Soderbergh understands the flaky, funny spirit of Leonard's characters and he gets his cast to express it.
Out of Sight
Opposites attract.
1998 · 2h 3m · R
Comedy, Crime, Romance
Directed by
Steven Soderbergh
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Steven Soderbergh Director
- George Clooney as Jack Foley
- Jennifer Lopez as Karen Sisco
- Michael Keaton as Ray Nicolette
- Ving Rhames as Buddy Bragg
- Samuel L. Jackson as Hejira Henry
- Don Cheadle as Maurice 'Snoopy' Miller
- Steve Zahn as Glenn Michaels
- Dennis Farina as Marshall Sisco
- Catherine Keener as Adele
- Isaiah Washington Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Out of Sight is slick in all the right ways.
Clooney is the most impressive he's been on film. Jack Foley feels real, not like some Hollywood improvisation. Foley is charming, handsome, graceful, cultured, energetic and disciplined. He just can't stop committing crimes.
The characters all seem to have known each other for years, referring to long-held grudges and resentments that only gradually are revealed to the audience. They're a seedy, petty, dangerous and delightful bunch.
After many mishaps, the art of bringing Elmore Leonard's novels to the screen is coming to fruition. This latest adaptation, by director Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Scott Frank, gets it just about right.
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