rating:
(out of
4 stars)United States; 1998
Directed by Steven Soderbergh; produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher; screenplay by Scott Frank
Starring George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Catherine Keener, Albert Brooks, Steve Zahn, Isaiah Washington, Luis Guzmįn, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson
Below you will find a temporary review for this film. The real (better, more complete) review will be online very soon.
Jack Foley (George Clooney) is a bank robber who escapes from prison with
the help of Buddy (Ving Rhames). Due circumstances he ends up in a trunk
with federal marshal Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez) and they have a nice talk
on the way. She has to arrest him, he can't be caught, but they fall in
love. With the help of Glenn Michaels (Steve Zahn) who is suppose to help
Jack and Buddy Karen escapes but ends up in the hospital. The story learns
us that Glenn has a big heist in Detroit on a rich man Ripley (Albert
Brooks), involving another criminal named Snoopy Miller (Don Cheadle).
In flashbacks and flash-forwards we see how Ripley, Glenn, Snoopy and Jack &
Buddy have met and what their relations are. The editing is one of the great
things in this movie. Another great thing is the characters and the comedy
that comes with them. Strange people like Glenn, Snoopy“s brother Kenneth
and White Boy Bob just have to make you laugh. And then there are the two
funny appearances by Michael Keaton (as Ray Nicolette, the same character
from 'Jackie Brown') and Samuel L. Jackson. The characters and especially
their dialogue are just perfect.
Last but not least we have some sequences to admire. The trunk-scene with
Clooney and Lopez, one of the greatest robberies I have seen on screen, a
love scene that is edited in a very nice way and pretty much every other
scene as well. One of the most entertaining crime-movies I know, funny and
intelligent.