Out of Sight

Released 1998
Stars George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Dennis Farina, Don Cheadle, Albert Brooks, Steve Zahn, Catherine Keener
Directed by Steven Soderbergh

Steven Soderbergh's "Out of Sight" is a crime movie less interested in crime than in how people talk, flirt, lie and get themselves into trouble. Based on an Elmore Leonard novel, it relishes Leonard's deep comic ease; the characters mosey through scenes existing primarily to savor the dialogue. The story involves a bank robber named Foley (George Clooney) and a federal marshal named Sisco (Jennifer Lopez) who grow attracted to each other while they're locked in a car trunk. Life goes on, and in the nature of things, it's her job to arrest him. But several things might happen first.

Summary by Roger Ebert

If you're going to enjoy this movie, you just have to accept the premise that Sisco falls for Foley. The whole idea seems ridiculous to me, but I just had to go with it. If you can, the dialogue and direction are top-notch, and the story's a lot of fun. -- Bill Alward