Product Details

• Actors: Rhys Coiro, Hayes MacArthur, Tom Hodges, Chris Williams, Miles Dougal
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• DVD Release Date: May 5, 2009
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001TIGFE2
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #62,007 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "LOOK" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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Product Description

There are an estimated 30 million surveillance cameras in the United States. On any given day, the average American is captured approximately 200 times. Every one of us is constantly being observed at our jobs, on the street, while shopping, and sometimes even in our own homes. Every one of our secrets, lies, crimes and most private moments are all being recorded. But who is watching us? Look is an award-winning drama from writer/director Adam Rifkin that takes the ultimate look at our ‘Big Brother’ world.

 “...a powerful, provocative and disturbing new drama…” ~USA TODAY

"A disturbingly inventive piece of entertainment" ~THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

“What LOOK Reveals May Shock You!” ~NEWSWEEK “practically dares you to look away.” ~THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

“A brilliant Hitchcockian suspense film” ~LOS ANGELES TIMES

“Unexpectedly amusing and inevitably disturbing....” - Robert Koehler. ~VARIETY

 “A fascinating, if frightening statement on the way we are.” ~Maxim

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Privacy vs Security... who wins?, May 16, 2009

By	Chris Michalek (Third Lake, Il United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've just seen a copy of LOOK and this movie was fantastic! I had this vision in my head of what I thought I was about to see and Adam Rifkin (writer-director) was able to completely blow my expectations. Such a powerful and thought provoking experience. After the end credits started to roll I turned to my girlfriend and said, "This is even more amazing if you think they finished this film, jumped on a plane, and started HOMO ERECTUS". It just goes to show how much range this man has. He can go from "THE DARK BACKWARD", "THE CHASE", "DENIAL", then write "MOUSE HUNT" for the big boys at Dreamworks. He had me caring for certain characters and feeling DIRTY for having thought I liked them, sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for innocent people to be rescued, and feeling heart broken for them not being saved. Then I took a second to realize these kinds of things happen everyday. Children are abducted, innocent people are robbed at gun point and left for dead. The sleazy department store manager (Hayes MacArthur was GENIUS!). The slacker's turn out to be the only two characters I liked from start to finish (Giuseppe Andrews and Miles Dougal are so talented, they always amaze me). I am looking forward to the DVD from Anchor Bay on May 5th, I hope it is chock full of extras that I can study and have all my "how did they.." questions answered. Adam is a true talent to the film community. --- Jeremy Morrison

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great flick!, May 14, 2009

By	Ladiesman1981 "Ladiesman1981" (Perry Point, MD) - See all my reviews

This movie ROCKED! LOOK is a great piece of filmmaking, a look into how our society now sees itself. And how we're never alone anymore. The movie is shown through the POV of surveillance cameras, web cams, video cameras, and traffic cams. At first I wasn't sure it was going to be cool, but after the first 5 minutes you're hooked!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, but still and interesting idea, June 28, 2009

By	TheTerrorBeyond (McKinney, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This movie appeared like it would be a pseudo-documentary affair where the filmmakers addressed the myriad surveillance devices stationed in cities around the world. The promise of an Orwellian sort of premise was not delivered though, as no negative ramifications of constant surveillance were ever shown. Where Orwell showed the horribly negative aspects of surveillance, this movie used it as a tool for nothing more than story telling.

The movie definitely showed a pronounced invasion of privacy in the daily lives of the people in the movie, but the filmmaker failed to show any effects of this intrusion. Well, without ruining the movie, I will say that there was ONE occasion where surveillance was used to demonstrate a crime. On the whole though, the surveillance footage just showed people messing around on their jobs or going through their normal daily lives. There wasn't enough of a message conveyed to make the film as effective as it should have been.

With this said, I really did enjoy the movie. The script was effective as a drama, but not as a provocative, anti-surveillance movie. The filmmakers really should have shown some true invasion of privacy, rather than showing what would be seen as justified surveillance in workplaces. In fact, the lack of anyone viewing the surveillance videos kept a goodly number of people employed when they should, by all rights, have been fired.

Do not watch this movie expecting a documentary or anything that roundly condemns the constant surveillance we are subject to in our daily lives. This movie does not deliver on that message in my opinion.

Bottom line:

4/5 (for being entertaining)

2.5/5 for not delivering on the premise that constant surveillance is a bad thing, which I feel that it certainly is.

4/5 overall (rounded up because I actually liked the movie).