LaFountaine

Be Cool Movie

Yesterday I saw the movie “Be Cool”, which starred: John Travolta, Uma Thurman
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Vince Vaughn, Danny DeVito, Harvey Keitel,
Cedric the Entertainer, Christina Milian, André Benjamin, Greg Alan Williams, James Woods, Steven Tyler, Arielle Kebbel, Robert Pastorelli, Paul Adelstein, Kimberly J. Brown, Carol Duboc, Keila Collins, Joe Perry, Minae Noji, Skyler Stone, Anna Nicole Smith
Phil Jackson, Stephen Maye, Stacy Ferguson and Will.I.Am.

The storyline involved the following: “Mobster-turned-movie producer Chili Palmer (John Travolta) decides to shift over to yet other creative, albeit dangerous, terrain: The music industry. He's spurred along by the murder of his friend, small-time music maven Tommy (James Woods), who leaves behind a beautiful widow, Edie (Uma Thurman) and a massive debt to a dangerous rap music mogul, Sin LaSalle (Cedric the Entertainer). Chili tells Edie about Linda Moon (Christina Milian), a gifted singer he decides to manage after seeing her perform. With her raw talent, Linda has the potential to bail them out. But first they have to get her out of a nasty contract and abusive relationship with her former manager, Nick Carr, (Harvey Keitel), his right-hand man, Raji, (Vince Vaughn), and his right-hand man, a bodyguard with the unfortunate name of Elliot Wilhelm (The Rock). Complicating things are the Russian mob, and a bevy of cops keeping Chili in their crosshairs. This all feels tacked on, as the nameless, accented characters serve the same purpose as robots in a science fiction movie--they can get blown away without sacrificing any stars or feeling any emotion (prioritize those considerations as you wish).”

I give this movie a “C+”, and it is the worth of an admission ticket, a small popcorn and a small soft drink. The movie was saved by the number of movie stars in the film, but it was generally a confusing movie.

posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 9:31 AM