Borgarkeri A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Cissy Évelyne It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

aarosedi Soderbergh rounded up a superb ensemble of actors with G. Clooney (in his most dashing) as Jack, and J-Lo (in her most acclaimed performance yet) as Karen, the U.S. Marshall who gets abducted after Jack's prison break attempt, a romantic pair well complemented by a variety of supporting players. Rhames and Zahn are charmingly amusing as the religious and genial Buddy and the inept dope-head Glenn, respectively, two friends that Jack met in prison. Cheadle's character Maurice which is a foil to Clooney's affable Jack is more annoying than really threatening but an amusing in its own way with his henchmen Washington as Kenneth and Loneker as White Boy Bob which are kind of one-dimentional in just being border-line farcical tools, but that kind of works and were crucial elements that helped the film's success. A joy to watch as well are Farina as Karen's endearing father and Brooks and the hard-pressed Ripley, a disreputable businessman both Jack and Maurice met while serving time in prison. Keener, Guzman, Allen, Jackson, Davis, and the Keaton character whose cameo is a priceless gem which happens to be the same one the underrated actor did in another Elmore Leonard novel-turned-film, Jackie Brown. Each and every one were consistently remarkable in their understatedness but still manages to be such memorable characters owing, of course, to Leonard's crafty achievement in developing the narrative. The subtle success of this film also has something to do with the sumptuous cinematography, the unobtrusive musical score and the brilliant use of the non-linear storytelling accomplished through excellent editorial decisions made, which is kind of a Soderbergh signature, all executed seamlessly by the film editor to focus more on the Jack character. And then the highlight of the film and serves as the film's centerpiece is the one where Jack and Karen meets in a hotel bar and their conversation which is eventually intercut with the flash-forward intimate scenes between the two leads, all of which is an elegant exercise in cinematic homage to that notoriously sensual scene in Roeg's Don't Look Now between the married characters of actors Sutherland and Christie. And for Soderbergh to bridge the thematic issues that both these films share is a shrewd move. Though it seems to be unoriginal, all he did was to cling his film to that psych-thriller, and in that regard he comes out triumphant. Only a classy film deserves to be mentioned side-by-side the DuMaurier film adaptation. Connecting this film through the use of that technique, the one Roeg implemented if not pioneer in the 1973 film, and I say it by no means with any disrespect to Roeg and his gang, Soderberg and his crew kind of owned it for a while.A cinematic fine wine to savor and appreciate every now and then. My rating: A-plus.

elgichuhi After watching a lot of movies,you get the feeling you have seen it all.Once in a while you get a movie that's imaginative.It takes a great director and script to mine out the best of all the cast.George Clooney and J-Lo are at their best here,and anyone who says they can't act needs to see this.This movie hooks you right from the beginning and doesn't let go

Irishchatter I honestly would've watched the whole movie if it wasn't so long within 2 hours! It would've been better if it was an hour and 30 minutes because I honestly got bored of it so quick, that I just had to switch to another movie. I mean, yeah Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney are the hot couple in this but, they needed more than just spice. I didn't think the storyline was gonna save them really, I just didn't feel anything here. I'm really disappointed with this movie and the fact it had great stars in it, seriously it's not that good!That's why im giving this a 4/10....

thirdeyemedia There are many things that people have missed when people have given this film a mediocre score. The romantic chemistry between the two has to be built quickly because there is so much plot to fill in, yet it has to be convincing. This it does so smoothly that it is completely undervalued by audiences, yet how often have we seen this done badly - or not even attempted.It is one of the first proper revivifications of the noire/caper genre, and is done so slickly, with great music, little quirks in editing, great pacing and simple understated performances that it seems easy to overlook these things and just enjoy it.If you look beyond the plot (which is fun btw, it has several different strands that unfold at different paces using a mixture of flash back and time shifts alongside conventional plot devices which was quite unique for the time) there is something put together really fluently which few film makers achieve nowadays. Suspense, character development, romance, action and intrigue.Personally I consider this a far better film than the Oceans films and it helped me fall in love with J'Lo as a teenage lad, despite her never really making another good movie, and really me falling in love with the character and the situation.