There was a time when "Sex, Lies and Videotape" director Steven Soderbergh was on a roll. "Erin Brockovich" and "Traffic" garnered him two nominations and one Academy Awards victory as Best Director. The third film in his trifecta was "Ocean´s Eleven," which was a tremendous success. However, a couple films before Soderbergh was thrust into the directorial stratosphere, Soderbergh directed the wonderful ensemble film "Out of Sight" which featured the up and coming stars George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez and helped pave the way to the success he would soon find. The film would reclaim only thirty eight million dollars of its estimated forty eight million budget, but has since become a bankable catalog title.
"Out of Sight" features not just Clooney and Lopez, but familiar faces Dennis Farina, Luis Guzman, Ving Rhames, Steve Zahn, Don Cheadle, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson and Albert Brooks. Don Cheadle is an actor I enjoy and consider a talent that is not used as much as he should be. Steve Zahn, Ving Rhames and Michael Keaton are also very entertaining personalities that tend to be overlooked for bigger A-List names. Of course, Samuel L. Jackson is simply the man. This is the supporting cast, however, and the primary reason to watch "Out of Sight" is for its two main stars. "Out of Sight" was one of the first successful outings for Clooney to build upon his success on the television hit show "ER" and one of the first starring roles for "Lopez" after her involvement in the film "Selena."
Out of all of Soderbergh´s films, "Out of Sight" is perhaps my favorite. I do enjoy the Danny Ocean series and thought "Traffic" was brilliant, but it is a film that is hard to sit down and just watch and relax. With Clooney, Zahn, Rhames and Cheadle, "Out of Sight" is a film I´ve watched perhaps four times, but it has kept my attention each and every time I´ve done so. Of course, I despise "Erin Brokovich" and still resent the fact that Julia Roberts somehow won an Oscar over more deserving actresses. The story is fresh and unique and the misfit characters that come to life at the hands of the very strong supporting ensemble cast are the film´s greatest strength and the primary reason I enjoy it so much. Rhames´ "Buddy" the religious criminal is one of the more entertaining and unique characters I can remember seeing.
With Clooney´s wit and charm and an young and innocent Jennifer Lopez batting her lovely eyes, the two possess very good chemistry; an important aspect of a film that is a part-time romantic comedy. Clooney is the charismatic and clever con-man who has robbed more banks than anybody, but has never brandished a gun. When it comes to charisma, but with a hint of a bad boy side, is there really anybody else in Hollywood that can pull this off better than George Clooney? Yes, he didn´t exactly amaze us as Batman, but when it comes to charm, charisma and cleverness, Clooney is one of the best. Lopez was not the big celebrity she would become at the time of "Out of Sight" and in this film; she was a pretty face without a big name. I´m not sure that Lopez could have made this film a few years after she did and her lack of superstardom helped her maintain an innocence and naive ness that stemmed from this being one of her early roles.
The film is adapted from an Elmore Leonard novel. I´m a huge Quentin Tarantino fan and, therefore, have been introduced to the veteran author´s works through cinema. Leonard has since become one of my favorite novelists and Soderbergh does a fine job of adapting the book to the big screen. The films that Leonard has had brought to the big screen have typically been more violent, and "Out of Sight" is not without violence, but Soderbergh gives is a more tender feeling that what Tarantino, Barry Sonnenfeld and others have done. The tenderness, of course, stems primarily from the chemistry between Clooney and Lopez, but also from the friendship shared between Clooney and Rhames´ characters. With Elmore Leonard´s story, the talented ensemble cast has a great story to act out and does so greatly with "Out of Sight."
