| The Rundown Starring: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, The Rock,
Cedric the Entertainer, Andre 3000, Christina Milian, et al.
Be Cool takes its own advice:
It's slick, Hollywood entertainment that kills two amusing hours
with relative ease and comfort. Better than leftovers but not as
tasty as a full-course meal, this sequel to 1995's hit comedy
Get Shorty (and based on Elmore Leonard's 1999 sequel novel)
finds former loan shark Chili Palmer (John Travolta) itching to
get out of the movie business, so he hooks up with a newly
widowed music executive (Uma Thurman) to launch the career of an
up-'n-coming Beyoncé-like singer (newcomer Christina Milian). A
mock-black manager (Vince Vaughn), his sleazy boss (Harvey
Keitel), and an upscale gangsta-rap executive (Cedric the
Entertainer) all have a competing stake in the fast-rising pop
diva's future, and this sets the plot rolling in a fun but
rather hand-me-down fashion that lacks the savvy panache of Get
Shorty but still provides plenty of lightweight humor. The Rock
and Outkast's André Benjamin provide the best laughs in
supporting roles that effortlessly relieve the movie from the
symptoms of sequelitis. --Jeff Shannon for Amazon.com
DVD features include:
- Available subtitles: English,
Spanish, French, Chinese (Unspecified)
- Available Audio Tracks:
English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0
Surround)
- Deleted Scenes
- Gag Reel
- Be Cool, Very Cool 22-minute
behind-the-scenes documentary
- Music Video
- "Close Up: Dance Partners"
- "Close Up: The Rock"
- "Close Up: Andre Benjamin"
- "Close Up: Cedric the
Entertainer"
- "Close Up: Christina Milian"
- Original Theatrical Trailer
Release Date: June 7, 2005
Rating: PG13
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