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Summary: surprise...it's a good movie!
Review: I never thought this movie would be good. But I bought it anyways. And after I saw it once, I was amazed at how much I really liked this movie. Clooney is a bank robber who falls in love with police woman Lopez. This movie has it all, action, humor, love, and Ving. Out Of Sight is very interesting. In a Pulp Fiction twist, it screws with the time line through out the movie. But that keeps you (the viewer) interested in the movie.
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Summary: unfortunate critical hype
Review: unlike the films critics usually appreciate and rave about, Out Of Sight has no depth, no character development, a laughable plot, and dismal acting. From George Clooney this is expected: the head-bobbing, smugly-grinning has now delivered many a bad performance since leaving the comfortable TV drama series ER. This is a disappointment for Jennifer Lopez fans, since she made a rather strong showing previously in Selena. In the end, this movie leaves you with a feeling that no chemistry was possible between anyone in the story, as well as feeling that nothing has happened.
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Summary: Something special
Review: Sometimes you see a movie and in the first half hour of it, you can not make sure if you're gonna like it or not. And still at that point, you might admit that there's something special with it that you can't ignore and that keeps you on your seat. I had that with Out of Sight. After the first half hour I thought: I like the people, they fit in the picture and in the story so far, but where are we going from here. Out of Sight is really a very small story, about a bank robber (Clooney) that escapes from prison (to rob more banks) and gets entangled in plans of other criminals. Tough Karen Sisco (Lopez), an FBI agent, walks into Clooney's escape and from there goes the story. A small story, but with the stylish director's vision on imagery, scene cutting and editing, it becomes a wonderful movie. Sometimes witty, sometimes enchanting (the development between Clooney and Lopez is, I think, done very subtle and very believable) and it doesn't let you go anywhere else. At the end of the movie there is a cameo for a well known black actor, which helps the funny ending. The image and sound quality of the dvd is much above average. There is music throughout the film, well chosen, fully integrating with the storyline. Out of Sight is not to be missed.
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Summary: Clooney and Lopez are Outtasight!
Review: There is one writer in the mystery genre who has a knack for creating unusual -- yet completely believable -- characters: Elmore Leonard. Thankfully, someone has seen how well his novels lend themselves to the screen. In the past couple of years, we've seen Get Shorty and Jackie Brown. Now the makers of the former have returned to give us Out of Sight.In the film, George Clooney (Three Kings, A Perfect Storm) stars as Jack Foley, a big-time bank robber who thinks he can get anything he wants if he asks for it the right way. Jack has spent the past several years robbing more banks than anyone in the FBI's files, but he has never used a gun. He talks his way through each crime, and he does so with finesse. When Jack breaks out of prison (using a break-out by six Cuban prisoners as a cover) he finds himself looking at the business end of a shotgun held by Federal Marshall Kate Sisco (Jennifer Lopez). Luckily for Jack, his friend Buddy (Ving Rhames, from Mission: Impossible 2) is covering his back. Buddy stores Jack and the beautiful fed in the trunk of her car and heads off toward Miami. After Kate puts a monkey-wrench into his getaway, Jack is smitten. Because of their brief interlude in the trunk of the car, he is reluctant to leave for Detroit without seeing her again. Kate, likewise, is determined to track down the escaped felon. It becomes something of the classic dance between hero and villain, but with sexual overtones. Clooney has had trouble making the transition to the big screen. He has jokingly accused himself of killing the Batman franchise after his portrayal of the Dark Knight in Batman and Robin. Nevertheless, his departure into the realm of the anti-hero may have helped him find his niche. As Foley, the good bad-guy trying to make it big, he shines. There is a charm to Clooney that he shares with the con-man, and he plays it well. There are also some surprising guest appearances. Dennis Farina (who played Ray Bones in Get Shorty) does a great job as Karen's father. Michael Keaton appears briefly as ATF (now FBI) agent Ray Nicolet, the same character he played in Jackie Brown. One of the most surprising cameos comes in the very last scene, but I'll leave that one for you to see. The direction in Out of Sight is a thing of brilliance. While the story skips occasionally to Foley's past two years, there is an understanding of the chain of events and why they are inserted throughout the story. Had the story been told chronologically, it would have undoubtedly been more confusing. The gritty, real feel of prison or life on the run is tempered by the compulsions and obsessions that drive Leonard's characters. Yet, as always, it is Leonard's dialogue that stands out in his work. The snappy banter alone is worth the cost of this video.
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Summary: A Film That Lives Up To Its Name
Review: Out of Sight is just so much fun! Steven Soderbergh has done anexcellent job directing Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney in thissurprisingly "sexy/funny/thrilling film that's surely one of the best films of 1998.
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Summary: Transfer, Soderbergh, & bonuses make Out of Sight best DVD..