The general gist of the film is that Jack Foley (George Clooney) is a bank robber who is nabbed, but manages to escape. He is stopped shy of freedom by a lovely U.S. Marshal, Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez). However, his best friend, Buddy (Ving Rhames) is there to kidnap the young police officer and shove her in the trunk of the vehicle with Jack. The two talk and find an interest in one another. Foley is looking for one more big score and travels to Detroit, where he and Buddy are re-introduced to their former jailmates Snoopy (Don Cheadle) and Glenn (Steve Zahn) and an opportunity to hoist six million dollars of rough diamonds from Dick Ripley (Albert Brooks). Karen and Jack struggle between their respective roles as cop and robber, but a strong romantic interest in the other. Snoopy is looking to benefit from Jack and Glenn´s planned robbery and screw the other two men out of more than money.
As I´ve said, "Out of Sight" is a great film to sit down and relax to. With Cheadle and Rhames, two of my favorite actors are present and Steve Zahn is his usual scene stealing self. Of course, Clooney is fantastic and Lopez has what I consider to be her best role. Michael Keaton and Dennis Farina do not have large roles, but they do well with the time they share on screen. Samuel L. has only a cameo, but any film that has Sam Jackson in it surely benefits. The story that is based on an Elmore Leonard novel is superb and Steven Soderbergh masterfully combines the talent and story and provides a film with wit, charm, humor and excitement. "Out of Sight" is a film that crosses many genres. It is a romantic comedy, but it is a crime caper film. It is a comedy, but an action film. The film contains absolutely no Julia Roberts. With all of this going for it, I think it is Soderbergh´s most entertaining film.
"Out of Sight" features not just Clooney and Lopez, but familiar faces Dennis Farina, Luis Guzman, Ving Rhames, Steve Zahn, Don Cheadle, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson and Albert Brooks. Don Cheadle is an actor I enjoy and consider a talent that is not used as much as he should be. Steve Zahn, Ving Rhames and Michael Keaton are also very entertaining personalities that tend to be overlooked for bigger A-List names. Of course, Samuel L. Jackson is simply the man. This is the supporting cast, however, and the primary reason to watch "Out of Sight" is for its two main stars. "Out of Sight" was one of the first successful outings for Clooney to build upon his success on the television hit show "ER" and one of the first starring roles for "Lopez" after her involvement in the film "Selena."
Out of all of Soderbergh´s films, "Out of Sight" is perhaps my favorite. I do enjoy the Danny Ocean series and thought "Traffic" was brilliant, but it is a film that is hard to sit down and just watch and relax. With Clooney, Zahn, Rhames and Cheadle, "Out of Sight" is a film I´ve watched perhaps four times, but it has kept my attention each and every time I´ve done so. Of course, I despise "Erin Brokovich" and still resent the fact that Julia Roberts somehow won an Oscar over more deserving actresses. The story is fresh and unique and the misfit characters that come to life at the hands of the very strong supporting ensemble cast are the film´s greatest strength and the primary reason I enjoy it so much. Rhames´ "Buddy" the religious criminal is one of the more entertaining and unique characters I can remember seeing.
With Clooney´s wit and charm and an young and innocent Jennifer Lopez batting her lovely eyes, the two possess very good chemistry; an important aspect of a film that is a part-time romantic comedy. Clooney is the charismatic and clever con-man who has robbed more banks than anybody, but has never brandished a gun. When it comes to charisma, but with a hint of a bad boy side, is there really anybody else in Hollywood that can pull this off better than George Clooney? Yes, he didn´t exactly amaze us as Batman, but when it comes to charm, charisma and cleverness, Clooney is one of the best. Lopez was not the big celebrity she would become at the time of "Out of Sight" and in this film; she was a pretty face without a big name. I´m not sure that Lopez could have made this film a few years after she did and her lack of superstardom helped her maintain an innocence and naive ness that stemmed from this being one of her early roles.
The film is adapted from an Elmore Leonard novel. I´m a huge Quentin Tarantino fan and, therefore, have been introduced to the veteran author´s works through cinema. Leonard has since become one of my favorite novelists and Soderbergh does a fine job of adapting the book to the big screen. The films that Leonard has had brought to the big screen have typically been more violent, and "Out of Sight" is not without violence, but Soderbergh gives is a more tender feeling that what Tarantino, Barry Sonnenfeld and others have done. The tenderness, of course, stems primarily from the chemistry between Clooney and Lopez, but also from the friendship shared between Clooney and Rhames´ characters. With Elmore Leonard´s story, the talented ensemble cast has a great story to act out and does so greatly with "Out of Sight."
