Out of Sight (1998)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writers (WGA):

Elmore Leonard (novel)
Scott Frank (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 June 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Opposites attract.

Plot:

A career bank robber breaks out of jail and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a US Marshall he has kidnapped.

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Bank Heist | Eyeglasses | Undressing | .45 Automatic

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

George Clooney	...	Jack Foley
Jim Robinson	...	Bank Employee
Mike Malone	...	Bank Customer (as Elgin Marlowe)
Donna Frenzel	...	Bank Teller
Manny Suárez	...	Bank Cop (as Manny Suarez)
Dennis Farina	...	Marshall Sisco
Keith Hudson	...	Bank Cop
Luis Guzmán	...	Chino (as Luis Guzman)
Paul Soileau	...	Lulu
Isaiah Washington	...	Kenneth
Scott Allen	...	Pup
Catherine Keener	...	Adele
Ving Rhames	...	Buddy Bragg
Susan Hatfield	...	Parking Lot Woman
Jennifer Lopez	...	Karen Sisco
Steve Zahn	...	Glenn Michaels
Don Cheadle	...	Maurice Miller
Brad Martin	...	White Boxer
Albert Brooks	...	Richard Ripley
James Black	...	Himey
Wendell B. Harris Jr.	...	Daniel Burdon
Chuck Castleberry	...	Library Guard
Chic Daniel	...	Shock Lock FBI Man
Connie Sawyer	...	Old Elevator Lady
Philip Perlman	...	Old Elevator Gent (as Phil Perlman)
Keith Loneker	...	White Boy Bob
Paul Calderon	...	Raymond Cruz
Gregory Alpert	...	Officer Grant (as Gregory H. Alpert)
Viola Davis	...	Moselle
Mark Brown	...	Ripley Personnel
Sandra Ives	...	Ripley Receptionist
Joe Hess	...	Ripley Guard
Betsy Monroe	...	Waitress
Wayne Pére	...	Philip (as Wayne Pere)
Joe Chrest	...	Andy
Joe Coyle	...	Third Ad Guy
Nancy Allen	...	Midge
Stephen M. Horn	...	Federal Marshal
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Oscar A. Diaz	...	Airport patron (uncredited)
Jennifer Dorogi	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Mike Gerzevitz	...	Xenon Light Guard (uncredited)
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Hejira Henry (uncredited)
Michael Keaton	...	Ray Nicolette (uncredited)
Rick Michaels	...	Homicide Detective (uncredited)
Sherrie Peterson	...	Shopper (uncredited)
Al Quinn	...	Businessman (uncredited)
Ronnie Stutes	...	Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Dee Tew	...	Businesswoman (uncredited)

Directed by
Steven Soderbergh

Writing credits (WGA)
Elmore Leonard		(novel)
Scott Frank		(screenplay)

Produced by
Danny DeVito	....	producer
John Hardy	....	executive producer
Michael Shamberg	....	producer
Stacey Sher	....	producer
Barry Sonnenfeld	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Holmes

Cinematography by
Elliot Davis

Film Editing by
Anne V. Coates

Casting by
Sonya A. Avakian		(Detroit)
Kathy Driscoll		(as Kathleen Driscoll-Mohler)
Francine Maisler

Production Design by
Gary Frutkoff

Art Direction by
Philip Messina		(as Phil Messina)

Set Decoration by
Maggie Martin
Kurt Braun		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Betsy Heimann

Makeup Department
Margot Boccia	....	makeup artist: Ms. Lopez
Bonnie Clevering	....	key hair stylist
Bill Corso	....	assistant makeup artist
Anita Gibson	....	makeup artist: Mr. Rhames
Deborah Mills Gusmano	....	assistant hair stylist (as Deborah Mills)
Katherine James	....	key makeup artist (as Kathrine James)
Waldo Sanchez	....	hair stylist: Mr. Clooney
David LeRoy Anderson	....	special makeup effects designer: Albert Brooks (uncredited)
Mary L. Mastro	....	hair stylist: Michael Keaton (uncredited)
Mark Shostrom	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Frederic W. Brost	....	unit production manager (as Fred Brost)
Pat Chapman	....	production supervisor: Michigan
Caitlin Maloney	....	post-production supervisor
Mary Morgan	....	production supervisor: Florida

