4.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Be Cool (2005)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.4
Overview
Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Overview
Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film is a comedic crime caper focused on individual ambition and navigating a corrupt music industry, with its central subject matter and problem/solution framework remaining largely apolitical.
The movie features a visibly diverse cast, including prominent roles for minority actors and a positively portrayed gay character. However, it does not engage in explicit recasting of traditionally white roles or present a narrative that critiques traditional identities.
Secondary
The film features Elliot Wilhelm, an openly gay character whose sexuality is a source of comedic interactions, often through his flamboyant persona and flirtations. While some humor borders on stereotype, he is also portrayed as competent and ultimately successful, leading to a portrayal that is neither strongly affirming nor overtly problematic.
The film "Be Cool" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The story primarily focuses on the music industry and organized crime, without engaging with transgender identities or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Be Cool" is a sequel based on Elmore Leonard's novel. All major characters maintain the same gender as established in the source material or the preceding film, "Get Shorty." There are no instances of characters canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.
Based on a review of the film's characters and their portrayals compared to the source novel by Elmore Leonard and the previous film 'Get Shorty,' no instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race were identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.6
5.5
Critic Ratings
2.9
3.7
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