Directed by Hal Ashby and written by/starring Jon Voight, "Lookin' to Get Out" has all the makings of a forgotten gem, but in this case, there's a reason it's forgotten. In some cases, when a movie has a deeply flawed character with few, if any, redeeming qualities, it is still possible to overcome the problem of having an unlikely lead. In this movie though, it's just too hard. Possibly due to the pacing which starts of cracklin' but quickly loses steam. It's a catch-22, making a movie about a flawed character, but still investing the audience in that character.
Positives: cool opening credits, Burt Young, and the nice Vegas scenery.
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