyBear	Feb 3rd, 2007 08:00:52 AM
Granted, I only have the trailer to go by, but does Levitt's character really see money as some kind of magic bullet for reclaiming his glory days as a swingin', sporty high schooler? He's going to buy his way to his pre-accident, hockey-star existence? Money's great, but it doesn't seem to fit as a motivation for someone with a psychological issue. Cash can't fix what ails him. At the most, it seems the $ is just useful to ward off the thugs who barge into his life, but that's all post-accident anyway, so what's the connection?
Uh... CreasyBear by thenewpulper	Feb 3rd, 2007 04:32:37 PM
I think that's the point. Money won't buy it back, but he's convinced (by conniving thugs) that it will. Then, poof, it all blows up in his face. Hence, the plot moves forward.
Okay, but still . . . by CreasyBear	Feb 3rd, 2007 06:05:36 PM
for even being convinced that money can do the impossible, his character doesn't look terribly bright.
Creasy... by TheRealMoriarty	Feb 3rd, 2007 09:42:34 PM
... that's not the premise. Basically, he sees the money as freedom from the life he's living. Since his accident, he is totally dependent on others. His father keeps him on a tight leash, giving him only as much as he needs. No one thinks him capable of making his own decisions anymore, and he wants that freedom more than anything.
Mori: Thanks for the clear-up. by CreasyBear	Feb 4th, 2007 02:34:16 PM
Condensed as a trailer is, I didn't get how resolution for his traumatized state would be achieved via an extra few thou, but the money-as-independence, I can see that.
IAMrMonkey... by TheRealMoriarty	Feb 4th, 2007 02:54:23 PM
... because he's a kid they just barely trust to push a mop at night. Seriously. Debilitating head injury. Permanent brain damage. It's a little harder to qualify for a bank loan than you think it is, evidently.
Huh...What...Right...On by Darth Fabulous	Feb 4th, 2007 10:05:43 PM
Is everyone reading this review and posting to the talkback a damn fool moron? Are you people going to have a problem with every film out there where the choices of the characters don't correspond to the choices you would make? I'm not advocating you go get yourself some brain damage, but why not try putting yourself in the shoes of the character and challenging yourself a bit? Or is everyone going to just go to work at their service industry job, coming home to play Guitar Hero and posting random BS to AICN.
Space aliens from 3rd Rock... by Animus	Feb 5th, 2007 12:11:48 AM
...GOTTA EAT!!!
Darth Fabulous by just pillow talk	Feb 5th, 2007 11:09:51 AM
I thought as part of becoming an AICN member you 'go get yourself some brain damage' as part of the deal. I got a free hospital stay with mine (I have good insurance). Then again, I'm not so sure...now...
i liked it by llephen	Feb 6th, 2007 01:23:35 AM
http://www.aintitcool.com/?q=n ode/30052 check me out dudes!!
er that didn't work by llephen	Feb 6th, 2007 01:26:44 AM
here, maybe this will http://tinyurl.com/2242ty
Gordon-Levitt is really proving himself by smaointe76	Mar 12th, 2007 11:56:55 AM
He's got the acting chops so you know any performance he brings to a movie is gonna be elevated and the trailer shows that.

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