Saw it on television and really enjoyed it. Actually I liked it better than Get Shorty, primarily since I can't stand Danny DeVito. I actually thought Get Shorty would have been better without him. And one really does not have to see "Shorty" to get this film.
But this film is clever and funny. Travolta does "cool" so well and he and Uma Thurman work so well together---recall their scenes together in Pulp Fiction.
The film works on a number of levels---a complex caper film where we never know who is trying to outsmart whom, a movie about how the business side of things has taken over the music business, and as a star is born story.
All themes are always interconnected so the viewer has to stay alert.
The direction is good. The film never lags and there are some nice angle shots and fancy editing which probably is influenced by music videos.
Be cool definitely is cool.
But this film is clever and funny. Travolta does "cool" so well and he and Uma Thurman work so well together---recall their scenes together in Pulp Fiction.
The film works on a number of levels---a complex caper film where we never know who is trying to outsmart whom, a movie about how the business side of things has taken over the music business, and as a star is born story.
All themes are always interconnected so the viewer has to stay alert.
The direction is good. The film never lags and there are some nice angle shots and fancy editing which probably is influenced by music videos.
Be cool definitely is cool.
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