Be Cool Critic Reviews
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Based upon 16 Critic Reviews- Highest Rated
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Barely any of it is funny, and if a minute of it is meant in mockery, few of the darts ever find the board.Read the full review
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.Read the full review
The hell of it is, Be Cool is tepid entertainment that could be cool if it spent less time entertaining us as if we were demanding a definition of rhythm.Read the full review
Although Travolta is as smooth as ever, the picture is a bust, a grimly unfunny comedy with no connection to reality, and worst of all, running on and on for two dismal hours.Read the full review
Lacks both a focus and an edge, making it an amorphous mess.Read the full review
You know a sequel isn't working when, ten minutes into the movie, a voice inside your head starts screaming, "Please make it stop!"Read the full review
It's instantly forgettable, but smooth fun most of the way.Read the full review
Travolta keeps you grooving even when the movie's motor runs down--although it has never revved too high to begin with.Read the full review
Be Cool is not really cool as "Get Shorty" was, but it's entertaining, a frivolous cocktail rather than a vintage wine.Read the full review
Like the characters, the scenes pile up but go nowhere; the story seems fragmented, the actors unmotivated, unmoored. Mr. Gray has a feel for pulp, but is seriously off his game here.Read the full review
