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Out of Sight (1998)

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Reviews Counted:67

Fresh:62

Rotten:5

Average Rating:7.9/10

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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Jun 21, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Single Side - Dual Layer
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
  • Letterbox - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Surround - English
  • DTS Surround 5.1 - English

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10/30/09
Richard Schickel
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine
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Faintly melancholy and alluringly fatalistic, this mercurial romance passing as a crime thriller is slyly entertaining and darkly sexy.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
10/30/09
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The audience was wrong -- Out Of Sight is wonderful.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
10/30/09
Channel 4 Film
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Soderbergh finds the perfect equilibrium between mainstream entertainment and arty panache, lacing this heist movie/romantic comedy with character-motivated time shifting, prominent freeze-frames, a funky soundtrack and an all-around hip vibe.

Full Review Source: AskMen.com | comment Comment
05/07/09
Radheyan Simonpillai
Radheyan Simonpillai
AskMen.com

Steven Soderbergh's most ambitious and most accomplished work to date.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
Variety
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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.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
04/27/07
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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An outstanding crime film from director Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Scott Frank, who adapted Elmore Leonard's novel.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

A splendid reminder of just how assured, intelligent and involving Soderbergh's movies can be.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/26/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

Un divertissement aussi «cool» et intelligent qu’un Ocean’s Eleven qui s’affiche sous un enrobage esthétique aussi solidement élaboré que celui de l’excellent The Limey.

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
09/22/05
Jean-François Vandeuren
Jean-François Vandeuren
Panorama

Intelligent and intriguing.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

It's best to think of this as a Pulp Fiction-lite clone, but a darn good clone.

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
04/02/05
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

Soderbergh and his longtime cinematographer Elliot Davis have given us an action film that looks as sleek and moody as Krzysztof Kieslowski's Red.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
01/29/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Out of Sight is best at electric scenes between its romantic leads. Clooney and Lopez have the kind of chemistry that classics are made of.

Full Review Source: Looking Closer | comment Comment
01/15/05
Jeffrey Overstreet
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer

A surprisingly good film that won't stay out of viewers' minds.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
06/23/04
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

...entertaining enough while you're watching it, but instantly forgettable.

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08/01/03
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

It's amusing, entertaining and intriguing, even though the second half is shaky, as the film makes a seemingly uncomfortable transition into more serious material.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
05/22/03
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

This one came out of left field and knocked my socks off.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

The film owes a lot of its style to those produced by Quentin Tarantino, focusing heavily on characterization and quirky cinematography and not just pounding out a linear storyline.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

A pleasurable and genial jewel-heist tale that itself is just shy of being a real gem.

Full Review Source: Nick's Flick Picks | comment Comment
01/10/03
Nick Davis
Nick Davis
Nick's Flick Picks

George Clooney has finally made a GOOD movie.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Ron Wells
Ron Wells
Film Threat
 
 
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