Be Cool
10,275
Comedy
John Travolta is back as Chili Palmer in Be Cool, a sequel to the comedy smash Get Shorty. This time, Chili becomes a different kind of “hit” man – he abandons the movie industry to bring his wiseguy skills and negotiation tactics to the music business. When a friend is offed while they’re at lunch, Chili takes the opportunity to visit the guy’s wife, Edie (Thurman), and pitch himself as her new business partner at an independent record ... [+]
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United States | Vulture | "A hapless comedy that already seems about ten years out of date" | NEG |
United States | The Hollywood Reporter | "'Be Cool' is not really cool as 'Get Shorty' was, but it's entertaining, a frivolous cocktail rather than a vintage wine." | POS |
United States | The New York Times | "Like the characters, the scenes pile up but go nowhere; the story seems fragmented, the actors unmotivated" | NEG |
United States | Miami Herald | "A forced and wholly unnecessary sequel" | NEG |
United States | USA Today | "Despite a cast and production that seem to promise one of the year's first movies of any note, Cool never translates its promo-photo flashiness into authenticity on screen. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)" | NEU |
United States | The New Yorker | "Considered as a sequel, 'Be Cool' is not an insult, but it’s a lazy, rhythmless, and redundant piece of moviemaking" | NEG |
United States | AV Club | "'Be Cool' more often evokes the image of a screenwriter furiously trying draft after draft to accommodate all the stars." | NEU |
United Kingdom | Empire | "A poorly written, directed and acted imitation of the first. Not funny, not clever and, crucially, not cool" | NEG |
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