For those who longed to see John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John back together again to relive the magic and chemistry they shared in Grease (1978) which continues to delight audiences worldwide to this day prepare to be utterly disappointed by this mess of a movie.
In a silly and contrived plot about angels trying to convince God that mankind is worth saving by picking on our two leads to save mankind, with Oliver Reed prancing around as the Devil trying to scupper their plans, it makes you wonder how in the 5 years since Grease someone somewhere couldn't have come up with a better idea than this?
Travolta and Newton-John still look good together, albeit this time around with big shoulder pads and an 80's polish, in this lightweight romantic comedy that is neither funny nor particularly romantic. And just when you thought they couldn't pick a worse vehicle for themselves to star in than Xanadu (1980) for Newton-John and Staying Alive (1983) for Travolta writer/director John Herzfeld comes along with this contrivance to help ransack their careers even further.
Herzfeld is squarely to blame here because the two stars are still worth watching despite it all and Newton-John makes a welcome contribution to the soundtrack. Sadly if you are fans of the two leads the curiosity will no doubt get the better of you but try to avoid if you can.
In a silly and contrived plot about angels trying to convince God that mankind is worth saving by picking on our two leads to save mankind, with Oliver Reed prancing around as the Devil trying to scupper their plans, it makes you wonder how in the 5 years since Grease someone somewhere couldn't have come up with a better idea than this?
Travolta and Newton-John still look good together, albeit this time around with big shoulder pads and an 80's polish, in this lightweight romantic comedy that is neither funny nor particularly romantic. And just when you thought they couldn't pick a worse vehicle for themselves to star in than Xanadu (1980) for Newton-John and Staying Alive (1983) for Travolta writer/director John Herzfeld comes along with this contrivance to help ransack their careers even further.
Herzfeld is squarely to blame here because the two stars are still worth watching despite it all and Newton-John makes a welcome contribution to the soundtrack. Sadly if you are fans of the two leads the curiosity will no doubt get the better of you but try to avoid if you can.