The general gist of the film is that Jack Foley (George Clooney) is a bank robber who is nabbed, but manages to escape. He is stopped shy of freedom by a lovely U.S. Marshal, Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez). However, his best friend, Buddy (Ving Rhames) is there to kidnap the young police officer and shove her in the trunk of the vehicle with Jack. The two talk and find an interest in one another. Foley is looking for one more big score and travels to Detroit, where he and Buddy are re-introduced to their former jailmates Snoopy (Don Cheadle) and Glenn (Steve Zahn) and an opportunity to hoist six million dollars of rough diamonds from Dick Ripley (Albert Brooks). Karen and Jack struggle between their respective roles as cop and robber, but a strong romantic interest in the other. Snoopy is looking to benefit from Jack and Glenn´s planned robbery and screw the other two men out of more than money.
As I´ve said, "Out of Sight" is a great film to sit down and relax to. With Cheadle and Rhames, two of my favorite actors are present and Steve Zahn is his usual scene stealing self. Of course, Clooney is fantastic and Lopez has what I consider to be her best role. Michael Keaton and Dennis Farina do not have large roles, but they do well with the time they share on screen. Samuel L. has only a cameo, but any film that has Sam Jackson in it surely benefits. The story that is based on an Elmore Leonard novel is superb and Steven Soderbergh masterfully combines the talent and story and provides a film with wit, charm, humor and excitement. "Out of Sight" is a film that crosses many genres. It is a romantic comedy, but it is a crime caper film. It is a comedy, but an action film. The film contains absolutely no Julia Roberts. With all of this going for it, I think it is Soderbergh´s most entertaining film.
There was a time when "Sex, Lies and Videotape" director Steven Soderbergh was on a roll. "Erin Brockovich" and "Traffic" garnered him two nominations and one Academy Awards victory as Best Director. The third film in his trifecta was "Ocean´s Eleven," which was a tremendous success. However, a couple films before Soderbergh was thrust into the directorial stratosphere, Soderbergh directed the wonderful ensemble film "Out of Sight" which featured the up and coming stars George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez and helped pave the way to the success he would soon find. The film would reclaim only thirty eight million dollars of its estimated forty eight million budget, but has since become a bankable catalog title.
"Out of Sight" features not just Clooney and Lopez, but familiar faces Dennis Farina, Luis Guzman, Ving Rhames, Steve Zahn, Don Cheadle, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson and Albert Brooks. Don Cheadle is an actor I enjoy and consider a talent that is not used as much as he should be. Steve Zahn, Ving Rhames and Michael Keaton are also very entertaining personalities that tend to be overlooked for bigger A-List names. Of course, Samuel L. Jackson is simply the man. This is the supporting cast, however, and the primary reason to watch "Out of Sight" is for its two main stars. "Out of Sight" was one of the first successful outings for Clooney to build upon his success on the television hit show "ER" and one of the first starring roles for "Lopez" after her involvement in the film "Selena."
Out of all of Soderbergh´s films, "Out of Sight" is perhaps my favorite. I do enjoy the Danny Ocean series and thought "Traffic" was brilliant, but it is a film that is hard to sit down and just watch and relax. With Clooney, Zahn, Rhames and Cheadle, "Out of Sight" is a film I´ve watched perhaps four times, but it has kept my attention each and every time I´ve done so. Of course, I despise "Erin Brokovich" and still resent the fact that Julia Roberts somehow won an Oscar over more deserving actresses. The story is fresh and unique and the misfit characters that come to life at the hands of the very strong supporting ensemble cast are the film´s greatest strength and the primary reason I enjoy it so much. Rhames´ "Buddy" the religious criminal is one of the more entertaining and unique characters I can remember seeing.
