Albert Brooks, Catherine Keener, Dennis Farina

George Clooney, as a career bank robber with more charm than sense, and Jennifer Lopez, as a by-the-book federal marshal with the unpredictable heart of a romantic, give "opposites attract" new meanin...( read more  read more... )g in Steven Soderbergh's funny, smart adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel.

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Directed by: Steven Soderbergh

Release Date: June 26, 1998

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  • September 24, 2009
    Slightly overrated this one but it?s relatively entertaining.
  • January 25, 2009
    I'm not sure what to make of this movie. It was playing on TV after midnight and I fell asleep during the middle of it. I'm not sure whether to blame it on the movie or on my tiredness. I did see the last 45 minutes and was unclear exactly what the ending of the movie alluded ...( read more)to. I will have to try to watch it again without and see if I can stay awake this time.
  • December 13, 2008
    A lot could be said about the greatness of this film, but where to start? With Steven Soderbergh's flawless directing, the editing and the wonderfully complex storytelling on two time levels, that surely requires some concentration to follow? With his interesting choice of colors...( read more), differing between the warm tones of the hot Florida sun and then the switch into cold, blue and white Detroit, where red only reappears in the shape of blood? With the smart, witty, sometimes funny, sometimes brutally violent script that includes dialoges you wanna learn by heart? With an awesomely grooving and cool Soundtrack by David Holmes? Or with a cast to dream of down into the smallest roles, most of the actors giving the performance of their lifetime: J.Lo is hardly recognizable as the irrelevant pop singer of recent years, doing a great job as a female cop tempted by the attracting opposites of bank robber George Clooney, who was never better than here. Their chemistry is a big part of what makes this movie work, especially the hotel bar scene and its continuation contains more sparks than some movie years combined. Don Cheadle as a dangerous gangster, Steve Zahn as petty crook, Ving Rhames as calm and reasonable sidekick, Dennis Farina as amused and amusing father or Samuel L. Jackson's wonderful cameo in the last minute of the film: perfect choices all around. The showstopper being Michael Keaton who simply walks into this film as the same character he was in Tarantino's Jackie Brown (also after a Elmore Leonard book) as if that was the most natural thing ever. No, I can't decide what to bring up first, but it all combines into a crime thriller romance that is pretty much perfection and one of my favorite films.
  • October 4, 2008
    I absolutely love this film. It's purely and utterly enjoyable. A cool, stylish, and frequently enertaining film. Smart, wickedly funny and rich in character crime caper. A thriller that packs romance, humor, excitment and thrills into one real deal. A slickly written, well-craft...( read more)ed and terifficly performed film. George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez are teriffic together, showing such compelling and dynamic chemistry. Clooney is slick, impressive and sensational. Lopez is at her very best. Ving Rhames is teriffic.
  • August 20, 2008
    Karen Sisco: Oh, that's right, you have my wallet. Why don't you come by the house, you can drop it off?
    Jack Foley: Sure, I'll leave it with the S.W.A.T. guy who answers the door.

    An all around cool movie. The first pairing of Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney, and their bes...( read more)t.

    The plot surrounds an escaped bank robber who plots to make a score with his friend, mixed with an unforeseen romance with a US Marshall and some other seedy characters from a past time.

    The way the film moves along is so slick, cool, easy and fun. Clooney, himself, is at his best here, a combination of suave, smarts and thug, all of it is pulled off great, as he plays a bank robber who escapes from jail and doesn't want to go back.

    Jennifer Lopez is here in the best movie of her career and plays as a perfect counter balance to Clooney's charisma, she too is smart and sexy, as a US Marshall who after a brief encounter with Clooney's character, continues to follow him, so they can hopefully fulfill what sparked with their initial chemistry.

    Then you have the supporting cast that include Ving Rhames as Clooney's oldest friend, Buddy, who helped him rob banks.

    Maurice "Snoopy" Miller: Well, the man don't just have to die, Foley. I mean, he could accidentally hurt himself falling down on something real hard, you know? Like a shiv, or my dick?

    Don Cheadle as another thug who mixes his evil nature with the coolness that is Cheadle in general. He and Clooney share some of the best dialogue that is a combination of tension, wit, sharpness, and menace.

    Jack Foley: Give me a minute to talk to Buddy.
    Maurice "Snoopy" Miller: You got two minutes, that's all. Make up your mind, Foley.
    Jack Foley: I wasn't asking permission.

    Steve Zahn, Dennis Farina, Catherine Keener, Isaiah Washington, Luis Guzman and Albert Brooks also show up, rounding out the great principle cast as a couple of people all related by a stint in Lompoc and the main characters.

    Even Michael Keaton shows up in a small role, returning as his character from Jackie Brown, which further shows the cool nature of this movie. There is also one more cameo towards the end that is totally appropriate for the film.

    Jack Foley: Uh oh.
    Maurice "Snoopy" Miller: You're fucked up now, man. That's Himey. Protege of mine. Ranked number thirty-two in the federal prison system.
    Jack Foley: Thirty-two?
    Maurice "Snoopy" Miller: That's right.
    Jack Foley: Outta what? Twenty?

    The story is adapted from a novel by Elmore Leonard who has a gift for dialogue, where it is used to progress most of the plot next to the minimal action, but is also sharp, strong, menacing, quick and funny.

    The soundtrack is also great, from David Holmes who also did the music for Soderbergh's Ocean's series, combining elements of jazz, Motown, and some other good beats in general.

    The movie is a lot of fun, with great chemistry between the characters, great dialogue, with people acting appropriate in many realistic situations as well, mixed with the cinematic style that Soderbergh is very good at. I can easily watch this over and over again, its just very cool and great fun to watch.

    Jack Foley: I know a guy who walks into a bank with a little glass bottle. He tells everyone it's nitroglycerin. He scores some money off the teller, walks out. On his way out, the bottle breaks, he slips on it and knocks himself out. The "nitro" was Canola oil. I know more fucked-up bank robbers than ones who know what they're doing. I doubt if one in twenty could tell you where the dye pack is. Most bank robbers are fucking morons.
  • November 11, 2009
    A good movie. Has a few funny parts, great action scenes and story.
  • October 29, 2009
    I LOVE this movie BUT Hated J-LO
  • September 30, 2009
    at first sight,this just feels like a coen brothers movie.,but then it loses stems after its first hour,which is just so not like coens.but still,it offers some funny gags,and interesting dialogues,thanks for the material of elmore leonard and the script by scott frank
  • September 26, 2009
    te lo recomiendo exelente
  • September 19, 2009
    Everyone said that there was immense physical chemistry between the two stars, especially in the car boot scene but I just didn't see it. The movie was even annoying at times, (maybe I prefer Lopez as a singer) and I really didn't find either of their characters likeable.

Critic Reviews


June 18, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Out of Sight may go down in the annals of film as the movie in which George Clooney learned to keep his head still -- and became a leading man. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Steven Soderbergh's best film since Sex, Lies and Videotape a decade ago. full review

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  • Bannoona
    May 20, 2007
    George Clooney looks Fabulous in this movie ,he is Gorgeous & the movie was very nice.I really enjoyed it alot. He must be the cutest robber I have ever seen !
    He is so charming & wonderful in each & everyway.
    I loved the way the movie ended.Totally unpredictable.
  • jeangrey90
    April 13, 2007
    great great movie! jennifer rocks in this movie! :)
  • StewartMc
    March 27, 2007
    I think this film may be the career best for a number of actors in the cast: Jennifer Lopez, Steve Zahn, Albert Brooks have never been better in my opinion and it's definitel one of Clooney's best roles.

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