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John Travolta is the standout in this somewhat cartoonish adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel about a smalltime Miami enforcer (Travolta) who decides to get into the movie business in L.A. The cast sparkles--Gene Hackman as a failing cut-rate-movie producer, Rene Russo as a failed actress, Danny DeVito as a vain thespian, Delroy Lindo as a mobster who wants a cut of Travolta's film action--and the script is clever. But not clever enough: this isn't Robert Altman's The Player, as far as satires about Hollywood go. But director Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black) keeps it cute and brisk and that makes for an enjoyable experience. Travolta is great as a vaguely dangerous, supremely self-confident man whose love of movies makes him almost cuddly. The DVD release includes optional widescreen or standard formats, optional French and Spanish soundtracks, original theatrical trailer, and Dolby digital sound. --Tom Keogh
From The New Yorker
John Travolta plays Chili Palmer, a small-time Miami loan shark who winds up in Hollywood, where he discovers his true métier and fulfills his destiny: he becomes a movie producer. Scott Frank's screenplay is based on an Elmore Leonard novel, and, wisely, it preserves the book's corkscrew plotting and lifts a fair amount of dialogue right off the page. The director, Barry Sonnenfeld, doesn't have the dexterity to trap the story's tiny, quick ironies; he works too strenuously for laughs. But Travolta's no-sweat acting-which deftly captures the dry comic tone of Leonard's prose-keeps the movie watchable. Just as Chili's unflappability enables him to outsmart the rich and the powerful, the star's sweet-natured assurance allows Travolta to survive the movie's over-all hysteria. He wafts through the picture like a cool breeze in a climate of hot air. Also with Rene Russo, Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, and Dennis Farina. -Terrence Rafferty
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker
John Travolta is the standout in this somewhat cartoonish adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel about a smalltime Miami enforcer (Travolta) who decides to get into the movie business in L.A. The cast sparkles--Gene Hackman as a failing cut-rate-movie producer, Rene Russo as a failed actress, Danny DeVito as a vain thespian, Delroy Lindo as a mobster who wants a cut of Travolta's film action--and the script is clever. But not clever enough: this isn't Robert Altman's The Player, as far as satires about Hollywood go. But director Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black) keeps it cute and brisk and that makes for an enjoyable experience. Travolta is great as a vaguely dangerous, supremely self-confident man whose love of movies makes him almost cuddly. The DVD release includes optional widescreen or standard formats, optional French and Spanish soundtracks, original theatrical trailer, and Dolby digital sound. --Tom Keogh
From The New Yorker
John Travolta plays Chili Palmer, a small-time Miami loan shark who winds up in Hollywood, where he discovers his true métier and fulfills his destiny: he becomes a movie producer. Scott Frank's screenplay is based on an Elmore Leonard novel, and, wisely, it preserves the book's corkscrew plotting and lifts a fair amount of dialogue right off the page. The director, Barry Sonnenfeld, doesn't have the dexterity to trap the story's tiny, quick ironies; he works too strenuously for laughs. But Travolta's no-sweat acting-which deftly captures the dry comic tone of Leonard's prose-keeps the movie watchable. Just as Chili's unflappability enables him to outsmart the rich and the powerful, the star's sweet-natured assurance allows Travolta to survive the movie's over-all hysteria. He wafts through the picture like a cool breeze in a climate of hot air. Also with Rene Russo, Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, and Dennis Farina. -Terrence Rafferty
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker
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