With Clooney´s wit and charm and an young and innocent Jennifer Lopez batting her lovely eyes, the two possess very good chemistry; an important aspect of a film that is a part-time romantic comedy. Clooney is the charismatic and clever con-man who has robbed more banks than anybody, but has never brandished a gun. When it comes to charisma, but with a hint of a bad boy side, is there really anybody else in Hollywood that can pull this off better than George Clooney? Yes, he didn´t exactly amaze us as Batman, but when it comes to charm, charisma and cleverness, Clooney is one of the best. Lopez was not the big celebrity she would become at the time of "Out of Sight" and in this film; she was a pretty face without a big name. I´m not sure that Lopez could have made this film a few years after she did and her lack of superstardom helped her maintain an innocence and naive ness that stemmed from this being one of her early roles.
The film is adapted from an Elmore Leonard novel. I´m a huge Quentin Tarantino fan and, therefore, have been introduced to the veteran author´s works through cinema. Leonard has since become one of my favorite novelists and Soderbergh does a fine job of adapting the book to the big screen. The films that Leonard has had brought to the big screen have typically been more violent, and "Out of Sight" is not without violence, but Soderbergh gives is a more tender feeling that what Tarantino, Barry Sonnenfeld and others have done. The tenderness, of course, stems primarily from the chemistry between Clooney and Lopez, but also from the friendship shared between Clooney and Rhames´ characters. With Elmore Leonard´s story, the talented ensemble cast has a great story to act out and does so greatly with "Out of Sight."
The general gist of the film is that Jack Foley (George Clooney) is a bank robber who is nabbed, but manages to escape. He is stopped shy of freedom by a lovely U.S. Marshal, Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez). However, his best friend, Buddy (Ving Rhames) is there to kidnap the young police officer and shove her in the trunk of the vehicle with Jack. The two talk and find an interest in one another. Foley is looking for one more big score and travels to Detroit, where he and Buddy are re-introduced to their former jailmates Snoopy (Don Cheadle) and Glenn (Steve Zahn) and an opportunity to hoist six million dollars of rough diamonds from Dick Ripley (Albert Brooks). Karen and Jack struggle between their respective roles as cop and robber, but a strong romantic interest in the other. Snoopy is looking to benefit from Jack and Glenn´s planned robbery and screw the other two men out of more than money.
As I´ve said, "Out of Sight" is a great film to sit down and relax to. With Cheadle and Rhames, two of my favorite actors are present and Steve Zahn is his usual scene stealing self. Of course, Clooney is fantastic and Lopez has what I consider to be her best role. Michael Keaton and Dennis Farina do not have large roles, but they do well with the time they share on screen. Samuel L. has only a cameo, but any film that has Sam Jackson in it surely benefits. The story that is based on an Elmore Leonard novel is superb and Steven Soderbergh masterfully combines the talent and story and provides a film with wit, charm, humor and excitement. "Out of Sight" is a film that crosses many genres. It is a romantic comedy, but it is a crime caper film. It is a comedy, but an action film. The film contains absolutely no Julia Roberts. With all of this going for it, I think it is Soderbergh´s most entertaining film.
"Out of Sight" features not just Clooney and Lopez, but familiar faces Dennis Farina, Luis Guzman, Ving Rhames, Steve Zahn, Don Cheadle, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson and Albert Brooks. Don Cheadle is an actor I enjoy and consider a talent that is not used as much as he should be. Steve Zahn, Ving Rhames and Michael Keaton are also very entertaining personalities that tend to be overlooked for bigger A-List names. Of course, Samuel L. Jackson is simply the man. This is the supporting cast, however, and the primary reason to watch "Out of Sight" is for its two main stars. "Out of Sight" was one of the first successful outings for Clooney to build upon his success on the television hit show "ER" and one of the first starring roles for "Lopez" after her involvement in the film "Selena."
