Movie Review - "Be Cool"
Screen Daily
John Hazelton in Los Angeles
February 28, 2005
"Imperturbable mobster-turned-movie-producer Chili Palmer tries his hand at the music biz in Be Cool, the long-awaited sequel to Barry Sonnefeld's deftly funny 1995 Elmore Leonard adaptation, Get Shorty...MGM launches Be Cool in the US this weekend with extensive marketing support. Leonard adaptations have fared particularly well at the box office in recent years but Be Cool should still be capable of beating Get Shorty's fairly modest $72m domestic gross... Travolta slips easily back into Chili's stylish wardrobe. Thurman looks great but seems less comfortable with her part. Cedric, Vaughn (playing a small-time white hood with delusions of blackness) and Outkast’s Andre Benjamin (as a goofy member of the producer's posse) are a lot of fun in their parts and The Rock (last seen in Walking Tall) plays against type as a gay bouncer. Cameo appearances come from the likes of James Woods, Danny DeVito (the only other performer returning from Get Shorty), basketball player Kobe Bryant and rocker Steven Tyler. Perhaps in the hope of attracting younger audiences, the film takes time out for several musical performances...from Milian, The Black Eyed Peas and Tyler's group, Aerosmith ....."
John Hazelton in Los Angeles
February 28, 2005
"Imperturbable mobster-turned-movie-producer Chili Palmer tries his hand at the music biz in Be Cool, the long-awaited sequel to Barry Sonnefeld's deftly funny 1995 Elmore Leonard adaptation, Get Shorty...MGM launches Be Cool in the US this weekend with extensive marketing support. Leonard adaptations have fared particularly well at the box office in recent years but Be Cool should still be capable of beating Get Shorty's fairly modest $72m domestic gross... Travolta slips easily back into Chili's stylish wardrobe. Thurman looks great but seems less comfortable with her part. Cedric, Vaughn (playing a small-time white hood with delusions of blackness) and Outkast’s Andre Benjamin (as a goofy member of the producer's posse) are a lot of fun in their parts and The Rock (last seen in Walking Tall) plays against type as a gay bouncer. Cameo appearances come from the likes of James Woods, Danny DeVito (the only other performer returning from Get Shorty), basketball player Kobe Bryant and rocker Steven Tyler. Perhaps in the hope of attracting younger audiences, the film takes time out for several musical performances...from Milian, The Black Eyed Peas and Tyler's group, Aerosmith ....."
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