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Be Cool (2005)

Rate: 2
Viewed: 6/23

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6/23: I had seen Get Shorty plenty of times, but I didn't know there was a sequel to it until now.

Wow, Be Cool is a bad movie. If Vince Vaughn was awful in the Psycho remake, he's even worse here. Cedric the Entertainer...um, he "entertains"? I didn't recognize Dwayne Johnson for a while, but one thing is for sure: he's a terrible actor.

Three luminaries from Pulp Fiction appear, but all are too good for this schlocky material. As for the story of an aspiring music star, who cares? I hate the scene when Sin LaSalle shot a man to death in front of Nick Carr as if it's a normal part of doing business in the music industry. Now, I wonder if some of the guys playing his bodyguards are currently deceased from having *ahem* too much muscles.

All in all, John Travolta was perfect as Chili Palmer in Get Shorty, but in Be Cool, he's some guy with a bad toupee.