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Be Cool [DVD] [2005]

John Travolta , Uma Thurman , F. Gary Gray    Suitable for 12 years and over   DVD
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, André 3000
  • Directors: F. Gary Gray
  • Producers: Danny DeVito, David Nicksay, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
  • Format: Subtitled, PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
  • Dubbed: French, German, Italian, Spanish
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.40:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: MGM Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 12 Sep 2005
  • Run Time: 115 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0009V2A2G
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 30,194 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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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, Amazon.com

Product Description

Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer (John Travolta) tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music exec (Uma Thurman) on the way.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good 3 Dec 2007
Format:DVD
Be Cool has a similar feel to Get Shorty, but the plot is not quite so clever. None the less it makes for enjoyable viewing and I didn't feel I had wasted my time by renting it. John Travolta is right at home in his role - oozing confidence through out the film. There are lots of other top actors and singers in here as well and they all look as if they are really enjoying themselves. I would recommend this even if if is not quite as good as Get Shorty.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Before I saw this sequel, I had heard and read that it was a terrible film. However, Be Cool is still an enjoyable comedy even if it's not as good as the original. It's full of so much self-deprecating humor that you can't help but cut it a break. I laughed quite a few times, and there are a lot of fun moments.

However, the film is a bit uneven. The movie tries hard to find the humor in hit men and quirky characters, but it often seems to be trying a bit too hard. John Travolta reprises his role as Chili Palmer, Hollywood gangster, who now turns his eye to the music business. Using his "negotiation skills," he tries to run an independent record label with the wife of a murdered friend, played by Uma Thurman, and try to get his young singer (Christina Milian) a hit record.

An impressive cast is what saves the movie from sinking. The best performance is given by The Rock and it's nice to see him in a different type of role. Vince Vaughn also gives a funny performance though he started to get annoying before the end. Surprisingly, Uma Thurman gives an average performance and I was expecting more from her. John Travolta done an average job in his role but his performance was kind of dull. Christina Milian gives a horrible performance and she's also not that good of a singer. Cedric the Entertainer gives a good performance though he isn't in the film for very long. Andre 3000 had some funny moments and done a decent job as well. There are also a bunch of cameos including Steven Tyler and James Wood.

F. Gary Gray directs and he does a poor job. He just doesn't handle the film very well and the movie is kind of a mess. There was also a ton of product placement and it got annoying after awhile. Also at 118 minutes, the film is too long and there are a lot of slow spots. The film needed to be edited badly and it clearly wasn't. Fortunately for the film, the actors are able to rise above the weak direction and script and they deliver some funny scenes. Sometimes, the film tried too hard while other times it was actually pretty funny. Compared to the original, the sequel doesn't measure up well. However, Be Cool is a fairly harmless and forgettable comedy. In the end, Be Cool is worth a rental and that's it.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Not so cool. 10 Sep 2005
By N. Snow
Format:DVD
This is by no means a bad movie, it's pretty funny in places, its got a decent soundtrack, and it's fairly entertaining. However, it tries far too hard to adopt the same sense of humour of it's predecessor "Get Shorty", the result of which is a familiar plot full of copied jokes and lines from the first film.
The story follows Chilli Palmer (Tavolta) as he becomes involved in promoting Christina Milian's character as a professional musician. On the way he falls in love with his dead friend's (James Wood in an aweful cameo) wife Uma Thurman, who is really good in the roll, and very very attractive in her bathing suit! But he also has to avoid the russian mafia (?), a group of Hip Hop Gangstas headed by Andre 3000 from Outkast, as well as Harvey Keitel and Vince Vaughn who also want to produce Milian's first record. The tangled web of enemies is pretty well done, with all the bad guys ending up in trouble, and Travolta, Thurman and Milian striking large in the music industry.
The thing that really set's "Get Shorty" apart from this one is the cast, Gene Hackman was hilarious as "Harry Zimm", as was Dennis Farina as "Ray Bones", plus there was Delroy Lindo, James Gandolfini and the lovely Rene Russo. "Be Cool" is a mix up of actors and musicians in bad roles, with the exceptions of Thurman, Milian (Who is really lovely) and Andre 3000, who is actually pretty funny as the psychotic gangsta. However, Vince Vaughn's pimp character is ridiculously annoying, as is The Rock's gay bodygaurd character, and even Harvey Keitel and James Woods put in annoying performances. But the worst by far is Travolta, he's not really doing anything different here than he was in "Get Shorty", yet all the repeated lines and re-used jokes make his charcter loose so much of the cool credibility that he got from doing the first movie. It's a shame! I'd blame the writers personally.
So in conclusion, not a bad movie, but not as good as the original.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Chili Palmer found nothing to do
I could not believe how lame this sequel was. We seem to spend hours watching the girl sing - first in the nightclub, then in the studio, and then with Aerosmith - which was all... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Wilf Trauma Spinach
2.0 out of 5 stars Time killer
Not as good and smart as "get shorty", slightly worn out, however this does help kill time, also for the fast-paced dialogue. Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2011 by F. Panin
5.0 out of 5 stars Be Cool
Arrived on time and was inexpensive to buy. Excellent movie, most enjoyable to watch. Don't hesitate at this price, why P to P for a rubbish copy.
Published on 11 July 2010 by Mr. S. Ball Ball Property
2.0 out of 5 stars Dull, listless sequel to a brilliant original
Good cast, good author to work from, good first film - what could go wrong..?

Well, to be honest, it seemed like none of the actors was given any direction or notes on... Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2009 by Mr. M. Poole
3.0 out of 5 stars for people who like mafia/gangster movies with less violence and...
Elmore Leonard's novels are bestsellers but this film based on one of them certainly was not.Like its predecessor - Get Shorty - there were lots of jokes that didn't quite come off... Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2008 by dan the fan
3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of actors no substance
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. Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2008 by bernie
3.0 out of 5 stars A FUNNY INSIGHT INTO THE MUSIC BUSINESS
Hi and welcomer to my review of Be Cool.

John Travolta is back as Chili Palmer in Get Shorty's sequel, "Be Cool". Read more
Published on 18 April 2007 by Bringer Of Funerals
1.0 out of 5 stars Cool confused with quality and content
Did anyone connected with this film know whether it was supposed to be a comedy, musical or drama? For sure John Travolta and Uma Thurmann (rather a favourite of mine) didn't even... Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2007 by pointone
4.0 out of 5 stars I kaughed out loud (quite often) which is unusual for me!
Ask anyone who knows me !

I love comedy and smile a hell of a lot but it's not often I watch something on my own and find myself laughing out loud. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2006 by fivestarfrankie
1.0 out of 5 stars Utterly Dire, minus scores should be allowed!
Easily in the top ten of excruciatingly bad movies of all time. Not funny bad like Cat Woman, just plain embarrassingly, walk out of a cinema bad. Read more
Published on 26 July 2006 by Useless Article
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