Last night, using Time Warner Cable’s “On Demand” system. April and I watch “Be Cool” starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Cedric the Entertainer, and several others. This movie is the sequal to “Get Shorty” in which a ex-loanshark Chili Palmer wants to leave the movie business he got into during “Get Shorty” and so finds himself trying to get into the music business. Along the way he deals with the Russian mob, high class rap mogals, and sleazy agencies.

The movie starts off baisc enough getting straight into the plot, even making fun of itself from the very beginning as well as throughout the rest of the film. The supporting cast really shines in this movie. If there was ever any doubt about The Rock’s act ability, all said doubt is removed after watching this movie. The Rock’s character, the homosexual bodyguard to Vince Vaughn’s mock-black music manager character, who has aspirations of being an actor is a character that’s hard to forget. And he plays it so well it’s almost frightening. Vince Vaughn plays his wanna-be-black character with surprising percision. He manages to be realistic without being over the top or annoying.

Everything about this movie is just about perfect, except that certain parts seem to drag out longer than they need to and the Chili character seems to still have a lot of his wise-guy act even though he’s been out of that enviroment for what’s probably years. But the movie is entertaining and will leave you feeling your two hours was well spent.

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