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Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Michael Ledo Chili Palmer (John Travolta) a debt collector travels to L.A. to collect a debt, only to get involved in the film industry.I had missed this film when it came out and it has gone on to be an iconic "B" film crime comedy. The humor was crisp and well time. Travolta was great in the role and had a his pre-botox face on the screen most of time. A feel-good dark comedy and Golden Globe winner for Travolta.Guide: F-words. No sex or nudity.

TonyMontana96 (Originally reviewed: 07/03/2017) Deemed a comedy but felt like more of a crime drama with a sense of humour to me, but let's not take anything away from this picture; it's fairly well made. John Travolta play's Chili Palmer, a loan shark with aspirations to become a film producer and he is very compelling here, Hackman play's filmmaker Harry Zimm, Russo play's his female companion Karen Flores, DeVito play's big movie star Martin Weir, Dennis Farina plays Ray Barboni a gangster nicknamed Bones and Delroy Lindo plays Bo Catlett a drug dealer with James Gandolfini as his right hand man who plays a former stuntman named Bear. The performances are great, each character has an interesting complexity to them and the acting is completely impressive all round; as well as a good pace and a couple of amusing one liners.However I did not like it's opening sequence which was a reference to 'Chili Palmer's name, it just wasn't funny, it went something like Chilli, it must be hot in here like it is out there; and fortunately it gets better after that but the picture is disguised as a comedy, now plenty of film's have a sense of humour but does that make them a full on comedy? No it does not, and if it were a comedy, they needed a bit more of a sharper wit to prove so, because I was sure it was a crime thriller and as a crime thriller it is well made, well, the ending is sort of unmemorable and random but up till then I still enjoyed myself, and though the film is not as funny as I had hoped, it's original, superbly acted and has scenes that are simply spellbinding. Barry Sonnenfield's direction is spot on, Scott Franks screenplay has a fair amount of depth and Elmore Leonard's story is always compelling, whether your laughing or not. Get Shorty is stylish, well-paced and at times fairly amusing, it may not be a great film; but it's sure worth seeing; especially for the performances.

gwnightscream John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, James Gandolfini, David Paymer and Dennis Farina star in this 1995 comedy based on the novel. This focuses on Miami Loan-shark, Chili Palmer (Travolta) who decides to go into the movie business after he's sent to L.A. to collect a debt from producer, Harry Zimm (Hackman). Chili works with Harry on a script based on actual events of goofy dry-cleaner, Leo (Paymer) who scammed $300.000 off an airline he miraculously survived from. There's also a bag full of drug money hidden in an airport locker that becomes eyed by Chili and others. Russo (Major League) plays actress, Karen Flores who falls for Chili, DeVito (Throw Momma from the Train) plays her ex-husband & actor, Martin Weir, Lindo (Ransom) plays Harry's crooked investor, Bo Catlin who wants to work on Harry's new script, the late, Farina (Manhunter) plays Miami collector, Ray "Bones" Barboni who doesn't get along with Chili and the late, Gandolfini (The Sopranos) plays Bo's associate, Bear who is an actor/stuntman. This is a good, entertaining film with a great cast I recommend.

zenbuckaroo In film writing seminars, they tell you to include nothing that does not advance the story. The same should hold true for a well paced novel (alhough seldom does). For Elmore Leonard the rule was gospel. You may or may not like his stories but you will never fall asleep because they are too slow. With a good solid script; great actors; competent direct and tight editing; Get Shorty moves with a speed that will not leave you any breaks to make a head call or a popcorn run. It is full of humorous anecdotes and just enough action to keep the action fans awake. Story synopsis is included in the main reviews of this movie, so I will skip that. You can get a copy to see at most of your local video stores or by ordering through netflix (not available through streaming at this time )