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)

t_atzmueller We might never find out what prompted Sylvester Stallone to star in this abomination: it may have been a vanity-project, a desperate attempt to prove himself capable as a comedian. Or maybe it was one of those instances, where the cinema-gods have whispered the occasional bad idea into the actor's ear. Like it happened to John Travolta, when one of those voices must have told him, "Hey, John, why don't you buy the rights of a third-class Science-Fiction-novella and turn it into a multi-million-dollar flick? What could go wrong?" Well, Sylvester Stallone trying to be funny, that's one thing that could go wrong, for example. It's not that Stallone would be free of all comedic talent. On a limited extend, and usually in an ironic context. Here it's clearly a case of "trying too hard". As an obnoxious Italo-American cab driver he comes across as annoying and as a "stranger in a strange land", on his way to become a Country Music musician, it turns more toward the direction of embarrassment. At the latest, when he "performs" the song "Drinkenstein" or trying to make it look funny when he's dunking some form of biscuit or pudding into some form of mush (I guessed potatoes, but I could be wrong), one cannot help but to think: "What on earth is the man doing?" As far as Dolly Parton goes: I'm sure she has her fan-basis in those parts and sure has some appeal on the screen. But that's purely based on her visual impression – the art of acting itself doesn't seem to be her strong side.That's not to say that "Rhinestone" is without redeeming factors. The beast has its moments. For example, the performance of "The Day My Baby Died" was rather hilarious (and in my opinion, was even funnier in the dubbed German-version, where the singer croons about his car, since the original joke would have gotten lost on the foreign audience) and especially Ron Leibman as club-manager 'Freddy Ugo' was so deliciously slimy, that one couldn't help but to like the scoundrel. Not to forget Tim Thomerson and the unforgotten Richard Farnsworth, both as reliable as ever in their supporting roles. And perhaps, if you're a fan of this kind of music, the soundtrack contained some catchy tunes. I couldn't tell since, like I have mentioned, I haven't grown up with this sound, the songs all sound very similar and very monotonous to me. But that's just a matter of personal taste.But as it is, in its essence, we're talking "so bad it's good" among the realm of Ed Wood and similar illuminates of trash cinema. Which is a good think if you're into cinematic trash (which I am!), and hence give it a 5/10, but if I'd judge it on quality, I'd probably have to give it much less.

Desertman84 Rhinestone is a comedy that stars Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton.The story is about Jake Farris,a big time country singer that tells his manager that she can turn any normal person into a country singer superstar in a matter of two weeks.In her effort to prove herself,she recruits a cab driver Nick Martinelli.She is scheduled to perform at a big New York City country night club and trains Nick to become a great singer as she awaits the event.Along their training sessions,Jake and Nick fall in love in the process.The screenplay was written by Phil Alden Robinson and Sylvester Stallone while Bob Clark directed the film.The movie could have been great.Too bad that it was clichéd and predictable through out.When Jake bragged that she can train Nick to become a great country singer,viewers knew that she will definitely be able to do it.Also,the characterizations lacked depth and the love story was also expected.It could have been really a poor movie but I did not give it the lowest rating as it was a joy to see and hear Stallone sing despite the fact that he is definitely not up to the standards of that of a good performer.

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.