Posts with the tag John Travolta.

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Review: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Posted by: Luke Schick  •  June 12, 2009 @ 7:15pm

Heist movies are great. I love putting the plan that's unfolding onscreen under a microscope and picking it apart. Who doesn't like to think they are smarter than a criminal mastermind? Without even seeing Tony Scott's The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, I had a pretty good idea why the heist was bound to fail and what I'd do differently.

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Review: Be Cool

Posted by: Showbiz Monkeys  •  March 4, 2005 @ 11:59am

From the director of The Italian Job and A Man Apart, F. Gary Gray is bringing back John Travolta and pouncing on audiences with the sequel to Get Shorty. The follow-up film, Be Cool, is once again riding the surface of stereotypes which was the shtick that made its partner in crime Get Shorty a success.

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