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Trey Batchelor	....	second assistant director
David M. Bernstein	....	additional second assistant director (as David Bernstein)
Gregory Jacobs	....	first assistant director
Staci Lamkin	....	dgc trainee
Michael Risoli	....	second second assistant director
Brad Froman	....	unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Shane L. Ashton	....	set dresser
Theodise Bell	....	labor foreman
Maike Both	....	buyer
Tristan Paris Bourne	....	set dresser (as Tristan P. Bourne)
Andrea Brody	....	art department assistant
Shane Buckallew	....	plasterer foreman
Walter R. Buckallew	....	plasterer supervisor
Jon J. Bush	....	lead man (as Jon Bush)
Lauren Cory	....	set designer
Keith P. Cunningham	....	set designer
Chuck Eskridge	....	stand-by painter
Louie Esparza	....	labor foreman
Emily Ferry	....	property master
Gerard Forrest	....	propmaker foreman (as Gerry Forrest)
Harry Frierson	....	set dresser
Gary Gagliardo	....	general foreman
Hank Giardina	....	paint supervisor
William Gideon	....	location foreman
Brett Gollin	....	props
Otniel Gonzalez	....	second assistant property master
L. David Gordon	....	set dresser (as David Gordon)
Charles Guanci Jr.	....	assistant props: Florida (as Charles P. Guanci Jr.)
Blair Huizingh	....	art department coordinator
James E. Hurd Jr.	....	set dresser
Steven Kerlagon	....	paint foreman (as Steven J. Kerlagon)
Alexander Kirst	....	set dresser
Bud Kucia	....	propmaker foreman
Devlin Lenew	....	propmaker foreman (as Devlin Lerew)
Mike Malone	....	on-set dresser
Robert Montano	....	plasterer foreman
John Moore	....	office foreman
John Moore	....	purchaser
Jim Paniagua	....	propmaker foreman
Chris Patterson	....	set dresser
David C. Potter	....	leadman
Anthony J. Saenz	....	labor foreman
Mary Saisselin	....	set designer (as Mary Finn)
Tony Salazar	....	labor foreman
James Seegar	....	paint foreman
Chris Snyder	....	construction coordinator
Joy Taylor	....	assistant property master
Cynthia Vandenbulcke	....	construction accountant
Mark Woodworth	....	painter
John Blanchard	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Kurt Braun	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Michael Hendrick	....	greensman (uncredited)
Guy Hietala	....	set painter (uncredited)
Al Hobbs	....	set designer (uncredited)
Alan James	....	paint foreperson (uncredited)
Patrick McGuire	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Harry E. Otto	....	set designer (uncredited)
Jeremy Alan Read	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Kathleen A. Runey	....	swing gang (uncredited)
Chad Simpson	....	paint gang boss (uncredited)
Frank A. Torres	....	set dresser: Miami (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jimmy Armstrong	....	utility sound: Louisiana
Bruce Balestier	....	sound transferer
David Betancourt	....	foley mixer
Larry Blake	....	sound re-recording mixer
Larry Blake	....	supervising sound editor
Gail Carroll-Coe	....	sound utility: Michigan
Carrie Cashman	....	foley recordist
Mike Chock	....	dialogue editor (as Michael Chock)
Mark Coffey	....	sound transferer
John Dunn	....	foley editor
Ezra Dweck	....	foley editor
Dawn Fintor	....	foley artist
Eric Flickinger	....	sound recordist: Soundelux
Aaron Glascock	....	key sound editor
Mark C. Grech	....	utility sound
Paul Ledford	....	production sound mixer
Gerry Lentz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Oscar Mitt	....	assistant sound editor
Jerry Rose	....	utility sound: Florida
Sam Sarkar	....	utility sound
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
Paul Stevenson	....	foley artist
Marvin Walowitz	....	dialogue editor
Keenan Wyatt	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Ryan Arndt	....	special effects: Lynn-Wenger Productions
Craig Barnett	....	special effects: Lynn-Wenger Productions
Derrick Crane	....	special effects: Lynn-Wenger Productions
Don Gray	....	motion effects: Lynn-Wenger Productions
Don Hastings	....	special effects: Lynn-Wenger Productions
Scott Hastings	....	special effects: Lynn-Wenger Productions
Darrell Roberts	....	special effects: Lynn-Wenger Productions
Eric Roberts	....	special effects key: Lynn-Wenger Productions
Mike Sasgen	....	special effects: Lynn-Wenger Productions (as Mike J. Sasgen)
Larry M. Shorts	....	special effects: Lynn-Wenger Productions
Dieter Sturm	....	snow maker
Carol Wenger	....	special effects: Lynn-Wenger Productions (as Carol Lynn-Wenger)
Cliff Wenger	....	special effects: Lynn-Wenger Productions (as Clifford P. Wenger)
Michael Kelly	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Don Sustrich	....	special effects crew (uncredited)
Creig Symons	....	snow maker (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Erin M. Cullen	....	digital artist: Cinesite Hollywood
Chris Del Conte	....	visual effects associate producer: Cinesite Hollywood
Gilbert Gonzales	....	digital artist: Cinesite Hollywood
Karen Klein	....	roto supervisor: Cinesite Hollywood
Brad Kuehn	....	visual effects supervisor: Cinesite Hollywood
Sean MacKenzie	....	digital compositor: Cinesite Hollywood
Will McCoy	....	digital compositor: Cinesite Hollywood
Allen Ruilova	....	CGI animator: Cinesite Hollywood
Kevin LaNeave	....	digital runner: Cinesite Hollywood (uncredited)
Vincent Lavares	....	digital asset manager: Cinesite Hollywood (uncredited)

