Top 5 Worst Sequels: Be Cool
A sequel to "Get Shorty" made sense ... on paper. John Travolta's character, Chili Palmer, could grab our attention by reading a nursery rhyme. Travolta proved electric in the role, a crucial part of his first career resurrection.
So what happened to Travolta between "Get Shorty" and "Be Cool," that film's disastrous sequel. Where did all that coiled energy go? Travolta's somnolent turn was just one reason "Be Cool" left us cold. And when a movie's highlight is The Rock's supporting turn as a fey actor, you know you're in deep trouble.
"Be Cool" wastes not just Travolta but Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn and James Woods. It's a classic example of a sequel which ignores everything that made the original soar.
posted by Toto @ 9:08 PM
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I kinda liked this one. Not as good as Get Shorty, by a long shot, but it had it's moments. Don't know why, but Steven Tyler's cameo sticks out in my mind. I'd rent it to see it again, but definitely not high cinema... just fun.
I watched "Be Cool" after re-watching "Get Shorty," and I was so taken back by Travolta's indifferent performance any charms the movie had likely passed me by. I thought Travolta looked like he was having fun on screen again in parts of "Wild Hogs," but that movie wasn't exactly "Saturday Night Fever" worthy -- or even "Urban Cowboy."
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