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Be Cool
Genre: Comedy

Reviewed In Issue 97 (Jun 2005) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Cedric The Entertainer, Andr

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 4.5
DD Sound Rating: 3
DTS Sound Rating: NR
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Critics' Composite Score: 3
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Special Features
Includes a 22-minute making-of documentary, 14 deleted scenes, a seven-minute gag reel (it gets funnier after the first minute), a music video by The Rock as Elliot Wilhelm


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): MGM Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 1008850
(MPAA Rating): PG13
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(Retail Price): $27.98
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 120
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 2005
(Theatrical Release): Yes
(Direct-To-Video Release): No
(DVD Release Date): 06/07/05
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): F. Gary Gray
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Former gangster-turned-filmmaker Chili Palmer (Travolta) is looking for a new niche in the music industry when his buddy Tommy Athens (James Woods) is gunned down by Russian gangsters. Taking over Athens

DVD Picture:
Color fidelity is amazingly rich and warm in this anamorphically enhanced DVD (framed at 2.40:1). Images are sharp and detailed. Shadow delineation is fantasic, as depicted in The Viper Room sequence, which reveals the subtle difference between Chili

Soundtrack:
The Dolby