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Be Cool takes its own advice: It's slick, Hollywood entertainment that kills two amusing hours with relative ease and comfort. Better than leftovers but not as tasty as a full-course meal, this sequel to 1995's hit comedy Get Shorty (and based on Elmore Leonard's 1999 sequel novel) finds former loan shark Chili Palmer (John Travolta) itching to get out of the movie business, so he hooks up with a newly widowed music executive (Uma Thurman) to launch the career of an up-'n-coming Beyoncé-like singer (newcomer Christina Milian). A mock-black manager (Vince Vaughn), his sleazy boss (Harvey Keitel), and an upscale gangsta-rap executive (Cedric the Entertainer) all have a competing stake in the fast-rising pop diva's future, and this sets the plot rolling in a fun but rather hand-me-down fashion that lacks the savvy panache of Get Shorty but still provides plenty of lightweight humor. The Rock and Outkast's André Benjamin provide the best laughs in supporting roles that effortlessly relieve the movie from the symptoms of sequelitis. --Jeff Shannon
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2.0 out of 5 stars
where's the beef ??,
By Wayne (Ontario) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Be Cool (DVD)
I gave this movie two stars only because I am an avid John Travolta fan, and Chili Palmer is one cool cat. Get shorty, is one of my favourite J.T. movies and that's why I feel let down by this empty sequel. It's true that in the past Travolta has made some questionable film choices (or maybe his agent has) but this movie is all salad. A Long, drawn out, 2 hr collection of boring musical performances, highlighted by a handfull of great moments delivered by a chosen few(Travolta, Andre, Cedric and the Rock). Too much bun and not enough burger.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Lots of actors no substance,
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This review is from: Be Cool (Widescreen) (DVD)
I new this movie was made for TV but I figured that with so many well know actors that it would rival real movies. I was wrong. It was quite formula and many of the actors just walked through their parts.
Chili Palmer (John Travolta "Grease" (1978)) ex-shylock goes from movie producer to record producer with the discovery of a suppressed singer Linda Moon (Christina Milian.) Naturally she is under contract to a bad guy. Well so it does not look too simple or like some second rate musical, we through in a black want-to-be, a black gangster singing group, and even the Russian mafia. One of the main catalysts and the reason to watch this is Uma Thurman who played Irene Cassini in "GATTACA" (1997), and has done the impossible by just keeps looking cuter with age. Danny DeVito must think he is Alfred Hitchcock as he makes his cameo in the movie. All in all it is watchable. Buy Blu-ray when yu can but do not expect the acting to get any better.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Get Shorty fans will be sorely disappointed,
By Steveriffic (ON, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Be Cool (Widescreen) (DVD)
Since it looked like this movie had many similar elements to Get Shorty, I thought it was a sure thing. Wow, was I wrong.
Despite a solid cast, this movie somehow manages to be totally boring and lame. The script falls flat and the cast just can't compensate for it. Don't waste your time with this.
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