Very well executed

Best movie ever!

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Shirlee Kenyon (Dolly Parton) loses her job for talking too much with the dance students. She loves giving advice. She is tired of her small town and her dismissive unemployed boyfriend Steve (Michael Madsen). She packs up for Chicago. She's trying to retrieve $20 she dropped on a bridge when reporter Jack Russell (James Woods) mistakenly jumps in to save her thinking she's trying to jump. She gives Janice (Teri Hatcher) advice which she uses to break up with boyfriend Jack Russell. Next, Shirlee gets a radio station receptionist job. She is mistaken for the new radio talk show doctor that manager Alan Riegert (Griffin Dunne) had hired. Riegert fires both Shirlee and the producer. Her small town charm makes her a big success and Riegert has to rehire her but only if she pretends to be a doctor which the owner demanded.The story is a bit hokey but Dolly Parton has that sweet aw-shucks personality. It works for her. It has her down home charms. The movie has some light fun. It doesn't have big laughs but it's a sweet rom-com.

'Straight Talk' is a passable romantic-comedy, that has fairly entertaining moments. The Performances, especially by, James Woods, is Superb! 'Straight Talk' Synopsis: A woman ditches her small town life for big city Chicago, where she becomes a sensation as a radio show host.'Straight Talk' is an Ideal Lazy Sunday-Afternoon Watch. It's one of those romantic-comedies that delivers fair entertainment. Craig Bolotin's Screenplay is decent, but it could've been tighter. Barnet Kellman's Direction, is above-average. Cinematography, Editng & Art Design, are functional.Performance-Wise: As mentioned, Woods is superb & stands out, like always. Dolly Parton acts & sings well. Griffin Dunne is good. Michael Madsen has a bit role. Others lend support.On the whole, 'Straight Talk' is passable.

This is a movie that does what it's supposed to do. Entertain! Forget the simple plot where a regular person (Dolly Parton) gets by with sheer charm and falls into a bed of roses with a few thorns along the way. An abusive boyfriend (Michael Madsen) a cantankerous city guy (James Woods) and a neurotic program director Griffin Dunne) with all kinds of great character actors like Philip Bosco, Jerry Orbach, Teri Hatcher and Charles Fleischer. Dolly is an instant success as a talk show host who really isn't a doctor in the city of Chicago after having left Arkansas behind. Yes, it's predictable but so is a ride to Disneyland and you still enjoy the ride on the roller coaster. Dolly is as charismatic as always and looks damn fine to boot, or maybe I should say she's "pertier than a basket of kittens at Christmas time." James Woods is as much fun as he always is in a movie and his roughness palys well against Dolly's folksiness. So buckle yourself in and enjoy the ride.

This is a really engaging story, but it's held back by some questionable casting. Dolly Parton is as completely winning as usual, but she remains a bit too "larger than life" for a regular everyday story. You love her and want the character to be happy just like you'd expect, but you can never forget it's Dolly Parton you're watching. A bigger problem than that, however, is the utterly miscast James Woods. He gives it a game try, but he just doesn't fit in this fluffy-light romantic comedy (paired with Dolly Parton!) any more than he would in a needlepoint class. It's bizarre enough to make one wonder whose goofy decision it was to cast him.