dweilermg-1 In the beginning of the movie we see Travolta as a wacky inventor in an apartment full of goofy contraptions. So when his troubles begin we guess that perhaps he will use his inventions in a kind of MacGuyveresque way to get out of trouble. But no, his inventions have nothing to do with the subsequent plot of the movie depending instead on intervention/assistance from a ragtag group of angels. Despite their success in Grease the pairing of Travolta and Newton-John did nothing to make this idiotic movie likable in any way. At best it is a less than mediocre chick flick that just makes no sense.

supermaggie I agree, it is not a great movie. I agree I saw it first about 25 years ago and that's when I got a fan. I did not like Travolta back then and I have never liked him since, but Olivia Newton-John is so charming and I also liked the idea of actually nice/helpful angels and that even the devil is more sensible and helpful than God (who clearly can not care about mankind given the state of the world - forever, so no change/ test/... here) - to cut it short: it charmed me and I enjoyed it back then and I did again when I watched it recently (except for the soundtrack - ugh). If you have nostalgia or just want to have a nice movie evening, give it a try, do not expect too much and just enjoy.

callanvass (Credit IMDb) God has had just about enough of the human's attitude so he will destroy the planet very soon. It is up to a struggling inventor and a bank teller, both with very amateur criminal minds, to save the world...I love John Travolta. He's one of the coolest actors ever to grace our screens. But he picked some crappy projects, after his breakout movie, Saturday Night Fever. I'll watch anything with Travolta in it, but this movie is so stupid, so pretentious, and ultimately, so boring, I couldn't take any more of it after the 50 minute mark. Travolta wears these cheesy sunglasses, and I have no idea as to what he was thinking when he agreed to this film. Not only is the plot inexplicably unbelievable, but stupid as well. You're telling me that God would get so incensed at the people on earth, he'd do the stuff he did in this movie? I guess they thought leaving the earth's fate two deplorable people was funny. Olivia Newton-John is gorgeous to look at, but this is a far cry from her classic turn in Grease. I also got annoyed at the "Rewind" stuff they did at events in the movie. I'm all for suspension of disbelief, but this was unbearably moronic. Watch Grease if you wanna see how good Travolta & Newton-John can be together. Stop reading this crappy review, and avoid this movieDUD

thespian01 This movie is a classic(well at least a cult classic!) You have Travolta and Olivia back together,a very cute premise,And a splash of drama mixed in with the comedy! The chemistry between John and Olivia is turned up another notch in this vehicle,and Olivia Swears!!! (that was the reason a lot of us went to see it again and again) and although not a musical,you have one of the greatest 80's power pop anthems,Twist of Fate!! This is the only Film Livvy did during her Hot Blooded Vamp days, So if you like you Diva from Down under with an Attitude, T.O.A.K. is the flick for you!!!