The Rock was one of the few high points in the film and Outkast's Andre 3000 was the other. Both had characters that had interesting relationships with the people around them and funny lines and scenarios. For a comedy, these were the only people in the film who delivered laughs. That is, unless you found the premise of people fawning all over the character of Moon and her "talents" as laughable as I did.

Christina Milian played Linda Moon and her voice was fine, but not great. I began to wonder how far she would make it on American Idol. Yes, I had that much free time on my hands. It was just one of the many subplots in the film that did not feel real in any way. Add to this Palmer getting Linda a gig with Aerosmith in a day or Linda playing piano at a youth center where all the cool kids paint their faces like they're in Cirque de Soleil and dance like extras from "You Got Served."

What planet do the makers of this film think we live on?

"Be Cool" ran a little over two hours but it felt more like five. I just wanted it to end and finally it did, though not soon enough.

"Get Shorty" was a sharp, fun comedy and it looked like everybody that worked on it had a blast. "Be Cool" appeared to have been as torturous for the cast, writer and director as it was for the audience. It really was horrible and I hope that this review keeps as many people away from it as possible.

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