Review of Out of Sight (1998) by Lorenzo V — 03 Dec 2009
"Opposites attract.".
A career bank robber breaks out of jail and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a US Marshall he has kidnapped.
REVIEW.
No one has captured the brilliance of author Elmore Leonard onscreen as Steven Soderbergh did with Out of Sight. Soderbergh and screenwriter Scott Frank understand Leonard's dark-comedic tone perfectly and use it to concoct a film that is in turn hilarious, thrilling and romantic--and not at all sappy-romantic, but cool-sexy-hot romantic. The cast is phenomenal. Soderbergh elicits a truly great performance out of Clooney and Jennifer Lopez really never has been better. The supporting cast really shines, with Ving Rhames, Catherine Keener, Don Cheadle, Albert Brooks (who is nearly unrecognisable for most of the film) and Luis Guzman all doing stellar work. Overall, a great comedic action-drama for adults. Tops in this genre. If possible, get it on DVD, where it looks fabulous.
This review of Out of Sight (1998) was written by Lorenzo V on 03 Dec 2009.
Out of Sight has generally received very positive reviews.
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