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37 out of 100

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4.0 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 66 Ratings

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  • Starring: Dwayne Johnson, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn
  • Summary: John Travolta is back as Chili Palmer in Be Cool, a sequel to the comedy smash Get Shorty. This time, Chili becomes a different kind of "hit" man -- he abandons the movie industry to bring his wiseguy skills and negotiation tactics to the music business. (MGM)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 38
  3. Negative: 15 out of 38
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    75
    It's instantly forgettable, but smooth fun most of the way.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Scott Tobias
    60
    Be Cool more often evokes the image of a screenwriter furiously trying draft after draft to accommodate all the stars. Accommodating the audience becomes a distant priority.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    A classic species of bore: a self-referential movie with no self to refer to. One character after another, one scene after another, one cute line of dialogue after another, refers to another movie, a similar character, a contrasting image, or whatever.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 53
  3. Negative: 29 out of 53
  1. nasc
    10
    amazing movie, ridiculously funny,travolta was class ,keitel was the funniest ive ever seen him,too funny,vince vaghn was fantastic perfect role for him and generally very well made movie,funny and not trying to be serious, just great… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. MaguiP.
    4
    I was expecting a better movie. Great cast acting with new talents. The cool couple again with John Travolta and Uma Thurman. Of course dancing again. Some takes with rock and roll stars. But it’s not as good as it seems. Director F. Gary Gray didn’t put the video clip timing. The first half is too slow and it takes some time to make you laugh. Not that it’s the objective of it with the preview, but at the end you notice you’ve watched a whole comedy movie. The edition is not as good as it could be. Not a trick, so even used in comedy cool mob films. Travolta and Thurman did their job, Vince and Harvey too, but Cedric and André 3000 Benjamin were impressive. André will do lots of acting from here. The Rock did a good job. Something different in his career. Christina Milian has a great voice, tried a piano song with some success and seemed comfortable with Steven Tyler. Just entertainment. Didn’t see it yet? Rent it if you want some laughs and nothing huge. There gonna be worse things to watch.… Expand
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  3. JasonB
    2
    Quite possibly the worst film I've ever seen.... its excruciating in oarts.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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