The audience was wrong -- Out Of Sight is wonderful.
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
Reviews for Out of Sight
With Out of Sight, Steven Soderbergh returns to cracking form with a sharp, funny, classy movie that leaves a wry grin on your face long after the credits roll.
A splendid reminder of just how assured, intelligent and involving Soderbergh's movies can be.
This movie is so much better than most of the junk 1998 vomited upon us, that it's hard to believe it was puked out of the same year.
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 is a good-looking, inventively filmed movie. It also teems with terrific supporting performances.
Soderbergh takes real delight in giving his stars the star treatment.
Soderbergh knows how to take the everyday crime thriller and make it sing.
One of the more self-assuredly casual Hollywood films to come around in quite awhile.
...entertaining enough while you're watching it, but instantly forgettable.
While Out of Sight boasts a terrific cast, the spotlight rarely moves far from George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, who deliver knockout performances.
Complementing films from Bonnie and Clyde to Pulp Fiction, Out of Sight delivers original material in a stylish manner.
Steven Soderbergh's most ambitious and most accomplished work to date.
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