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Out of Sight (1998)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:12
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8/10
Consensus: In this excellent Elmore Leonard adaptation, Clooney and Lopez are at their screen-singeing finest.
Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Based on Elmore Leonard's famous crime novel, OUT OF SIGHT finds director Steven Soderbergh back in Hollywood after a brief return to the independent world with SCHIZOPOLIS and GRAY'S ANATOMY. A... Based on Elmore Leonard's famous crime novel, OUT OF SIGHT finds director Steven Soderbergh back in Hollywood after a brief return to the independent world with SCHIZOPOLIS and GRAY'S ANATOMY. A funny, hip, and vibrant action-drama, OUT OF SIGHT tells the story of the unlikely relationship that forms between an FBI agent and a career criminal. After Jack Foley (George Clooney) escapes from jail with the help of his partner, Buddy Bragg (Ving Rhames), he takes Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez), a sexy federal agent, hostage. Immediately sparks fly between the two. Eventually they let her go and leave Miami behind, heading directly for Detroit, where they plan to rob a former cellmate of theirs, a wealthy, white-collar criminal (Albert Brooks). When Karen finally locates Foley, a passionate encounter unfurls (edited ingeniously by Anne V. Coates, recalling Nicolas Roeg's classic DON'T LOOK NOW). As Foley zeroes in on his target, Karen must decide which side she's on. Soderbergh's film is a raucous ride through the criminal underworld, featuring spot-on performances by Clooney and Lopez. It's the supporting cast that makes OUT OF SIGHT so unforgettable, however; Rhames, Steve Zahn, Luis Guzman, and especially Don Cheadle deliver hysterical turns that keep the laughs coming as the tension continues to mount. [More]
Starring: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle
Starring: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Steve Zahn, Dennis Farina, Albert Brooks, Catherine Keener, Nancy Allen, Isaiah Washington, Luis Guzmán
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Story: Elmore Leonard
Producer: Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
Composer: David Holmes
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Reviews for Out of Sight
Steven Soderbergh's most ambitious and most accomplished work to date.
From the first shot to the last, Mr. Clooney is in complete command of the screen in the assured manner of the biggest stars in the past, and he doesn't need a ton of special effects and digital enhancement to generate excitement.
Out of Sight may go down in the annals of film as the movie in which George Clooney learned to keep his head still -- and became a leading man.
Out of Sight isn't just a rousing piece of entertainment, it's also a cinematic salvage operation.
As always with the best of Leonard, it's the journey, not the destination, that counts, and director Soderbergh has let it unfold with dry wit and great skill.
Soderbergh takes real delight in giving his stars the star treatment.
It's refreshing to find a picture like Out of Sight, which is not only smart, but a great deal of fun, as well.
Like Get Shorty, Out of Sight has been adapted with deftness and fidelity by Scott Frank, who knows exactly how to translate Leonard's narrative voice to the screen.
Some reviewers have applauded Out of Sight for its nuances of character, but I and others don't see any characters at all.
Steven Soderbergh's best film since Sex, Lies and Videotape a decade ago.
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