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 talked
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. Uncredited cameos by Michael Keaton and Samuel L. Jackson. Locations
in Florida, Louisiana and Michigan. |