Out of Sight is cool.
Out of Sight is real cool.
Out of Sight is real fucking cool.
How many times can I saw cool in this post?*
The film stars George Clooney as Jack Foley, a career bank robber on the run, and Jennifer Lopez as the cop after him. The film also carries a supporting cast that includes Don Cheadle, Luiz Guzman, Albert Brooks, Steve Zahn (Long Live Steve Zahn), Catherine Keener, Dennis Farina and Michael Keaton!
Hoo boy this movie hit the spot. It had been quite a few years since I watched it last, and it was a great reminder that this is without a doubt one of my favorite movies. Which isn't surprising really, I've long since been identified as a "Soder-Boy", a devout and loving admirer of the film's director Steven Soderbergh (Ocean's Trilogy, The Limey, Traffic). Oh yea, I'm a big, big Soder-Boy. The dude is fearless, and even though he doesn't always hit the mark, I love that he always takes a swing (sport reference brought to you by Fuck You).
But Out of Sight works. The movie has so many cool flourishes throughout (a few choice freeze frames, for example) and its two lead actors are actually oozing chemistry (ooooooooozing). No, but really, George and Jennifer have that true blue movie star chemistry, that lightening in a bottle. Lopez has never been better (HUSTLERS OWNED THOUGH) and this is easily my favorite Clooney performance (I'd say his best is Michael Clayton). In the films' infamous car trunk scene, George and Jennifer are in the trunk of a car, talking to each other for the first time, as criminal and hostage, and Clooney effortlessly goes from criminal, to buffoon, to charming, to sexy, to funny.
But there are also scenes where he is as cool as cool gets. In fact, just as The Hunt for Red October molded my inner perception of Sean Connery, Out of Sight gave me the way I immediately picture George Clooney. Cool. Just fucking cool. *wipes drool*
Y'all, Out of Sight is just fucking good. A top auteur director working with one of his greatest collaborators at the very beginning of their relationship. V cool.
Movies are real cool, dudes. I like movies.
I'll be back here soon, y'all.
*10