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt coordinator
Robert Apisa	....	stunts (as Bob Apisa)
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunts (as Bruce Barbour)
Jill Brown	....	stunt double
Carl Ciarfalio	....	stunts
Douglas Crosby	....	stunts
Malcolm Ian Cross	....	stunts
Richard Drown	....	stunts
Ousaun Elam	....	stunts
Peter Epstein	....	stunts
Ramiro González	....	stunts (as Ramiro Gonzales)
Dick Hancock	....	stunts
Chuck Jeffreys	....	stunts
Daniel Maldonado	....	stunts (as Dan Maldonado)
Steve Martinez	....	stunts
Bennie Moore	....	stunts (as Benny Moore)
Jim Palmer	....	stunts
Peewee Perez	....	stunts
Pee Wee Piemonte	....	stunts (as Richard Piemonte)
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunts (as Steve Pope)
Victor Prince	....	stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.	....	stunts (as Tom Rosales)
Hashem Shaalan	....	stunts (as Hash Shaalan)
Garfield Wedderburn	....	stunts
Brian J. Williams	....	stunts
Gene Williams	....	stunts
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ned Corrigan	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt double: Luis Guzman (uncredited)
Alex Madison	....	stunts (uncredited)
Brad Martin	....	stunt double: George Clooney (uncredited)
Rick Michaels	....	precision driver (uncredited)
Eddie Perez	....	stunts (uncredited)
Felipe Savahge	....	stunts (uncredited)
Felipe Savahge	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Al Whiting	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
James W. Apted	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as James Apted)
David Berryman	....	camera loader (as Dave Berryman)
Bobby Brown	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Branch M. Brunson	....	rigging best boy (as Branch Marie Brunson)
Dwight Campbell	....	gaffer (as Dwight D. Campbell)
Stephen Collins	....	Steadicam operator
Stephen Collins	....	camera operator
Thomas Crawford	....	best boy grip
Elliot Davis	....	camera operator
Troy Dick	....	additional camera operator: Louisiana
Greg Fausak	....	grip (as Gregory Fausak)
David J. Frederick	....	camera operator: additonal photography
Willie J. Gray	....	rigging best boy
Philip Ho	....	grip
Francis James	....	additional camera operator: Louisiana
Gary Jay	....	camera operator
David Jensen	....	grip
Marvin Lee	....	camera loader
Michael Lim	....	electrician (uncredited)
Marvin Lo	....	camera loader (uncredited)
Dennis J. Lootens	....	rigging gaffer (as Dennis Lootens)
Michael Lyon	....	electrician
Richard Mall	....	key grip
Duane Manwiller	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Calvin Masoner	....	generator operator (as Cal Masoner)
Crispin May	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Niles McElroy	....	electrician
Michael McGuire	....	rigging key grip (as Mike McGuire)
Charlie McIntyre	....	rigging gaffer
Renton-Paul Medcalf	....	rigging key grip (as Renton Medcalf)
Merrick Morton	....	still photographer
John C. Nadeau	....	electrician (as John Nadeau)
Gustavo Oliva	....	electrician
Robert Oliva	....	electrician
David Pearlberg	....	dolly grip (as Dave Pearlberg)
John B. Pekkanen	....	grip (uncredited)
Simone Perusse	....	best boy electric (as Ms. Simone Perusse)
Rodney Sandoval	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
John Seravic	....	grip
Clinton J. Taylor	....	generator operator
Skyler Tegland	....	grip
Michael Tolochko	....	electrician
Henry Travers	....	generator operator
John Wendling	....	electrician (uncredited)
Jerald L. Wilson	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
George M. Chappell	....	rigger (uncredited)
Darrin Dickerson	....	electrician (uncredited)
Mike Gerzevitz	....	electrician (uncredited)
Barry Idoine	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Jeffrey A. Johnson	....	rigging (uncredited)
Brian Kinzey	....	electrician (uncredited)
Conrad Sigurdson	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Michael Dock	....	casting associate: Florida
Kathryn Eisenstein	....	casting associate
Ellen Jacoby	....	casting and extras: Florida
Rich King	....	extras casting
Jon Scott Strotheide	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Darryl M. Athons	....	costumer (as Darryl Athons)
Brian Callahan	....	key set costumer
Jorge J. González	....	costumer (as Jorge J. Gonzales)
Joyce Kogut	....	key costumer
Leslie Miller	....	costume cutter and fitter
Nick Scarano	....	costume supervisor
Lori Stilson	....	key set costumer
Nancy Smytka	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
John Axelrad	....	second assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
David Conley	....	post-production assistant
Bradford L. Dean	....	assistant editor (as Brad Dean)
Mike Milliken	....	color timer
Robb Sullivan	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Anita Camarata	....	music supervisor
Kaylin Frank	....	music coordinator
Tom Fritze	....	music engineer
Tim Goldsworthy	....	music programmer
Jagz Kooner	....	music engineer
Darren Morris	....	musician: keyboards
Phil Mossman	....	music engineer
Phil Mossman	....	musician: guitar and bass
Amanda Scheer-Demme	....	music consulting services
Harry Garfield	....	executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures (uncredited)
Tim Goldsworthy	....	musician: drums (uncredited)
Andrew Scheps	....	musician: ProTools (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Lester Carlstein	....	driver
Brian Delahanty	....	driver
Ronald Demond	....	driver
William Esparza	....	driver (as Billy Esparza)
Alan Falco	....	driver
Jill Falco	....	driver
David Goodman	....	driver
Bill Gray	....	driver
Bob Hargraves	....	driver
Horst Harter	....	driver
David Jernigan	....	transportation captain
Lou Leucart	....	driver
Calvin Masoner	....	driver (as Cal Masoner)
Billy Purviance	....	driver (as Bill Purviance)
Danny Routhicaux	....	driver
Craig Scott	....	driver
Ed Shekter	....	driver
Myron P. Shepherd	....	picture car captain (as Myron Shepherd)
Phil Strauss	....	driver
Clinton J. Taylor	....	driver
James C. Taylor	....	transportation coordinator
Henry Travers	....	driver
Jacqueline Travers	....	driver
Launi Varbel	....	driver
Margaret M. Wilson	....	transportation office assistant
Skip Wilson	....	transportation captain (as Fred Wilson)