Out of all of Soderbergh´s films, "Out of Sight" is perhaps my favorite. I do enjoy the Danny Ocean series and thought "Traffic" was brilliant, but it is a film that is hard to sit down and just watch and relax. With Clooney, Zahn, Rhames and Cheadle, "Out of Sight" is a film I´ve watched perhaps four times, but it has kept my attention each and every time I´ve done so. Of course, I despise "Erin Brokovich" and still resent the fact that Julia Roberts somehow won an Oscar over more deserving actresses. The story is fresh and unique and the misfit characters that come to life at the hands of the very strong supporting ensemble cast are the film´s greatest strength and the primary reason I enjoy it so much. Rhames´ "Buddy" the religious criminal is one of the more entertaining and unique characters I can remember seeing.
With Clooney´s wit and charm and an young and innocent Jennifer Lopez batting her lovely eyes, the two possess very good chemistry; an important aspect of a film that is a part-time romantic comedy. Clooney is the charismatic and clever con-man who has robbed more banks than anybody, but has never brandished a gun. When it comes to charisma, but with a hint of a bad boy side, is there really anybody else in Hollywood that can pull this off better than George Clooney? Yes, he didn´t exactly amaze us as Batman, but when it comes to charm, charisma and cleverness, Clooney is one of the best. Lopez was not the big celebrity she would become at the time of "Out of Sight" and in this film; she was a pretty face without a big name. I´m not sure that Lopez could have made this film a few years after she did and her lack of superstardom helped her maintain an innocence and naive ness that stemmed from this being one of her early roles.
The film is adapted from an Elmore Leonard novel. I´m a huge Quentin Tarantino fan and, therefore, have been introduced to the veteran author´s works through cinema. Leonard has since become one of my favorite novelists and Soderbergh does a fine job of adapting the book to the big screen. The films that Leonard has had brought to the big screen have typically been more violent, and "Out of Sight" is not without violence, but Soderbergh gives is a more tender feeling that what Tarantino, Barry Sonnenfeld and others have done. The tenderness, of course, stems primarily from the chemistry between Clooney and Lopez, but also from the friendship shared between Clooney and Rhames´ characters. With Elmore Leonard´s story, the talented ensemble cast has a great story to act out and does so greatly with "Out of Sight."
The general gist of the film is that Jack Foley (George Clooney) is a bank robber who is nabbed, but manages to escape. He is stopped shy of freedom by a lovely U.S. Marshal, Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez). However, his best friend, Buddy (Ving Rhames) is there to kidnap the young police officer and shove her in the trunk of the vehicle with Jack. The two talk and find an interest in one another. Foley is looking for one more big score and travels to Detroit, where he and Buddy are re-introduced to their former jailmates Snoopy (Don Cheadle) and Glenn (Steve Zahn) and an opportunity to hoist six million dollars of rough diamonds from Dick Ripley (Albert Brooks). Karen and Jack struggle between their respective roles as cop and robber, but a strong romantic interest in the other. Snoopy is looking to benefit from Jack and Glenn´s planned robbery and screw the other two men out of more than money.
As I´ve said, "Out of Sight" is a great film to sit down and relax to. With Cheadle and Rhames, two of my favorite actors are present and Steve Zahn is his usual scene stealing self. Of course, Clooney is fantastic and Lopez has what I consider to be her best role. Michael Keaton and Dennis Farina do not have large roles, but they do well with the time they share on screen. Samuel L. has only a cameo, but any film that has Sam Jackson in it surely benefits. The story that is based on an Elmore Leonard novel is superb and Steven Soderbergh masterfully combines the talent and story and provides a film with wit, charm, humor and excitement. "Out of Sight" is a film that crosses many genres. It is a romantic comedy, but it is a crime caper film. It is a comedy, but an action film. The film contains absolutely no Julia Roberts. With all of this going for it, I think it is Soderbergh´s most entertaining film.
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