Be Cool Movie Review 2005

Paging Dr. Tarantino STAT! This turgid sequel to "Get Shorty" proves that Travolta is in need of another new-career-ectomy. Jettisoning anything even mildly cool about the witty original, director Gray instead focuses on bombast and pointless cameos in the continuing adventures of Hollywood shylock Chili Palmer (Travolta). This time, Chili tries to break into the music business with the help of a widowed record producer (Thurman) and a young ingenue (Milian). Standing in their way are Russian mobsters, gangsta rap kingpins, and Vince Vaughn doing the tired white-guy-who-thinks-he's-black routine. Even The Rock as a flamboyantly gay bodyguard can't inject any life into such a flat, unfunny mess.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 112 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

L.A., Gays, Books to Film: Elmore Leonard, Organized Crime, Showbiz Comedies, Bodyguards, Hip-Hop/Rap

Screenplay

Peter Steinfeld

Cast

John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, Andre Benjamin, Robert Pastorelli, Christina Milian, Paul Adelstein, Debi Mazar, Gregory Alan-Williams, Harvey Keitel, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Danny DeVito, James Woods

Cinematography

Jeffrey L. Kimball

Director

F. Gary Gray

Music

John Powell

Other

Douglas B. Arnold, Mary Ramos, Sheldon Kahn, Lauren E. Polizzi, Mark Bridges, Michael Corenblith

Producer

Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, David Nicksay, Jersey Films, Double Feature Films, MGM