In this episode we're looking at two of the better examples of films based on Leonard's novels. First we're watching Jackie Brown (1997) directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Pam Grier. Jackie Brown is based on his 1992 novel Rum Punch. There are a bunch of actors in this film who you may think at first are badly miscast, but as you settle in you discover just how right they were for the parts they're playing.
After that we move on to Out of Sight (1998), directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez. It's based on his 1996 novel of the same name.
In both cases we get to appreciate the deft comic spin that Leonard puts on his characters even as they're talking about things that are deadly serious, to them at least. This is a long episode but there isn't much wasted time in it.
