Word: clooneys
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Starring George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez...
Charming convict Jack Foley (George Clooney) breaks out of prison. When U.S. marshal Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez), conveniently parked nearby, tries to block his egress, Foley shoves her into a car trunk, hops in and tells his pal (Ving Rhames) to drive. It's certainly a cute way to meet; after the long car ride, the two are besotted with each other. Sisco chases Foley to Detroit, where he's planning to relieve a fellow ex-com of five million dollars worth of diamonds, and she certainly does find...
Strong performances by Rhames and a hilarious Steve Zahn, as Foley's partners in crime, actually make the flashbacks more compelling than the rather illogical romance that poses as the center of the film. The ultimate success of the movie is a real testament to the stellar skills of Clooney and Lopez...
...Sisco is a slightly suspect agent, Clooney is the cleanest-living, most personable criminal in cinematic history, the thief in the gray flannel suit, a gentleman and a robber. He steals because that's the way he was brought up, you understand, and it's implied that he only robs because the world treats him badly, or only if he knows a really bad guy with some really good loot. A real Robin Hood, Foley. He's a thief with lots of honor who falls hard once he meets a good woman, even after she shoots...
...Lopez and Clooney infuse these cardboard cutouts, this flighty girl and this incidental robber, with so much life that their instant attraction seems not only believable but inevitable is nearly miraculous. Stop and think about the plot an hour after the movie and it doesn't seem too impressive, but you'll never question it as the film is rolling. The chemistry between the two is astonishing. Each is perfectly capable of controlling a scene alone as well, thank you very much. Lesser-known Lopez is incredibly appealing--she might play a lousy employee, but she plays a great human...