Out of Sight (1998)

Outline: Jack Foley (George Clooney) breaks out of prison with the help of his ex-partner, Buddy (Ving Rhames), and they kidnap a US Marshall, Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez), in the process. An attraction develops while Karen and Jack are locked in the trunk, and Karen escapes only to spend her days chasing Jack down.

In all honesty, the only good movie Lopez has ever done. This was the first movie I ever saw her in, and I truly believe that every movie she’s done since gets worse and worse.

Clooney and Lopez are great together, though, and there’s enough chemistry between them to make their strange attraction palpable.

Now, I may have referred to Clooney as the Coens’ golden boy before, but I don’t think there’s anyone who loves him more than Steven Soderberg (director). He also seems to be a big fan of Don Cheadle, so I really can’t blame him.

Plus, it helps that he’s a great director. It’s like all his movies have this pulse to them, and there’s nothing you can do to stop it from sweeping right over you. It’s a fantastic feeling, really. He’s a director who gets carried away without the audience ever feeling that way. Everything’s always cut just so so that you’re never feeling drawn out or disappointed.

Scott Frank’s screenplay is best described as clever. Not the best I’ve ever seen but certainly not the worst. He seems to want to get right in there with his characters, even if it doesn’t always play out.

Oh, and Dennis Farina, Michael Keaton, Steve Zahn, Luis Guzman, Albert Brooks, and Catherine Keener are along for the ride, so that’s good.

I recommend it. I think it’s pretty fun. Fun’s a good thing in a movie.

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