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…
Only Soderbergh could make something this cool. This movie is a light ocean breeze on a late summer day. The incredible editing, lighting, and musical score go a long way towards the peaceful easy feeling of this crime caper.
George Clooney confirms he's a star and Jennifer Lopez shows surprising chops and more than pulls her weight. Their chemistry is intense and immediate and the centerpiece of the film.
Everything about this movie screams fun, and the inclusion of Ray Nicolet makes me think this movie would be a perfect first feature to precede Jackie Brown. Both deal with a central romance that can't be, and both movies are cool as the other side of the pillow.
A big Soderbergh overlook for me, and now happily rectified.
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One of the best memories I have of growing up with film was first realizing how awesome Ocean’s Eleven was. The tension in the capers, the whip-smart dialogue and humor, the stylish yet lovable goofballs that were the main characters. But above all else, the amount of craft, of Direction-with-a-capital-D on display that made the whole thing come together to be so…damn cool. Steven Soderbergh was one of the first people who, through their films, made me realize how important a director’s vision was to a film. That while film is by far an intensely collaborative effort, that every so often an example comes to prove there might be something to auteur…
"It's like seeing someone for the first time, like you can be passing on the street, and you look at each other for a few seconds, and there's this kind of a recognition like you both know something. Next moment the person's gone, and it's too late to do anything about it. And you always remember it because it was there, and you let it go, and you think to yourself, 'What if I had stopped? What if I had said something?' What if, what if... it may only happen a few times in your life."
"...or once."
Damn.
Visually striking, fun and sexy dialogue, and a superstar cast that brings their A-game. The only thing holding it back for me is that some of the chemistry between Clooney and Lopez feels forced at times.
On the one hand this is a fun, well acted and directed caper, on the other hand 20 years later it plays out like a redpill fantasy.
How did I miss this Soderbergh film? Delightful, with a powerhouse crew of actors who deliver.
Finally got around to this one and found it to be as excellent as I had been led to believe.
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