Get Shorty

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Summary: Classic Black Comedy!
Review: This is one of the funniest films I have ever seen. John Travolta won a golden globe for his outstanding performance as Chilli Palmer. It is a film that will make you feel a little guilty for laughing at someone else's down fall. The acting is superb and the dialog is extreamly potent. Every member of the cast shines in their various roles. The acting is so good that you actually hope that Harry Zimm {GENE HACKMAN} and Martin Weir {DANNY DEVITO} are not like this in real life. Rene Russo is outstanding and seems completley natural in her role as a B-grade movie actress. The movie, although underated, is a true cult classic.

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Summary: Pretty Good
Review: this film is pretty good.the thing that works well for the film is that the actors here work well with each other.even though John Travolta is the main Star here Danny Devito,Gene Hackman&Rene Russo are Equaly Parts.this type of film has been done countless times so that's one of the reasons why I don't go higher in Numbers also it has alot Over the top Drama.but the Cast is the selling point of the film and they make it work.

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Summary: A True Modern Classic
Review: This movie is perhaps one of the funniest ever made. While L.A. Confidential is Elmore Leonard's best book-adaption, Get Shorty is next in line. It's biting comedy makes me laugh every time I see it, probably due to the quality acting performances of Dennis Farina and John Travolta. The cinematography is excellent, the screenplay is excellent, and the ending is excellent. Overall, this is a great movie, and I highly recommend getting it. It is easily one of the best comedies ever, surpassing the book in nearly every way.

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Summary: tee hee hee
Review: this is the best movie. the best part is in the restrauant when chilli faces bo and bear; 'stunt man huh, any good' 'if you can get out of here befor i take my coat off, i won't clean you up off the floor with your pretty little costume.' i love this bit! guess why i have seen it seven times

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Summary: Get Shorty is a clever take on the classic gangster film
Review: Director Barry Sonnenfeld's Get Shorty, based on the book of the same name by Elmore Leonard, is a witty comedy that does all from poking fun at the modern Hollywood movie system to paying tribute to the classic gangster movie and its roots in film noir. Get Shorty follows the life of Chili Palmer, a gangster who lives in Miami Beach, Florida, who is sent on assignment to collect money from a dry cleaner's wife after he has died in a plane crash with money that belongs to Chili's bosses. After learning the dry cleaner is not actually dead, Chili follows his trail to Las Vegas where he learns that the dry cleaner is now in Los Angeles, and also agrees to help collect money from a movie producer that owes the casino money. These events move along at such a quick pace that they barely fill the first half hour of the movie. The remainder of the film is spent with Chili's interactions with Harry Zimm, the movie producer, and his attempts to work with Zimm on a movie and learn more about the movie business in general. Amusingly enough, the movie Chili proposes to Zimm is the same story he is trying to figure out, namely where the dry cleaner went with the money. This self-conscious attitude of the movie, in the same manner of Robert Altman's The Player, shows us an amusing satire of Hollywood. Through the course of the movie, parallels are drawn that depict the Hollywood work ethic as being similar to the type of mob work Chili is involved with. These amusing comparisons play themselves throughout the film, with classically stereotyped roles by an outstanding cast that range from the slimy director/producer to the Colombian druglord. In fact, it is the characters and the dialogue between these characters that make the movie outstanding. There is Chili Palmer (John Travolta), arguably one of the last true gangsters in the old tradition, whose speech and actions are undeniably cool and cutting. As a contrast to Chili, there is his boss, Ray Bones (Dennis Farina), who is a curt, abrasive character that is always looking for a way to one-up whoever he is dealing with. He is the type of person that wields more power than he actually possesses, creating several memorable scenes between his laughable character and Chili's perpetual coolness. Then there is the slimy director, Harry Zimm (Gene Hackman), a second rate director of B horror movies, whose interactions with Chili show us a less professional view of Hollywood. There is also the pompous, egocentric actor Martin Weir (Danny Devito), who makes us laugh at the lifestyle of the Hollywood star. All of the characters in Get Shorty show us an amusing side of Hollywood that is simultaneously paying homage to and poking fun at movies. Much of the film is shot in the style of film noir, stressing the gangster attitude that is conveyed throughout. But this convention is even stretched and toyed with in the movie. Chili's character is shot mostly in this style and his clothing is predominantly black, but this is parodied with Ray Bones, who wears light pink although he is himself a gangster. The sunny pastels of Florida and California contrast with this style as well, making us realize this isn't the typical gangster film. That being said, Get Shorty is a clever take on the classic gangster film with an outstanding cast and memorable witty dialogue.

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Summary: A Hoot! Pure Hollywood! A Movie-lover's Movie!
Review: This movie will not change the world. It will not even change your life. It is simply a fun Hollywood romp. A funny goofy story unwinding as it is invented brings to mind Fellini's "8-1/2". The flexible morals and chameleon motivations of the characters keep me in stitches.

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Summary: one of my personal favorites
Review: Though it is generally regarded as a "good" movie, I think it is much more than that. It is one of the most perfect films ever made from it's razor sharp dialogue to the first rate performances to the excellent cinematography. Travolta should've been oscar nominated and I still love watching Dennis Farina chew the scenery as Ray "Bones" Barboni. Outstanding.

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Summary: THIS MOVIE RULES!
Review: To the viewer from Dorchester, NJ. You obvious don't know anything about movies. This movie rules.

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Summary: GREAT MOVIE
Review: THIS MOVIE WAS GOOD I THINK THE PLOT WAS GOOD AND I THINK THAT JOHN TRAVOLTA DID A GOOD JOB ON THIS ONE

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Summary: I have watched this movie 23 times & counting. It's GREAT !
Review: This movie is on my list of all time favorites. It's one of the most entertaining films I have ever seen. I like everything from the characters to dialogue to directing to that funky sound-track. My favorite scene is when Harry Zimm calls Ray Bones in Miami and tries to talk tough. The look on Gene Hackman's face after he hangs up makes me laugh every time.