Other crew
Pamela Abdy	....	assistant: Mr. Devito
Charles J. Adams	....	craft service
Gregory Alpert	....	location manager (as Gregory H. Alpert)
Dale Becker	....	assistant production coordinator
Lisa A. Becker	....	production office coordinator (as Lisa Becker)
Christopher J. Brown	....	production office assistant (as Christopher Jerome Brown)
Lori Byers	....	assistant location manager: Florida
Rick Chouinard	....	set captain (as Richard Chouinard)
Wes Clark	....	assistant: Mr. Shamberg
Richard Cody	....	craft service
Amy Minda Cohen	....	assistant: Mr. Clooney
Cari Cohen	....	assistant: Ms. Camarata
Joe Coyle	....	stand-in
Chic Daniel	....	technical advisor: Reel Deal Technical Advisors
B. Ted Deiker	....	assistant production coordinator (as Brian Ted Deiker)
Tammy R. Dickson	....	set production assistant (as Tammy Dickson)
Karen Eisenstadt	....	production accountant
Lisa Etherington	....	accounting assistant: Florida
Christopher J. Ford	....	assistant: Mr. Rhames
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret	....	script supervisor
Cindy Glass	....	production office assistant
Gordon Greer	....	first aid (as Gordon Aaron Greer)
Donald S. Harback	....	mechanic (as Donald Harback)
Noel B. Harris	....	craft service
Denis Hennelly	....	production secretary
Leah Holmes	....	post-production accountant
Tom Jacob	....	assistant location manager: Michigan (as Thomas M. Jacob)
Jean Kalanzi	....	accountant: Michigan (as Jean N. Kalanzi)
Buzz Kramer	....	craft service (as Buz Kramer)
Jennifer Kugzaj	....	assistant: Ms. Sher (as Jennifer Kuczaj)
Ken Lavet	....	location manager (as Kenneth D. Lavet)
Linda Leinwohl	....	first aid
Caitlin Maloney	....	assistant: Mr. Soderbergh/Mr. Henry
Cathy Marshall	....	payroll accountant
Marybeth Martin-Eck	....	second assistant accountant
James Maxwell	....	location assistant: Michigan
David Ross McCarty	....	location assistant: Louisiana (as David McCarty)
Monica Muehlhause-Horn	....	first assistant accountant
Bach Nguyen	....	production office assistant
Forrest Painter	....	first aid (as Forrest L. Painter)
Christina Parsa	....	stand-in
Buz Presock	....	set production assistant
Arlene Rodriguez	....	assistant: Ms. Lopez
Sabrina Rosen	....	assistant: Ms. Heimann (as Sabrina A. Rosen)
Spooky Stevens	....	unit publicist
Laura Stover	....	assistant: Mr. Frank
Gregg Sutter	....	research assistant: Mr. Leonard
Timothy P. Tundel	....	payroll accountant
Eric Vignando	....	catering: Entertainment Catering
Garfield Wedderburn	....	stand-in
Jeff White	....	production office intern
Channing Work	....	assistant production coordinator
Timothy Worley	....	craft service
Debbie Acton	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Sonya A. Avakian	....	extras coordinator (uncredited)
Brian Bird	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
Chadbyrne R. Dickens	....	assistant to producer (uncredited)
Charlie French	....	set medic: Louisiana (uncredited)
Nickolas Gilbert	....	production assistant: Michigan (uncredited)
Van Kaplan	....	production assistant: Michigan (uncredited)
Niamh Murphy	....	textile artist (uncredited)
James Roque	....	set production assistant: Louisiana (uncredited)
Robb Shelton	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Lonnie Smalley	....	trainer (uncredited)
Curtis Smith	....	set production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Burl Cain	....	thanks (as Warden Burl Cain)
Nikki Grosse	....	special thanks
Jan Kiesser	....	special thanks
Beverly Lewis	....	special thanks: The Louisiana Film Commision
Edwin Lipscomb	....	special thanks: The Louisiana Film Commision, Director
Janet Lockwood	....	special thanks: director of The Michigan Film Office
Paul Piper	....	special thanks: assistant to the Major
Robert Roboso	....	special thanks: The City of Miami Beach Film Coordinator
Jim Webb	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Jersey Films
• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (1998) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (1998) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1998) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1998) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2003) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• SBS6 (2002) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Universal Pictures (Spain) (1999) (Spain) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (HD-DVD)

