Lookin' to Get Out is meant to be a character study, but this tends to get lost among the muddled script. Ultimately, we do get some insight into the main characters at the end of the film when Kovac realizes how his reckless tendencies have hurt those around him, and there are some small glimmers of this idea along the way, but who he is as a character never seems fully fleshed out.
No one is all that likable in the film — a potential strength which it maybe should've played up more. There are some laughs at the expense of the sleazebags that populate this cinematic world, but the more misanthropic — and not just obnoxious — Kovac could have been would've helped.
I'm glad to see Warner finally releasing this film; it's by no means a classic, and pales in comparison to a lot of Ashby's previous work, but it's not an utter disaster, despite the production that apparently was just that.
Included on the DVD is a featurette with new interviews from Voight, Ann-Margret, Young, and Schwartz. It touches on the troubled history of the film, and how Voight got his hands on this print, but it could have been a lot more in-depth. A theatrical trailer is also included.
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