Get Shorty
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings
- Starring: Danny DeVito, Gene Hackman, John Travolta, Rene Russo
- Summary: Chili Palmer (Travolta) is a Miami loan shark who's sent to Los Angeles to collect on a gambling debt from film producer Harry Zimm (Hackman). Chili soon discovers that loansharking was the perfect training ground for making movies...though you have to be ruthless to make it in Hollywood. (MGM)
- Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
- Genre(s): Thriller, Comedy, Crime
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Positive: 20 out of 22
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90One of the best movies of the year and by far the most entertaining.
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90Practically perfect in its unpretentious way, MGM's Get Shorty is the kind of smart, witty, polished entertainment that restores one's faith in the studio system.
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80The jokes are quick, with clever jibes alternating with double-crosses and the occasional murder, and the streamlined plot unrolls like a colorful ball of twine.
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60A smirky black comedy that, like its John Lurie score, is jazzy, dry, and light on its feet.
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Positive: 7 out of 7
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ChrisM.9This movie is a lot like "The Player" a little more entertaining though.
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