Rhinestone

What you see is what you get!
Ok, first of all, I have been a fan of this movie since it came out. I always liked the soundtrack and actually bought that before I was able to see the movie. Maybe that's why my opinion of the movie is what it is. The movie itself though is no great surprise. Dolly Parton is basically playing herself, Stallone is also basically playing himself. Everyone writes at how horrible Sly's singing is, no kidding, it's supposed to be bad! The premise of the movie is Dolly is an adored country singer in a club, she makes a bet that she can turn anyone into a country singer. Enter Stallone as a New York cab driver. She takes him back home to Tennessee and tries to teach him how to be "country". He struggles with the whole concept, the walk, the talk, the singing. At no point during the movie are you supposed to believe that he CAN sing, nor are you supposed to believe that he's become "country". If you like Dolly, you will love her in this movie. She pretty much just plays herself thruout. Her...

It is very funny, maybe by accident, but funny!
This is a very funny movie. Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton have really good chemistry, and seem to like to be around each other.

The thought of Stallone as a country singer is hard to take serious. And maybe it's just me, but that is what makes the movie so funny. Too se Stallone on stage, in various outfits, singing country tunes with a huge smile on his face, makes me laugh out loud.

I love this movie!

Time has been kind to this musical/comedy
Twenty-plus years has left this movie with a nice glow, my pee-ers. In 1984, two years after back-to-back hits "Rocky III" and "First Blood," and only one year after his triumph writing and directing the "Saturday Night Fever" sequel "Staying Alive," the moviegoing public was not highly anticipating a flat-out comedy from the buff stud muffin. But that's what they got that summer. I, for one, was thrilled because I remembered Sly's rendition of the main theme from "Paradise Alley" - my man can sing! The idea of pairing him with country-queen Dolly Parton was a masterstroke.

The story couldn't be simpler: Dolly wants out of her contract with a sleazy manager - he agrees to release her, IF she can train a "regular person" of his choice to be a country singer. The regular person turns out to be the New York City cab driver played by Sly. She has two weeks to prepare him for his NYC debut on amatuer night at a rowdy country bar - he only needs to get through one song...

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