MOVIES

“BE COOL” (star)(star)1/2

7 p.m., TMC

Even if you enjoyed the meanly funny 1995 Elmore Leonard-derived, John Travolta crime comedy “Get Shorty,” this forced sequel based on the follow-up book is a comedown. A colorful, bright, misfiring semi-dud, which wastes Travolta (as Chili Palmer), Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, Harvey Keitel, The Rock and Leonard’s smart, tough lines.

MPAA rating: PG-13.

— Michael Wilmington