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Out of Sight (1998)
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Out of Sight was one of the best movies of 1998, but ironically this superior crime comedy was a box-office disappointment. Fortunately the movie can enjoy a long life on home video, where it can be savored by anyone who missed its original release. Making his best film since 1989's sex, lies, and videotape, director Steven Soderbergh pays tribute to the signature wit and intricacy of Elmore Leonard's novel, brilliantly adapted by Scott Frank, the gifted screenwriter who previously adapted Leonard's Get Shorty. The movie's a prime showcase for the talent and chemistry of George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez,...
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Out of Sight Movie Review by Zara  (1/31/2007) |
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When I was about 13 years old, I picked up my first Elmore Leonard book and fell in love with his simple and straight forward prose. He could tell a good story, create characters who were believable and likeable even if they were criminals, degenerates or outright a**holes. Leonard knows how to write a book.
Problem is...
(complete Out of Sight review by Zara)
A great, sexy Soderbergh caper from when J.Lo was still an actress.
This film mixes sex and the law, with Lopez as a marshall and Clooney as her target, but they just can't help hopping in the sack.
It is not as cornball as it may sound, it is a hip and elegant movie that stands up to the Soderbergh name.
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