Release Date:
03/04/2005
John Travolta returns in the role everyone wanted him to take nine years ago in this long-delayed Get Shorty sequel that's about as fresh as a Paris Hilton sex flap. This time, Travolta's mobster-turned-movie-producer Chili Palmer is looking to break into the music biz with a sexy singer (Christina Milian) and a fledgling record label owner (Uma Thurman). Unfortunately for Chili, and anyone who enjoyed the first flick, he's confronted by a goon squad bloated with familiar names who may as well have been cashing their paychecks mid-performance. Mailed-in cameos include Vince Vaughn slipping in and out of a wanksta guise, The Rock slipping in and out of flamboyant outfits, and Harvey Keitel slipping in and out of consciousness. We feel bad for Cedric the Entertainer, his caricature rap posse (including Andre 3000 from OutKast), and Milian, who displays the most talent in the group. But they weren't enough to keep this shit from stinking. Other ideas that would've worked had this movie been made a decade ago include a white man employing Snoop Dogg "eezy" speak, the Black Eyed Peas, and the retina-charring appearance of Steven Tyler's lips on a movie screennothing requiring that much Blistex can be cool.