No policer starring Daniel Auteuil, Olivier Gourmet and Mathieu Kassovitz can be all bad.
But after an impressively choreographed opening set-piece ā in which a sniper opens fire on cops attempting to intercept a paris bank heist ā The Lookout soon runs aground.
Serviceably directed by italyās Michele Placido ( Romanzo Criminale ), the fault lies mainly with the script.
Auteuilās vengeance-seeking detective is saddled with a family backstory involving a failed secret mission in Afghanistan, but the biggest overstep is having Gourmetās crooked surgeon double up as a serial killer.