| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...this stunningly inept movie is an early contender for worst film of 2005." more... |
D |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"Barely any of it is funny..." more... |
D |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Be Cool becomes a classic species of bore: a self-referential movie with no self to refer to." more... |
C- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...a bright, colorful misfire." more... |
C+ |
| E! Online |
"Be Cool is pretty tepid entertainment." more... |
C |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"To be blunt, Be Cool isn't cool. It's a reheated Shorty." more... |
D+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Be Cool is not really cool as Get Shorty was, but it's entertaining, a frivolous cocktail rather than a vintage wine." more... |
B |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...utterly forgettable - and, yes, utterly uncool..." more... |
C |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...Be Cool is running on empty..." more... |
D |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"What the hell happened?" more... |
D |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"It's instantly forgettable, but smooth fun most of the way..." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"John Travolta is nothing if not cool as Chili Palmer in Be Cool." more... |
B- |
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