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Exceptional Adaptation of Elmore Leonard Book
Out of Sight is not Elmore Leonard's best book, but it is definitely the best movie based on one of his works. The movie, which mixes comedy, romance, and action, relaunched Steven Soderbergh's career.

The movie features a twisty, Pulp Fiction-esque narrative that showcases sudden, intense scenes of violence with some extremely funny dialogue. The story centers on Jack Foley--a career bank robber--who escapes from prison and runs into an attractive, smart Federal Marshal named Karen Sisco. Sisco must hunt down Foley, while fending off romantic feelings for him. Foley, meanwhile, tries to pull off one last retirement heist.

The story is pretty smart and is very surprising in the directions it goes. The cast is truly great--featuring one fine performance after another (George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Don Cheadle, Ving Rhames, Albert Brooks, Steve Zahn, Catherine Keener, Luis Guzman, Dennis Farina, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, and Nancy Allen). I highly recommend this movie.

The DVD has some interesting features including an informative and entertaining audio commentary from Soderbergh and writer Scott Frank. The deleted scenes are more interesting than your usual run-of-the-mill deleted scenes. There is even an alternate version of one pivotal scene shot in one take. There is also a theatrical trailer--but not the good one I remember from theaters but some alternative version.

The Resurrection and Gradual Appreciation of a Classic Film
Steven Soderbergh knows his way around the bizarre, nearly impossible storylines and can translate them to film as few others can. OUT OF SIGHT is a little masterpiece of filmmaking despite the fact that when it initially screened in 1998 it seemed to slip by theatergoers' attention. Based on the inimitable Elmore Leonard novel the story begs indulgence in credible situations but shines in quality of script and characterization and an atmospheric cinematic capturing of a dark, film noir comedy drama that grabs you by the head and holds you glued to the screen for the duration.

The story is rather simple on the surface - a jailed bank robber escapes with the help of his buddy and plans a major hit only to encounter a federal agent in pursuit of the two who becomes the love interest portion of this strangely convoluted tail. Subplots and sidebars are sprinkled throughout Soderbergh's telling of Leonard's story, serving to keep our minds alert and mesmerized by the plot development.

The cast is absolutely first rate with George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez and Ving Rhames especially pungent in roles that seem written for them. The strong supporting cast includes such fine actors as Steve Zahn, Catherine Keener, Don Cheadle, Luis Guzman , Isaiah Washington, Dennis Farina, and Albert Brooks. And for those who enjoy powerful sexual chemistry Clooney and Lopez offer some of their finest collaborative acting. This is a fine movie and one that doubtless in time will be considered and under appreciated Film Classic. Grady Harp, July 06


Witty
This movie was another great Clooney movie - I'll never tire of him playing sexy, witty criminals. I'm not a fan of Jennifer Lopez, but I'll be the first to admit that she put on a stunning performance in this movie.

The movie is about a romance that is highly unlikely in real life, but the point of movies is to escape from real life and watch some interesting situations that may never actually happen. In this case, it met the goals. It was above par in some aspects - there was a lot of witty dialogue used, where other movies would just use curse words. I liked that.

This is a must see for all Clooney fans.

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