Be Cool (2005)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Center

Viewer Rating

Rating: 4.4

Overview

Streetwise mobster-turned-movie producer Chili Palmer is back, but this time Chili has abandoned the fickle movie industry and veered into the music business, tangling with Russian mobsters and gangsta rappers and taking...

Starring Cast

John Travolta • Uma Thurman • Dwayne Johnson

Where to watch

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Moderate

LGBTQ: Neutral

Overview

Starring Cast

John Travolta • Uma Thurman • Dwayne Johnson

Where to watch

Philo

Prime Video

Apple TV

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Center

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

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.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

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

LGBTQ: NeutralConfidence: High

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.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

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.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

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.