http://www.moviereviewblog.net/2005/04/26/be-cool-by-f-gary-gray/ itsvery Movie Review - independent film reviews Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:48:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 http://www.moviereviewblog.net/2005/04/26/be-cool-by-f-gary-gray/#comment-7595 Tue, 08 May 2007 23:27:23 +0000 http://www.moviereviewblog.net/2005/04/26/be-cool-by-f-gary-gray/#comment-7595 [...] If that sounds a bit like City Slickers on bikes - well, it is. The gags come in a range from complete duds to annoying to mildly amusing, the performances are not exactly brilliant. John Travolta is in Be Cool mode, Tim Allen plays Tim Allen as usual, Martin Lawrence is acceptable, and Ray Liotta is still menacing. Only William H. Macy brings some dignity to his computer geek with bad riding skills and fear of women, and he gets the girl - gorgeous Marisa Tomei … the lucky bastard. Why WILD HOGS is commercially so successful remains a mystery, but if you want to watch a rip-off of City Slickers, here it is - and did i mention the magnificent Marisa Tomei is in it? [...] […] If that sounds a bit like City Slickers on bikes - well, it is. The gags come in a range from complete duds to annoying to mildly amusing, the performances are not exactly brilliant. John Travolta is in Be Cool mode, Tim Allen plays Tim Allen as usual, Martin Lawrence is acceptable, and Ray Liotta is still menacing. Only William H. Macy brings some dignity to his computer geek with bad riding skills and fear of women, and he gets the girl - gorgeous Marisa Tomei … the lucky bastard. Why WILD HOGS is commercially so successful remains a mystery, but if you want to watch a rip-off of City Slickers, here it is - and did i mention the magnificent Marisa Tomei is in it? […]

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