Review of Be Cool (2005) by Amy R — 24 May 2008
3 stars for the casting alone...
Aside from that, it's nowhere near as great as Get Shorty.... The actual story is a distraction at best but some pf the characters are good fun. It's pretty much a rehash of the first film with all of the same kind of set ups and double crosses. It's fun to watch but it's exactly the same and as such it's incredibly lazy.
Uma is wasted in a pretty thankless role along with Christina Milian, quite what she is doing in this is beyond me. JT is dependable as always but it does feel like he's phoning it in a little. He's still totally watchable though. It;s the bad guys that make this a fun watch for me. Vince is fun, Harvey gets props just for being on screen and I really liked Cedric in this. Very funny dude, no doubt about it. I definately missed the presence of Gene Hackman and Dennis Farina, but you can't have everything I guess. Not even The Rock can fill that gap I'm afraid....
Undemanding and easy to watch, there is nothing wrong with this aside from it being a lazy rehash of the first flick....
This review of Be Cool (2005) was written by Amy R on 24 May 2008.
Be Cool has generally received mixed reviews.
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