Shirlee Kenyon (Dolly Parton) leaves her small town and deadbeat boyfriend (Michael Madsen!) for the big city (Chicago). She loves giving advice to people. She accidentally gets on the radio one day and starts giving callers her honest, kind advice about their love lives and such. She is immediately a hit (just like real life huh?) and becomes wildly popular. Investigative reporter Jack Russell (James Woods--yes THAT James Woods) starts looking into her past and slowly starts to fall in love.The story is ridiculous and familiar at the same time but I DID like this movie. Parton's charm and acting (I think she's good) carry this film through its rough spots. The story moves quickly and (if you don't think about it TOO much) it's actually not too bad. Also Parton sings a few nice (if unmemorable) songs. The title track was supposed to be a hit but didn't make it. The only negative thing about this is Woods. Now, he's a great actor but casting him as a romantic lead just doesn't work. He's uncharacteristically frantic and seems uncomfortable. Still he does try. Casting Madsen as Parton's boyfriend was another bad choice. Look for a young Teri Hatcher at the beginning before she hit it big with "Lois and Clark". I was one of the few people to see this in a theatre. There was virtually no advertising and the movie disappeared quickly. The studio dumped it completely...but it's not THAT bad. If you hate Parton steer clear of this. But, if you like her, you'll get a kick out of this. I give this a 7.

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.

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

A simple and inspiring movie. Dolly Parton's performance was outstanding!!! Got a little choked up at the end. A great movie when you want something inspiring and touching. A pure entertainment kind of deal. Disagree with Ebert's criticism that the movie is not representative of the radio or journalism business as I really don't care; i didn't watch the movie to be informed or educated about either of these businesses.