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Travolta, 'Shorty' sequel just don't measure up

Be Cool isn't. A junk-bond sequel to 1995's buoyant and smart Get Shorty, this stunningly inept movie is an early contender for worst film of 2005. ... Read the full Review

TO SUM UP
Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music exec on the way.

FILM FACTS ...
MGM Pictures
'Be Cool'

Director: F. Gary Gray
Starring: John Travolta, Uma Thurman
Run time: 106 minutes
Release date:March 4, 2005
Rating: PG-13 for violence, sensuality and language including sexual references.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: D
"Be Cool is an awkward and self-indulgent enterprise."

Palm Beach Post: D+
"Keep your memories. They're much cooler than Be Cool."


 

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