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Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

DipitySkillful an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.

adonis98-743-186503 A country music star must turn an obnoxious New York cabbie into a singer in order to win a bet. Just finished watching 'Rhinestone' and to be honest i don't get the hate it got it was a fun and hilarious romantic comedy. With Sylvester Stallone going against type and giving one heck of a perfomance and Dolly Parton did a terrific job as well both acting and singing wise. The scenes where Stallone was singing and a funeral was happening under his apartment or when he started screaming, yelling and singing and the dogs and animals started running away were hilarious. This is an 80's underrated flick and nowhere near as bad as let's say fellow Arnie's Batman and Robin. (10/10)

slightlymad22 Continuing my plan to watch every Sly Stallone movie in order, I come to Rhinestone.Plot In A Paragraph: Jake Ferris (Dolly Parton) must turn New York cabbie Nick Martinelli (Stallone) in to a country and western singer, in order to win a bet, which if she wins, would free her from her contract with sleazy nightclub owner Freddy Ugo (Ron Leibman). You can see why Sly thought teaming up with Dolly Parton would be a good idea. She had a flawless filmography. Her teaming with Burt Reynolds (who wasn't known for his singing talent either) was a huge hit, and 9 to 5 to taking her all the way to the Oscars. Yet it ended up being the biggest misstep of his career so far. Whilst his performance has its moments, as he sends himself up, Sly over acts awfully at times, and is clearly trying too hard. Dolly Parton is as great as she always is, giving us some catchy songs too. They are both hampered by awful dialogue and a poor script (how much of the blame falls to Stallone is debatable) in which Parton punches more people than Stallone.As once again Stallone could not help himself when it came to meddling with the script. Original screenwriter Phil Alden Robinson was so upset by his extensive changes to the original screenplay, that he considered having his name removed. He was convinced that having his name on a film of this "caliber" would look good on his resume.In an interview Stallone once said that if there ever were any films he wished he hadn't made, this movie was one of them. And (despite me having a bit of a soft spot for it) you can see why.

Dalbert Pringle While viewing Rhinestone there were 2 specific things that I instantly learnt about Stallone. One - He can't act. And, Two - He can't sing.Well, actually I know these 2 very obvious things about Stallone, already. (I mean, who doesn't?) - Rhinestone only confirmed them.Rhinestone is quite deservedly listed as one of the 100 Worst Movies ever made. After having to endure acres, upon acres, of the most unfunny dialogue imaginable, it's clear to see the reason why.Apparently, Stallone, who had a special "control" clause in his contract, ordered so many changes to the original screenplay (which, of course, allowed him to be in every possible scene), that he ran into all sorts of nasty conflicts with both the Screenwriter, Phil Robinson, and Directer, Bob Clark. Things got so bad that Clark refused to ever work with Stallone again.Rhinestone's story is basically simple and dumb - Or - Should I just say "simply dumb"? Jake Farris, an aspiring Country singer in NYC (played by Dolly Parton), makes a bet with her sleazoid boss, Freddy, that she can teach any old nobody to be a singer. And the nobody that Jake picks out as her "trainee" is a real nobody, indeed, named Nick Martinelli, a thoroughly obnoxious nobody NYC cabdriver.I must say that when it came to playing a thoroughly obnoxious nobody cabdriver, Stallone was, for once, perfectly cast.As I understand it - Stallone, himself, publicly admitted that Rhinestone was a mistake, being the one film that he regretted ever making. Well, I'm tellin' ya - Stallone isn't the only one who regrets that he made this film - I'm another one, for sure.

hunca-2 Quite possibly the worst movie, ever, and way too lame and painful to even be funny. It's so hard to watch Stallone make an utter fool of himself, with his doofus voice ('Duh Duh'), and his weak chin, beaky nose, and bulgy eyes. PAINFUL! How this guy ever got to be Big Box Office is beyond me. I keep wondering how great 'Demolition Man' could have been, with a different male lead, but thankfully, that movie had a fantastic cast and was a solid story.I know Dolly has a huge fanbase, but all I could think, watching the two of them, was how like clowns they both looked. Overblown, overdone, over-inflated. Thank goodness the ladies coming out of country music now are more 'real'-looking.The best performance was by Ron Liebman, who plays a slimeball to such a degree that I felt nauseous.Parton and Stallone have absolutely no chemistry, and the music, such as it is, is horrendously awful. Protect yourself; do not ever watch this movie.