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Out Of Sight [DVD] [1998]

DVD ~ George Clooney
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Product details

  • Actors: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Jim Robinson, Mike Malone, Donna Frenzel
  • Directors: Steven Soderbergh
  • Writers: Elmore Leonard, Scott Frank
  • Producers: Barry Sonnenfeld, Danny DeVito, John Hardy, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
  • Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Uca
  • DVD Release Date: 22 Sep 2002
  • Run Time: 118 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CZAO
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,044 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

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 and DVD, where it can be savoured by anyone who missed its original release. Making one of his strongest films since his 1989 debut Sex, Lies, and Videotape and his recent hit Erin Brockovich, 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 is primarily a showcase for the talent and chemistry of George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, respectively playing a career bank robber who has escaped from jail and the federal agent who falls for his charms while tracking him down. Soderbergh directs with confident visual flair, shifting timelines (à la Pulp Fiction) to weave together subplots and maintain vivid focus on Leonard's splendid characters and smooth-as-silk dialogue. While the sexy repartée between Clooney and Lopez recalls the vintage interplay of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, Ving Rhames and Steve Zahn add ample comic relief as Clooney's accomplices. Dennis Farina is memorable as Lopez's father and Albert Brooks is almost unrecognisable as a Wall Street crook whose mansion--and a cache of uncut diamonds--provides the setting for the film's climactic caper. As orchestrated by Soderbergh, the film offers a feast of plot twists and surprises but it never loses track of its delightful characters and the clever wit that brings them so vividly to life. --Jeff Shannon

Video Description

DVD Special Features

Feature Commentary with director Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Scott Frank
Inside Out Of Sight, an original documentary on the making of the film featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, with Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Albert Brooks, Don Cheadle, Ving Rhames, Steve Elmore Leonard and Scott Frank
Deleted Scenes
Theatrical Trailer
Prooduction Notes
Soundtracks
Cast and Filmaker's notes


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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most enjoyable, underrated flicks of the 90s, 20 Jun 2001
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I believe Out of Sight was savagely ignored by the critics and that this Soderbergh flick was a sign of things to come (erin brokovich and traffic). Jennifer Lopez is sensational in her first bigshot film, but she does not overplay her role at all, she is subtle, sophisticated and sexy like her usual Latino self. George Clooney plays the convoluted criminal to perfection and is really establishing his position with the all-time greats after the woeful Batman and Robin. But it wasnt the leads that totally won me over, the supporting roles and cameos really put this film into another class: Don Cheadle played the sinister criminal with a professional edge while Steve Zahn was incredibly funny as the goofy nobody. Then there was the invincible Ving Rhames, Jack Foley's sidekick and all-round badass! Thats right, the story, the twists, the execution, characterisation, romance and tension were all world class.

A beautifully sophisticated indie flick from the up-and-coming indie director himself, Steven Soderbergh.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant, 10 July 2000
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I saw this film when it came out on video because a friend of mine highly recommended it and justly so! It was something I was not expecting especially from Clooney and Lopez. The story moves between comdey, romance and action beautifully leaving you a little confused as to which catergory of movies you would place it in. The dirctor is superb as he skips around time periods but yet never confusing you as to what is going on. The actors performances truly complement eachother and you can see that Miss Lopez actually doea have some talent. I would definitely advise anyone to rent this whether you are looking for a comedy, love story or a thriller because it really doesn't disappoint!
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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars ***** FIVE STAR SEXUAL CHEMISTRY *****, 17 Oct 2002
By Mr. N. Carnegie (Kirkcaldy, Scotland, UK.) - See all my reviews
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George Clooney stars with Jennifer Lopez in this excellent and entertaining romantic heist movie, unfortunately much overlooked and poorly promoted on its theatrical release. Based on the novel by Elmore Leonard and superbly and subtly directed by Steven Soderbergh. George Clooney (as bank robber Jack Foley) and Jennifer Lopez (as Federal Marshall Karen Sisco) light up the screen with previously unparalleled sexual chemistry in the movie that finally launched their big screen careers to the A list, after previous false starts (such as The Peacemaker and The Money Train respectively). Also boasting a very impressive supporting cast that includes Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Steve Zahn, Albert Brooks, Dennis Farina (as Jennifer Lopez father) and great cameos from Michael Keaton and Samuel L. Jackson, movies really don't get much better than this.

Principally this is the story of serial bank robber Jack Foley and Federal Marshall Karen Sisco, on opposite sides of the law but inescapably attracted to each other. When Jack escapes from prison aided by his friend Buddy (Rhames) he ends up in the trunk of a car with the kidnapped Karen Sisco (Lopez) after she nearly foils the prison break. However, thanks to their inept friend Glenn Michaels (Zahn), Karen escapes and Jack and Buddy have to go on the run. Meanwhile, Karen Sisco is hot on Jack's trail in more ways than one in this brilliantly played, beautifully written, excellently directed movie. This has everything I love about movies, a great story, great cast and great style. Truly unmissable and well worthy of five stars.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Out of Sight...
Director Steven Soderbergh works are normally filed under art house, but this mainstream piece of cinema shows that he is perfectly happy and able to work on more commercial... Read more
Published 22 hours ago by Milt Ingarfield

2.0 out of 5 stars Competent....but very tedious
Clearly fans of this film want to tell us how much they enjoyed it. Understandable, there are many titles that make me want to do likewise. But this is not one of them. Read more
Published 6 months ago by F. Pizzey

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4.0 out of 5 stars Box office flop
George Clooney finally gets a decent movie role in Out of Sight, yet another successful adaptation of Elmore Leonard (author of the source novels for Get Shorty and Jackie Brown)... Read more
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