| Be Cool Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| It should be stated from the outset that "Be Cool," the sequel to
1995's sublime "Get Shorty," is no "Get Shorty." Sure it's fun in
places and laugh out loud funny in others (it's a comedy after all),
mostly hip and very handsome when it tries to...more |
| Be Cool Review |
| by Ray Wong (Rating: 5.8/10) |
| Stars: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the
Entertainer, Andre Benjamin, Christina Milian, Harvey Keitel, The Rock,
James Woods
Director: F. Gary Gray
Writer: Peter Steinfeld (based on novel by Elmore Leonard)
Distributor: MGM
MPAA...more |
| Be Cool Review |
| by Ryan Ellis |
| John Travolta walks into a posh L.A. hotel suite where his castmates and the
key crew members are gathered to read Peter Steinfeld's screenplay of Elmore
Leonard's novel, 'Be Cool'. Everyone has been waiting for 2 hours for
Travolta to arrive, and they...more |
| Be Cool Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 1.5/4) |
| F. Gary Gray's BE COOL is so pathetic that it is hard to know where to start in
discussing it. The studio appears to have had a single idea -- that, if they
made a sequel to GET SHORTY, they could make a lot of money. After signing up
a good cast, they...more |
| Be Cool Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: C) |
| Chili Palmer (John Travolta) is totally disenchanted
with the Hollywood filmmaking machine that he took on
ten years ago. When his friend, music producer Tommy
Atkins (James Woods), is rubbed out by the Russian
Mafia because of a $300k debt, Chili takes...more |
| Be Cool Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 5/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Be Cool" (MGM Pictures)
John Travolta reprises his role of Chili Palmer, the super-smooth,
Brooklyn-born loan-shark-turned-Hollywood movie producer, in this sequel to the
1995 comedy hit "Get Shorty." But now Chili has...more |
| Be Cool Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: C+) |
| Record label owner Tommy Athens (James Woods, "Northfork") is pitching
himself as the subject of a movie to his old friend Chili Palmer (John
Travolta, "Get Shorty") when he's hit by the Russian mob. Chili pays a
visit to Tommy's widow Edie (Travolta's...more |
| Be Cool Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: D) |
| Reviewed by Harvey S. Karten
MGM
Grade: D
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
Written by: Peter Steinfeld, novel by Elmore Leonard
Cast: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the
Entertainer, Andre 3000, Steven Tyler, Christina Milian, Harvey
Keitel,...more |
| Be Cool Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 2/10) |
| I hoped a few months would have gone by before I saw a movie as bad as Diary
of a Mad Black Woman, but Be Cool dashed those dreams in one week flat.
Note to studio executives: You need to be really clever if you dare to make
fun of Hollywood sequels with...more |
| Be Cool Review |
| by Bill Clark |
| There seems to be a relatively new undeclared law in Hollywood for some
films, particularly sequels. These are the movies that have such awful
scripts that the studios think they can cover up the whole mess with
loads of star power. 2004's The Whole Nine...more |
