Be Cool (2005)

Too much of everything

It is a performances centric movie

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Be Cool, starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and a bunch of other really great actors (V. Vaughn, Dwayne J., C the E, Harvey K., J. Woods, D. DeVito, D. Mazar, G. A. Williams) plus brilliant musical talent from the industry (C. Milian!, Andre 3000, Steven Tyler) is waaaaaaaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaay better than Get Shorty it's not even close. Get Shorty is annoying compared to this sequel. I love Get Shorty, starring John Travolta, Rene Russo, Gene Hackman, and a bunch of other really great actors (D. DeVito Farina & Lindo with J. Gandolf/Tony T.!) but it ain't nearly as funny nor neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeearly as SEXY as Be Cool and not nearly as good or sweet. (I ain't looked, but I'm willing to bet plenty of ppl think not, welp, URRRRR WRRRRRROOOOOOONGGGGG!) Christina Milian is so, so hot with a beautiful singing voice and I love her. (dip it low, pick it up slow...) Am I gay, or is Christina Milian the hottest divinely-sculpted physical attractive human female specimen imaginable with her deeply gorgeous and purely sensual and beautiful face and the best eyes, or is Uma? It may be awhile 'til I review Ghosts of Girlfriends Past so let me just say Christina's skin is like sweet caramel milk chocolate and her body is like athletic, and super sweet O M goodness. I love me some Christina Milian her music is awesome. Aerosmith's and OutKast's music ain't bad either. (Crazy!, B.O.B. anybody?) John Travolta's perfect for Chili Palmer, the coolest and best shylock ever!Dear Uma Thurman, your butt is so hot, I love it. I love you, Uma. I really don't care about what's her face.

Among the worst sequels of all time. with John Travolta pretending he is acting by showing the same smile in every scene in the movie. Big question: Is it a stroke or is it Botox? But, fortunately there is some action in his appearances before the camera. One can watch his hairpiece as it changes position on his head between camera takes from back on his head to practically on top of his eyebrows.All in all, a smirking, self-referential Hollywood mess with decent actors phoning in their lines. Except for Travolta. He is about as animated as a dummy playing a Travolta corpse. A terrible waste of time. Spare yourself the misery of watching this mess. And as for Uma Thurman, what was she doing in this movie? I can remember when she was a decent actress in good movies. She is failing her own promise here, and certainly betraying her fans, if she has any left.

Barry Sonnefeld's Get Shorty was such a funny film that I was excited to see the sequel, Be Cool. I was happy to see John Travolta and Danny De Vito return. But my smile quickly faded away. What happened? Get Shorty was so funny and clever and Be Cool lost it's brain. The cast got bigger, the humor got destroyed. I never ever thought I would see Chili Palmer(John Travolta) go into the music business. Be cool lost it's cool. Why would they cast Vince Vaughn as a gangster? Well, why would they cast him as Norman Bates is the real question. Uma Thurman isn't quite as likable as Rene Russo in Get shorty. I didn't like Bee cool all that much. i give it a thumbs down because I know fans of the first film will be disappointed. I sure as hell know I was. Ugh. I keep scratching my head thinking about how much better this film could've been. I never read the books, by Elmore Leonard, the genius behind Jackie Brown and 3:10 to Yuma. If this film is so bad it means that the book must be as bad. Or maybe not. Director F. Gary Gray doesn't quite have what Barry Sonnenfeld had. I think people who loved the original will be disappointed. I was. Be cool is partially a rip off of Pulp fiction if you think about it. Because Travolta and Thurman dance yet again. But this time around it is a bit painful. The film is a bit painful. But by a bit, I mean a lot.Be Cool: *1/2 out of ****

Wow, did this movie suck! Glitter stars patting each other on the back making big bucks, trying to gather a laugh. An industry insider movie to pamper to their wonderful talents.Bah! Aerosmith? Steven Tyler and Joe Perry signed on, but where was the rest of the band? Smart enough to stay away from this piece of tripe. And Mr. Leonard? Did you know the screenwriters were taken poetic license with your book? If you didn't sell your soul to Hollywood, then maybe a lawsuit is in order. Your plot, however lean, was totally chopped by this movie to the point of where it made no sense.I can find little reason to watch this movie. So, in the words of the knights in MP & The Holy Grail,,, run away, run away !!!!!