Get Shorty Critic Reviews

Barry Sonnenfeld's irresistibly charming lampoon of Hollywood.Read the full review

One of the best movies of the year and by far the most entertaining.Read the full review

In Get Shorty, director Barry Sonnenfeld's spirited adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel, Travolta's rebirth accelerates directly into adulthood.Read the full review

One of the pleasures of Get Shorty is watching the way the plot moves effortlessly from crime to the movies - not a long distance, since both industries are based on fear, greed, creativity and intimidation.Read the full review

With Get Shorty, Sonnenfeld has shown that broad appeal doesn't necessarily equate with stupidity. That's a lesson Hollywood should learn.Read the full review

The 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.Read the full review

The author's sardonic voice has been lost in most films based on his fiction, but this one nicely captures that unruffled Leonard authority. And since Get Shorty is about Hollywood, it invites the sneaky self-mockery that gives this film its comic punch. [20 October 1995, p. C1]Read the full review

Good, sly fun.Read the full review

Get Shorty is exquisitely cast, with droll, well-nuanced performances.Read the full review