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Be Cool Doesn't "Get" ShortyCritics find the sequel lacking.

Posted Friday, March 4, 2005, at 2:59 PM ET

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In this week's audio-only Summary Judgment, writer Mark Jordan Legan tells us how the critics feel about three new wide releases: the John Travolta comedy Be Cool; Vin Diesel's foray into Kindergarten Cop territory, The Pacifier; and the horror thriller The Jacket with Adrien Brody and Keira Knightly.

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