Synopsis
Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.
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Cast
- John TravoltaChili Palmer
- Uma ThurmanEdie Athens
- Vince VaughnRaji
- Cedric the EntertainerSin LaSalle
- Dwayne JohnsonElliot Wilhelm
- André 3000Dabu
- Steven TylerSteven Tyler
- Robert PastorelliJoe Loop
- Christina MilianLinda Moon
- Paul AdelsteinHy Gordon
Recommendations
- 70
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. - 63
Chicago Tribune
Even if you enjoyed the mean, funny 1995 John Travolta-Elmore Leonard crime comedy "Get Shorty"-and many of us did-this forced sequel isn't likely to help you repeat the experience. - 60
Village Voice
Rock is brave, fully invested in his character, and with a wide-open face and foolish grin, outrageously funny. It's a singular performance achieved without condescension or camp. Who'd a-thunk it? - 58
Entertainment Weekly
The hell of it is, Be Cool is tepid entertainment that could be cool if it spent less time entertaining us as if we were demanding a definition of rhythm. - 50
The New Yorker
Considered as a sequel, Be Cool is not an insult, but it’s a lazy, rhythmless, and redundant piece of moviemaking. - 40
Dallas Observer
Redundant to the point of being absolutely pointless, a sequel that's almost a note-for-note, beat-for-beat redo of its predecessor, only with all the entertaining stuff left out. - 38
Charlotte Observer
Recycling is a good idea in principle, but certain products should be sent directly to a landfill without re-use. Be Cool, the feeble film follow-up to "Get Shorty," is one of them. - 38
Miami Herald
A forced and wholly unnecessary sequel.
