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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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Reviews for Out of Sight

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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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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.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
08/28/01
Denise MacLaughlin
Denise MacLaughlin
BBC
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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
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Out of Sight is nothing less than pure dynamite!

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
E! Online
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01/01/00
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03/24/02
Boston Phoenix
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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.

Full Review Source: Juicy Cerebellum | comment Comment
01/01/00
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

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

All the fancy footwork serves to bog down the movie.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
01/01/00
Barbara Shulgasser
Barbara Shulgasser
San Francisco Examiner

Out of Sight is a good-looking, inventively filmed movie. It also teems with terrific supporting performances.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Cathy Thompson-Georges
Cathy Thompson-Georges
Boxoffice Magazine

Soderbergh takes real delight in giving his stars the star treatment.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
Salon.com

Soderbergh knows how to take the everyday crime thriller and make it sing.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

One of the more self-assuredly casual Hollywood films to come around in quite awhile.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Luty
David Luty
Film Journal International

Loads of fun.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
01/01/00
David N. Butterworth
David N. Butterworth
rec.arts.movies.reviews

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

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
08/01/03
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Clooney and Lopez work well together...

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/01/00
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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
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While Out of Sight boasts a terrific cast, the spotlight rarely moves far from George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, who deliver knockout performances.

Full Review Source: NUVO Newsweekly | comment Comment
01/01/00
Edward Johnson-Ott
Edward Johnson-Ott
NUVO Newsweekly

Complementing films from Bonnie and Clyde to Pulp Fiction, Out of Sight delivers original material in a stylish manner.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
Elspeth Haughton
Elspeth Haughton
Apollo Guide

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

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