Review of Get Shorty (1995) by Monsieur R — 26 Aug 2010

I want to think this was funny, but with Travolta being the heavy it just reaches to sarcasm, not an outright comedy as the jacket would make you think. People get killed in mindless ways, so I guess that is funny.

"Get Shorty" the title refers to getting the star , DeVito, to sign on to the movie. Travolta loves cinema, but as a thug never made it to Hollywood. In the movie he finally gets an assignment in Hollywood to recover stolen money for the mob and that is where he starts as a producer.

If you like Travolta, DeVito, Hackman... you'll like this regardless of plot.

I heard a lot about this movie when it came out, but now I wonder why.

Get it for the stars, not for the story.