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Much Funnier Than I Expected
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"Be Cool is not a great movie by any stretch, but it is far more entertaining than the reviews suggested. To be clear, my expectations were low; I only watched it because it came up as a 99¢ rental on iTunes. In the end, I was pleasantly surprised. My first surprise is that John Travolta turned in a decent performance. Normally, I find his acting horrid. I usually have the impression that his screen time is about advertising that he's John Travolta and not about his character. Yet, this time around, I was able to believe that he was Chili Palmer and not the usual giant Travoltan ego. I did find the doconstructuve humour quite funny. Though it's not particularly original, it is well executed. However, it does require a good attention span. I think one has to realize that the entire film is the punchline for the premise set in the first scene to find the humour. In the end, not a great film; but I thought it was 99¢ and two-hours well spent. "
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Be Cool (2005)
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"John Travolta returns as former loanshark Chili Palmer in Be Cool, a sequel to Get Shorty - a film made a decade earlier. As with that earlier movie, this is an adaptation of a novel by Elmore Leonard but this is much less successful. Time has passed and Chili has grown tired of the movie business and is wanting to work in the music industry. He has discovered a talented young female singer, Linda Moon, who he would like to work with but her contract is owned by a record label boss with a mobster background. The film pits Chili against the label boss (played by Harvey Keitel) and against an array of other gangsters but never really engaged me. It never establishes a clear sense of threat and, more importantly, I do not buy Chili or Uma Thurman’s record producer as being huge music fans. The film certainly serves up plenty of references to musicians but the characters lack the passion of music lovers when talking about the business. The film’s plot is also very slight, p ... "
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What The Fuck?!?
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"Hatred isn't a strong enough word for this piece of shit/waste of time & money. How can you go from making one of the best comedies of the 90's to one of the worst comedies of all time? I knew when Travolta went into his "use of the F word" diatribe that I wasn't going to like it. Cedric The Entertainer's monologue towards the end of the film made me cringe, and I'm sorry - Christina Milan? Really? She's a terrible actress! And we're supposed to believe she's the "next big thing". Nice "live" performances, by the way...I could go on and on, but what's the point? Do yourself a favor and NEVER SEE THIS! Better yet - let's BAN IT! Grade: F-! "
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