Review: (excerpts from a previously written review) Like Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh has offered some novel ideas in making movies: his camera angles are unique and effective, and his use of time is brilliant. But Soderbergh does something in Out of Sight that he didn't do in his previous gems King of the Hill(1993) and sex, lies and videotape(1989):comedy. Elmore Leonard has a interesting, off-beat sense of humor that some directors just can't grasp. Even Tarantino--the superkid who mainstreamed independent film--couldn't wow people with his adaptation of Leonard's Rum Punch (a.k.a. Jackie Brown). So, if you do a Elmore Leonard novel adaptation, do it well... and understand it--otherwise, things are lost in the translation. Soderbergh gets it. He is able to convey the humor of everything without straining to be superficially funny or artsy. Soderbergh also understands that Leonard's novels are very dialogue-driven, so he allows the dialogue to keep the film moving while he plays with time, and character and plot development. The cast is, as previously mentioned, an unbelievable ensemble. The movie features some cool cameos from Michael Keaton, and Samuel L. Jackson. Don Cheadle, who plays a cold-blooded thug named Snoopy, is an excellent menace--you're always on your toes when he's on screen. But the best moments are when Clooney interacts with Jennifer Lopez, Albert Brooks, and Ving Rhames. The downside to this movie, is that it is kind of a guy's movie, if you might consider Pulp Fiction a guy movie. There isn't a lot of gratuitous violence or sex; but, the humor and dialogue is kind of eccentric. What's cooler about the DVD is the extras. The Collector's Edition includes a bunch of dialigue with the actors which is amusing and entertaining. More interesting are the dialogues with Elmore Leonard and Stephen Soderbergh. In these bonus features, you are shown insights to both filmmaking and storytelling for the cinema. After watching this bonus feature, you'll want to watch the film again, and further appreciate both of their talents. Sure, it was a talent enough to stop Clooney from doing that annoying head-bobbing thing that he used to do while talking, but Soderbergh has some great techniques in narration that make this the film critics' favorite movie of 1998 and one of my all time favorites too. Another plus about the DVD is the transfer quality. It is smooth and the Dolby digital sound comes across clean and very realistic. You can hear cars zoom across the street....In front and behind you. You can hear gunshots coming from different corners of the room, that make you turn your head. Sure, you may come to expect that of most DVDs, but trust me. This one has an exceptional transfer that most action films (which this is not) lack. If you enjoyed this movie in the theaters, it's a must for your DVD collection. And if you missed it, perhaps you should give it a try. At least a rent. And then maybe you'll wish you'd have spent that 5 bucks towards buying it.
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Summary: Great DVD, Poor Title
Review: Out of Sight, with George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, is an average crime-like thriller with some relatively forced comedic elements. I won't go into the plot or story content too much - I found it very implausible and most of the "fun" parts were overkilled during their publicity blitz - but instead I'll head into the DVD contents for fans already familiar with the movie. The DVD quality was excellent, with solid blacks and fantastic sound. It was jam-packed with extras, typical of this studio's "Collectors Edition" releases. Regardless of the film's contents this is almost a showpiece DVD - the type you want to display for your non-DVD owning friends because of the quality and transfer. Extras are all top-notch, with great selection menus and a variety of subtitles. Other people I watched the DVD with were impressed with the story and content, so it's a mixed bag.
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Summary: SHOOT AND LOVE
Review: What's the main difference between OUT OF SIGHT and, let's say, ARMAGEDDON ? In short, there is the same gap existing when you tell the one you cherish " I love you, babe " or " Your eyes are the candles of my nights " . It's just a matter of style. So do you prefer an ARMAGEDDON-style movie which will flatter the lazy movie lover who sleeps in each one of you or an OUT OF SIGHT which will demand you some effort ? I think there is a time for both. But I'm intimately convinced that the pleasure OUT OF SIGHT can give you is far more rewarding than the rollercoaster fun ARMAGEDDON will produce. Furthermore, it's about cinema we are talking and if we consider it as an art, the least we can expect from a movie is more than two hours of fun. So, firstly, let's thank Steven Soderbergh for considering us as potential art lovers. Then, let's enjoy the movie ! If you've liked THE UNDERNEATH, one of the last Soderbergh movies, you will appreciate OUT OF SIGHT and Soderbergh's efforts to be closer to the audience's expectations and abandon a non-productive art-for-art esotericism. OUT OF SIGHT is a kind of "puzzle" movie ; it begins in the middle of the story then with flashbacks and little "out of nowhere" scenes, Soderbergh patiently builds his movie the same way a William Faulkner used to write his books. I think it is fair to give to this director a little attention and to judge his work with other standards than those we will apply to ARMAGEDDON. A DVD to clean our minds.
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Summary: Assemble the usual suspects.
Review: Danny Devito + Elmore Leonard equals fun and big box office(Get Shorty) , but everyone knows that Devito's company, Jersey Films has had a string of hits and only a miss (Feeling Minnesota) or two, that's a batting average far and away better than most of his competitors. And in the genre Pulp Fiction, and Get Shorty were both big hits, Why mess up a good thing? why not try for three in a row, alas, Out of Sight. Start with a Scott Frank (Get Shorty) adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel, add to very bankable and attractive stars, George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez. Also new to the mix is director Steven Soderberg, but when you add a little Ving Rhames, and some Dennis Farina, you gonna get a film that's familiar and fun. There's a refreshing style to the characters, in their actions, in their strange ways.. On one hand we see Jennifer Lopez as a dedicated career law enforcement officer, on the other we see her ignore opportunities to capture Clooney (she's ga-ga over him). In other circumstances this might ring 'ludicrous' but in an Elmore Leonard tale it's merely quirky. We go right along with the absurdity of it all. Not over challenging from an intellectual sense...just good clean fun.
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Summary: Clooney+Lopez=Heat
Review: Simply put a great film. This in my opinion is the best film of it's kind ever made. The performances are all top notch.Steve Zahn almost steals the film as Glen the stoner who almost blows it for Jack Foley and Buddy. Smart dialog adapted by Scott Frank from the Elmore leonard novel.Lopez has never been better. The Disc is loaded with extras.It is definatly worth the price of admission. Buy It!
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