| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: October 25, 1995 | CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION | ||
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Critic Reviews
Practically perfect in its unpretentious way, MGM's Get Shorty is the kind of smart, witty, polished entertainment that restores one's faith in the studio system.
Director Barry Sonnenfeld captures Hollywood in sunny tones, with fluid camera moves providing maximum comic effect.
One of the sharper, funnier, better-cast, better-written movies around right now. But there's something about it that, well, comes up short. [20 October 1995, Friday, p.C]
The picture has enough assets to please moviegoers willing to put up with its many four-letter words and the bursts of violence that spring from nowhere at unexpected moments. [27 October 1995, Arts Film, p.12]
Though it sounds like a blueprint for either disaster or dynamite, the movie is a bit too controlled to be either.
A smirky black comedy that, like its John Lurie score, is jazzy, dry, and light on its feet.
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