GET SHORTY/BE COOL SET
Get Shorty(1995)
Be Cool(2005)

GET SHORTY(1995):

Ok, this is an interesting movie! Great stars, great idea,
great music, horrible ending!! It was like they ran outta
money and decided to go straight to the punchline! Maybe
I missed something along the way!! I suppose maybe they
intended it like this, not sure. But still it's worth a watch
or two just for the great acting of John Travolta in this! B-

From Amazon.com:

Hailed by many critics as one of the best films of 1995,
this finely tuned black comedy sparked a renewed interest
in movies based on books by prolific crime novelist Elmore
Leonard, whose trademark combination of tight plotting
and sharp humor is perfectly captured here. After the
success of Pulp Fiction, John Travolta continued his
meteoric comeback as Chili Palmer, a Mob "mechanic"
whose latest assignment takes him to Los Angeles, where
his fascination with the movie business turns into a new
career as a would-be movie producer. He pitches ideas
with a sleazy producer (Gene Hackman) and a major
star (Danny DeVito), and also finds time to deal with
a vengeful Mobster (Dennis Farina) and assorted Hollywood
types (including Renee Russo and Delroy Lindo) who
all want their piece of a tempting show-biz pie. The
plot unfolds with enticing precision, but it's really
Elmore's snappy dialogue--and the performances that
bring it to life--that make this one of the best comedies
of the 1990s. --Jeff Shannon

Not as good as the first film(Get Shorty), this is
pretty lame in spots!! But it does have some fun
in it now and then! I didn't particularly care for
Vince Vaughn in this, but the Rock does great! C+

From Amazon.com:

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 Beyonce-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
Andre Benjamin provide the best laughs in supporting
roles that effortlessly relieve the movie from the
symptoms of sequelitis. --Jeff Shannon

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