1998 Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if there's more between them than just the law. Variety hails Out of Sight as "a sly, sexy, vastly entertaining film."
"Is this your first time being robbed?"
Visually striking and artistically creative editing style, replete with match cuts, freeze frames, and a truly show-stopping cross-cut sexual fantasy (it's no wonder to find Lawrence of Arabia's Anne V. Coates in the editing room). Massive ensemble expertly directed to bring to life a cast of strong characters with a smart, funny script. Smooth bass line, funky slide guitar and groovy keyboards running through a characteristically jazzy soundtrack. Out of Sight is a surprisingly lovely gem from a truly great director. One of Soderbergh's best.
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Mhm...that was spicy.
I like spicy.
Out of Sight is a star, it's gravitational pull makes me a planet I guess because I'm not going anywhere while I watch Soderbergh's pizzazziest flick(and my favorite). Lopez and Clooney is the definition of chemistry. Oily and slick. The soft yellows and oranges throughout are mood inducingly sophisticated. Oozing with delectable dialogue and hilarious moments placed just right. The sexy comedic crime canvas has been achieved. Well done Mr. Soderbergh. Bravo!👌🔥
"they put a gun on you, you still have a choice."
damn remember when pop movies were allowed to be funny and sexy.
Sometimes you get a pitch perfect on screen chemistry.George Clooney and a never better Jennifer Lopez sizzle in this crime film based on an Elmore Leonard novel of the same name.
Steven Soderbergh brought an ice-cool movie to the screen with a directorial style that just oozed class. Soderbergh moved more into the mainstream and out of the art-house with a slick and frenetic film that rarely stops to take a breath. Clooney gives a performance reminiscent of Steve McQueen in "The Getaway" with his bank robber calmness and air of cool. Lopez is seductively attractive and her interaction with Clooney is flawless and very natural. They just look great together.
A crime flick about bank robbers,uncut diamonds and an…
I used to think this was the weak link of major Leonard adaptations but this time around it really seemed to tap into his unique universe, particularly that intersection between laughter and violence that he did better than anybody. Apart from its tonal contortions Soderbergh makes this addictively laid back when the violence isn't kicking in, and the cast is impossibly loaded but headed up by George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez delivering hyperbright star power leads, just burning up the screen separately and the entire theater together. Cool as hell.
In 1998 director Steven Soderbergh realized that he was tired of being pigeon-holed as an indie filmmaker and decided he wanted to make a mainstream movie. Never one to half-ass something, Soderbergh didn't just churn out a generic crowd pleaser, he made Out of Sight, a hybrid romance/crime comedy that is, in my opinion, the best film I've seen from him yet.
Based on the novel by Elmore Leonard, Out of Sight is, at its core, a pretty simple love story, two people meet, find themselves drawn to each other and try to avoid life getting in the way of their budding romance. Of course, things get a little less simple when it's pointed out that our male lead, Jack…
(Old impressions, not based on a recent viewing)
Blew my mind away when I saw the flick and J-Lo was actually decent.
Along with Jackie Brown probably one of the best Elmore Leonard film adaptations.
Sexy, smooth, and stylish all the way through, mostly thanks to director Steven Soderbergh’s signature flair behind the camera, “Out of Sight” makes for a solid albeit light and breezy caper flick that is deliciously entertaining in its brightest areas, particularly due to the lively, electrifyingly charming chemistry between George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez (whom still gives the performance of her career in this).
Locker-leichte Gaunerkomödie mit einem souverän agierenden Cast, bei dem allen voran George Clooney mit seiner süffisanten Art hervorsticht. Selbst Jennifer Lopez wirkt hier nicht fehlbesetzt und der Soundtrack ist sowieso toll. Etwas mehr Drive hätte allerdings nicht geschadet; da wäre es durchaus von Vorteil gewesen, die Figur des Ray Nicolette (wie in JACKIE BROWN verkörpert von Michael Keaton) mehr in die Story zu integrieren. Gleichwohl ist OUT OF SIGHT souverän inszeniertes Star-Kino.
Is there another movie cast with a bench this deep? Viola Davis is twelfth billed. Michael Keaton and Sam Jackson aren't even credited.
Two things:
1. A perennial favorite, and
2. I want to bury my dreams in Jack Foley's collarbones.
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