Get Shorty (1995)
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Reviews Counted:47
Fresh:40
Rotten:7
Average Rating:7.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: This slick adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 1990 novel features John Travolta as Chili Palmer, a Miami loan shark who's been sent to L.A. to collect on a bad debt from trash movie producer Harry Zimm... [More]
Starring: John Travolta, Rene Russo, Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
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Reviews for Get Shorty
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A freewheeling comedy-thriller with the gift of the gab. Full Review |
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Hollywood has been in love with mobsters since the beginning of movies. But the other side of the equation has seldom been considered. That is, until now. Full Review |
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3/4 |
This Hollywood is the one we want to believe exists: no film school snots here, no MBA's, no dock-worker philosophers-turned-screenwriters. Just a town full of second-rate swindlers where a clear-eyed racketeer can keep his eye on the ball and rise. Full Review |
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A drolly offbeat look at Hollywood mores dedicated to the proposition that the best preparation for becoming a film producer is a stint in the criminal underworld. Full Review |
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An entertaining comedy-thriller adapted by Scott Frank from the Elmore Leonard best-seller and directed with bounce (if not much nuance) by Barry Sonnenfeld. Full Review |
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9/10 |
A very cool, very fresh, very slick crime flick. Full Review |
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Everything clicks. Full Review |
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Sonnenfeld keeps all of this under two hours by cutting the movie at a dazzling clip. Full Review |
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2/4 |
...it seems clear that Get Shorty will appeal mostly to those familiar with the source material - as it has to be more coherent and fleshed out than this. Full Review |
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4/4 |
It's not an official masterpiece, but like Casablanca, it's a virtually flawless product of the Hollywood machine. Full Review |
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4/4 |
Released in the shadow of Pulp Fiction, Get Shorty — for all its acclaim — has never received its due as one of the funniest Hollywood films of modern times. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Has more than a few nasty quips directed at Hollywood and the vacuous, egotistical people who populate it. Full Review |
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2/5 |
I really never got into this. It's slow, some industry jokes are funny, but mostly really slow. Rene Russo looks great thoughh.
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3/5 |
Not a bad Pulp Fiction rehash.
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5/5 |
It's part of the joke here that Chili is a die-hard cineaste and loves reminiscing about smart, stylish tough-guy films he has enjoyed. Get Shorty belongs on that list. Full Review |
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A complete delight. See it! Full Review |
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The characters in the film are off-beat and interesting. The dialogue is a pleasure to hear. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for Get Shorty
March 08, 2006:
"Lookout" for Gugino, Goode, and Fisher
Carla Gugino, Matthew Goode, and Isla Fisher have signed on to co-star with Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Scott Frank's "The Lookout," which looks to be a crime thriller of... More...
December 08, 2005:
Jeff Daniels Does "Lookout" Duty for Disney
Well-admired character actor Jeff Daniels will star in a thriller entitled "The Lookout" for Disney and Spyglass, a project that will mark the directorial debut of an... More...
September 01, 2005:
Lane, Jane, and Rourke on Tap for Weinstein's "Killshot"
Diane Lane, Thomas Jane, and Mickey Rourke have been tapped by the Weinstein brothers to star in "Killshot," which is an adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel, says... More...
March 03, 2005:
Critical Consensus: Not So Cool
You know what they say – sequels are rarely better than the originals. “Be Cool,” the sequel to 1995’s “Get Shorty,” opens this weekend and continues that trend. Also opening... More...
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