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Out of Sight

1998

Steven Soderbergh

George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle ...

5.3

9,109

Thriller. Romance. Drama After Jack Foley (George Clooney) escapes from jail with the help of his partner, Buddy Bragg (Ving Rhames), he takes Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez), a sexy federal agent, hostage. Immediately sparks fly between the two. Eventually they let her go and leave Miami behind, heading directly for Detroit, where they plan to rob a former cellmate of theirs, a wealthy, white-collar criminal (Albert Brooks).

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Soderbergh's best film since 'Sex, Lies and Videotape' a decade ago."	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"The hard-boiled beauty of the cinematography (...) brings out the story's own innate color and creates a warmly inviting backdrop for the central star-crossed romance."	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"It's refreshing to find a picture like 'Out of Sight', which is not only smart, but a great deal of fun, as well (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Stephen Hunter The Washington Post	Clooney is the most impressive he's been on film (...) The movie is good-good."	POS
United States	Ignatiy Vishnevetsky AV Club	"Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney made a perfect couple (...) What makes its unlikely love story work is that, like 'Out Of Sight' itself, it’s ultimately about pleasure."	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"Clooney and Lopez sizzle on screen, revealing not only hidden depths but the forgotten fact that great movies are built on beautiful, poetic, funny (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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