Straight Talk

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Straight Talk

I was an extra in this movie........would never do it again, although I'm not sorry I did it........Dolly Parton was so neat to all of us, much more than the "lesser" actors in the piece. Received $50 for standing in the rain without a rain coat, over a 12 hour period! You can see me jumping up and down in the scene (this was "acting" designed to show how interested I was in what was going on) where Amy Madigan confronts Dolly about advice given to her boyfriend. When we saw this film in the theatre my daughter and I completely broke up; of course no one else in the theatre could understand why these 2 fools were nearly rolling on the floor laughing.

I really enjoyed the movie. I though Dolly Parton did a great job. James Woods was good too. The part I really liked when she was on the talk show with the expert and she made the doc look like a fool. I love the part where she told this women "to get off the cross we need the wood".

This is a really engaging story, but it's held back by some questionable casting. Dolly Parton is as completely winning as usual, but she remains a bit too "larger than life" for a regular everyday story. You love her and want the character to be happy just like you'd expect, but you can never forget it's Dolly Parton you're watching. A bigger problem than that, however, is the utterly miscast James Woods. He gives it a game try, but he just doesn't fit in this fluffy-light romantic comedy (paired with Dolly Parton!) any more than he would in a needlepoint class. It's bizarre enough to make one wonder whose goofy decision it was to cast him.

this is the best dolly parton movie ever.she is great in it along with james woods griffen dunne and teri hatcher.it tells the story of the woman who sent to go to chicago but got more.i loved this movie ever since it came out and i watched at least once a week.i give this movie two thumbs up.

Dolly Parton leaves the country and heads out to the Big Apple, finding work at a radio station, much to the chagrin of James Woods' co-worker. A cheesy romance story ("I know the saying 'take your work to bed,' but I didn't think it was so literal!"), some OK jokes and a few fun performances make this film adequate viewing for a late night on Friday. 3/5 stars. John Ulmer

Advertised as a "date movie", this comedic vehicle for Dolly Parton is really full of chick-flick clichés, hopefully the last gasp for the Cinderella Specialty. Parton plays a country bumpkin named Shirlee who relocates from the sticks to Chicago, inadvertently landing a job as a talk-radio psychologist (when asked about her education, Shirlee tartly replies she graduated from "Screw U"). Corny, old-fashioned in the worst sense, and just plain stale. James Woods and Griffin Dunne are both highly inappropriate male leads for Dolly, whose natural effervescence is apparent but not utilized to any advantage. Parton also performs on the soundtrack, with the title cut being one of her very weakest songs. *1/2 from ****

Dolly Parton, James Woods, Griffin Dunne, and Michael Madsen star in this warm, funny, and terrific film. Dolly Parton stars as Shirlee Kenyon, a down-to-earth dance instructor who has just been fired. Then she decides to go to Chicago where she hopes to make it big. Soon she becomes Chicago's leading radio personality and everything starts going her way. Anybody who likes a funny movie should definitely watch this.