Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- casual movie night
- crime comedy double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel-style crime comedy unfocused, self-referential, and lacking the sharpness of its predecessor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Chili Palmer carries his streetwise mobster methods into music management and production.
The story moves through recording studios, concerts, and awards-show culture while exploiting music-business conventions.
Russian mobsters, hitmen, gangsta rappers, and double crosses are presented through a polished PG-13 comic register.
Chili takes Linda Moon under his wing and maneuvers the music business around her recording ambitions.
Films like Be Cool, and why
Get Shorty
shared elmore leonard crime-comedy sensibility, wiseguy protagonist, self-aware dialogue, and entertainment-industry setting
The Player
shared satirical entertainment-business setting, backstage maneuvering, ensemble comedy, and criminal complications
Hustle & Flow
shared music-industry ambition, crime-world pressure, and energetic ensemble storytelling
Analyze This
shared mobster comedy, negotiation-driven conflict, and witty criminal personalities
Movie Details
- Director
- F. Gary Gray
- Release Date
- 2005-03-04
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (1008)
Cast
- John Travolta
- Uma Thurman
- Vince Vaughn
- Cedric the Entertainer
- Dwayne Johnson
- André 3000
- Steven Tyler
- Robert Pastorelli
- Christina Milian
- Paul Adelstein
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Be Cool about?
- A smooth-talking former mobster turns music impresario, hustling rivals and the industry itself to launch a promising singer.
- What is Be Cool like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Be Cool as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Be Cool violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Be Cool as mild.
- What did critics think of Be Cool?
- Critics broadly found the sequel-style crime comedy unfocused, self-referential, and lacking the sharpness of its predecessor.
- Which films are like Be Cool?
- Films with a similar feel include Get Shorty, The Player, Hustle & Flow, and Analyze This.
- How long is Be Cool?
- Be Cool runs 119 minutes.
- Where can I watch Be Cool?
- In United States, Be Cool is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand.
