Rating: R
Genre:
Crime
Theatrical Release: 06/26/1998(USA)
Release Date: 04/18/2006
SubTitles: Espanol/English
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 123 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Profanity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
Steven Soderbergh directed this
crime caper adapted from the novel by
Elmore Leonard. When ex-con
Jack Foley (
George Clooney) robs a bank, his car goes dead, and
Foley lands in a Florida prison. His escape from prison doesn't go as planned, since it's witnessed by deputy federal marshal
Karen Sisco (
Jennifer Lopez).
Foley's pal
Buddy Bragg (
Ving Rhames) intervenes, with the result that
Sisco winds up in the trunk of the getaway car with
Foley, and the two realize they're attracted to each other, despite being on opposite sides of the law. However, that doesn't stop
Sisco from her mission to capture
Foley, who has spent much of his life in prison. Flashbacks introduce
Foley's fellow prisoners, including dim dude
Glenn Michaels (
Steve Zahn), violent
Maurice "Snoopy" Miller (
Don Cheadle), and insider trader and billionaire
Richard Ripley (
Albert Brooks), who talks too much about his wealth. This later leads to a break-in at
Ripley's posh Detroit estate by
Miller, his brother-in-law
Kenneth (
Isaiah Washington), and menacing
White Boy Rob (
Keith Loneker). While seeking a hidden safe, the group threatens
Ripley's housekeeper
Midge (
Nancy Allen).
Foley and
Bragg are in on this operation, but they wind up outwitting the others, and
Sisco is close on their trail. The film features uncredited cameos by
Michael Keaton and
Samuel L. Jackson, and was shot in locations in Florida, Louisiana, and Michigan.
~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
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A High Stakes Crime Caper.
Steven Soderbergh's stylish film adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel brings two of Hollywood's box-office favorites together for the first time. George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez make a perfect couple even though they're on opposite sides of the law. He's an escaped convict, she's a beautifully sexy federal marshal, who sets out to capture him. Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, and Isaiah Washington are small-time heisters, Clooney joins in on a plot to rob a rich man's home.