Special Effects

• AFX Studios
• Animal Makers
• Cinesite (Hollywood) (digital visual effects)
• Lynn-Wenger Productions
• Sturm's Special Effects International (snow making)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Drama, Belfast  music recording facility
• Entertainment Catering  catering
• Howard A. Anderson Company  titles and opticals
• L.A. Mad Dogs  adr group
• Mid America Cine Support  generator
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Reel Deal Technical Advisors  technical advisors
• Soundelux Recordings  adr group
• The Studio  music mixing facility
• Weddington Productions  post-production sound

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some strong violence.

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | France:Unrated | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-12 (original rating) | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 (original rating) | South Korea:18 (DVD rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Angola, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Jersey Films

Trivia:

The Bank Customer character in an early scene, credited to the actor Elgin Marlowe, is Mike Malone, Steven Soderbergh's friend and star of his earlier work, Schizopolis (1996).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When they drive the van the "snow" on the ground behaves like it is made of some mushy foam.

Quotes:

Adele: Hey bank robber! Hey, want some advice? Next time keep the engine running.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The TV Set (2006)

Soundtrack:

Canadian Sunset

Good Little Movie

Ah, 1998… Bill Clinton was still in the White House, the Gulf War had no sequel, gas was under $2.00 a gallon, and a kinda-known actress was in her pre-J. Lo/Jenny from the Block/Bennifer/media whore phase.

Back when she used to have a little (now she has a lot), Jennifer Lopez was actually enjoyable in Steven Soderbergh's 'Out of Sight.' I saw this in the theater when it came out and remember thinking it was one of the better films I'd seen that year. I watched it again last night on DVD, and I have to say that it still holds up. Clooney is finally given a worthy vehicle, and he and Lopez have actual, undeniable chemistry on the screen. The supporting players (especially the incomparable Don Cheadle) are perfectly cast. Soderbergh effortlessly knocks this one out of the park.

One critic gave the film two and a half out of four stars and claimed 'Out of Sight' was in need of a 'shot of adrenaline,' but I have no idea where he's coming from. When you think of all the bad movies that are released in any given year, you'd think you'd appreciate something like this.