Get Shorty

Note: Originally written in May 2015

This adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel makes sure it doesn't loose any of the cool the famed author reportedly injects into his writing. One of those fun films with bad guys and crooked guys where you root for the protagonist only because he's the crooked guy with a good bit of heart. John Travolta backs his Pulp Fiction outing with this effervescent flick. The dialogue has bundles of humor in it and Barry Sonnenfeld does a fine job balancing the script's craziness and affability. Rene Russo is quite desirable as part dame in distress and part seductress. Danny DeVito is his usual energetic self. Gene Hackman is the surprise of the flick with a dazzlingly funny rendition. I approached this flick with a lot of skepticism, given my lack of awareness of Leonard's novels, and walked away very amused and supremely entertained.

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