- 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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Score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 22
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Mixed: 2 out of 22
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Negative: 0 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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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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Mixed: 0 out of 7
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Negative: 0 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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