Irishchatter I honestly would've watched the whole movie if it wasn't so long within 2 hours! It would've been better if it was an hour and 30 minutes because I honestly got bored of it so quick, that I just had to switch to another movie. I mean, yeah Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney are the hot couple in this but, they needed more than just spice. I didn't think the storyline was gonna save them really, I just didn't feel anything here. I'm really disappointed with this movie and the fact it had great stars in it, seriously it's not that good!That's why im giving this a 4/10....

Python Hyena Out of Sight (1998): Dir: Steven Soderbergh / Cast: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Farina, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle: Potential clever caper given great writing and detail until it starts to resemble Ocean's Eleven. Title isn't exactly focused unless it refers to a getaway plans that never work for the criminal in question. He flicks his lighter rapidly anticipating his options. A plan forms and he calmly holds up a bank teller. His methods payoff until he is arrested shortly thereafter. He spends much of his life in prison but another plan forms where he breaks out. Assisted by his partner the plan works until he finds himself in the trunk of a car with a female cop. Clever writing with a surprise ending involving sacrifice. Stylish directing by Steven Soderbergh who previously made Sex, Lies and Videotape. George Clooney brings charm to a clumsy criminal. Jennifer Lopez is superb as a cop torn between profession and romance but ultimately witnesses the ultimate sacrifice. Other roles are rendered to formula to typical capers. Dennis Farina plays Lopez's father who presents her with a gun on her birthday. Ving Rhames plays Clooney's loyal partner who will play through to the end. Don Cheadle plays another criminal planning to hit the same target. While there is potential for greatness here, the end result is an undemanding screenplay that is out of sight. Score: 7 / 10

bh_tafe3 As well as being a classy movie with great duologue, wonderful chemistry between its two leads and a great plot, Out Of Sight was also a significant touchstone in 90s and 00s film as it was the movie where both George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez came of age. Up until this film both had shown promise, Lopez with her turn in the biopic Selena and Clooney in his roles on ER and in From Dusk Til Dawn. But neither had really established themselves as either quality big screen actors or as stars.One magical scene in the trunk of Lopez's car changed all of that. As soon as that scene was over you knew both were going places and by the end of the film we were looking at two of the biggest stars in Hollywood. For both actors, this was the role they were born to play. Clooney as a cool, charming, fatalistic crook Jack Foley and Lopez as sassy, sexy, tough and yet vulnerable FBI agent Karen Cisco.Adapted from an Elmore Leonard novel, the film is essentially about an FBI agent attempting to track down a master thief that she is infatuated, possibly even in love, with after being locked in the boot of her car with him during his escape. It's a premise brimming with possibilities, and in this case is executed perfectly, in no small way thanks to superb direction from Steven Soderbergh and an excellent cast.Lopez and Clooney's career- defining turns are joined by great supporting performances from Dennis Farina, Steve Zahn, Albert Brooks, Don Cheadle, Ving Rhames and Luis Guzman, with cameos from Michael Keaton and a big name African American star (who I won't name here) at the film's end to up the enjoyment still further.Out Of Sight was a great film when it came out in the late 90s, and is still just as entertaining today. Well made, well acted, timeless, sexy and classy. A great piece of Hollywood film making and one of the best films of the 90s.

david-sarkies I was told that this was a really good movie, but after seeing a number of superb movies in the cinema recently, and more on video, I began to not expect too much from it. I did not get that much from the movie, but it was reasonably good considering some of the movies that I could have hired (though Object of My Affection is an overnight and I really don't want to pay $3 for it when it is supposed to be an inferior copy of Chasing Amy).Out of Sight is about a superb bankrobber named Jack Foley. He is a very intelligent robber as he gets the money without having to use violence. Instead he bluffs making his victim believe that there are armed men nearby even though there are not. The robbery that we see is evidence of that, and we later discover that he robs this bank without any planning whatsoever. The problem is that his car won't start and he gets caught - but that is only a minor inconvenience to Jack Foley as he manages to escape using a failed escape attempt as a cover. Unfortunately, he is confronted by a federal marshal, Karen Sisco, whom he kidnaps and escapes with.This is where the major plot turns up. Jack falls in love with Karen and vice versa. Both know that this is a difficult relationship, one being a federal marshal and the other being an escaped criminal. In fact this is aiding and abetting a known felon - but nobody other than Jack and his confidant and Karen's father know of this relationship.This movie is about relationships - that which exists between Karen and Jack - and the struggle that they face to come to terms with it. I guess it is an old story: two lovers who cannot love because of who they are. This dates back to Romeo and Juliet. Even though it is old, it is an intelligent plot as there is no clear cut solution. Karen knows her job, but she also knows her feelings for Jack. The bedroom scene is one that adds to the character of Karen as she begins to doubt Jack's sincerity, believing he is only doing it for a dare, but he is not. We know Jack and we know that this is not a simple one night stand for him.Jack is really a noble character. He is a bank robber, but he does not use violence, and in fact he has never fired a gun. He is also a very intelligent and observant character. When he sees the accountant in gaol who has a lot of money sequestered away, he protects him believing that he will benefit afterwards. He doesn't ask for money, but rather relies on his generosity - which turns out to be non-existent when he throws a security uniform at Jack and tells him to work his way up from the bottom.I guess, when I think about it, this is a very good movie as it develops the characters and gives them life. I like intelligent and honourable criminals, namely because I have never met one - I guess it is one of those fictions that don't really exist. The characters have their strengths and flaws and each of them is developed independently. The movie focuses on Jack and Karen, but the others, including Snoop (who is a bad guy in the movie) and Jack's confidant are also well rounded characters. What is interesting is the sister of Jack's confidant. She is a born-again Christian and Jack's Confidant tells her everything. She does turn him in, if the crime has not yet been committed, but he seems to owe her something.