{"id":9332,"date":"2005-08-12T05:23:53","date_gmt":"2005-08-12T02:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2005\/08\/12\/get-shorty\/"},"modified":"2005-10-04T12:10:05","modified_gmt":"2005-10-04T09:10:05","slug":"get-shorty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2005\/08\/12\/get-shorty\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Shorty"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p><!-- IMDB tt0113161 --><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/rummovie\/tt0113161.jpg?w=660&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Get Shorty (1995)\" \/>Since I saw &#8220;<a href=\"\/wordpress\/2005\/07\/19\/be-cool\/\">Be Cool<\/a>&#8220;, which was a sequal, I wanted to see &#8220;<a href =\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0113161\">Get Shorty<\/a>&#8220;.  Both movies can be seen separately as they are not connected by the story in any way.  Only by the characters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Directed by:<\/strong> Barry Sonnenfeld<br \/>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong> Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller<br \/>\n<strong>Cast:<\/strong> John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, Dennis Farina, Delroy Lindo, James Gandolfini, Jon Gries, Renee Props, David Paymer, Martin Ferrero, Miguel Sandoval, Jacob Vargas, Bobby Slayton, Linda Hart<br \/>\n<strong>IMDB raintg:<\/strong> 7.0<br \/>\n<strong>My rating:<\/strong> 6.5 [rate 6.5]<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I liked this film, but not as much as the second part.  Yes, it is one of those rare cases, when following parts are better than the original film.  Not by a great margin though.<\/p>\n<p>It was a good criminal action with good acting, lots of celebrities and a nice story twist.  I think it could do better with a bit more humor and action.  The dialogs were a strong part though.<\/p>\n<!-- google_ad_section_end -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p>Since I saw &#8220;Be Cool&#8220;, which was a sequal, I wanted to see &#8220;Get Shorty&#8220;. Both movies can be seen separately as they are not connected by the story in any way. Only by the characters. 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