Peereddi I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Tom Willett (yonhope) John and Olivia look great in this. They have some fun moments and the plot has a bit of drama. This is not an action filled car chase or masked super hero or over the top humor type of movie. It is a "what if" premise and we follow the young beautiful couple as they try to make some fast bucks while they avoid the two bad eggs. Olivia in the acting class is a nice laugh. John does some good physical moves. I worked this as an extra at Burbank Studios. I was in the scene near the end where John had to jump onto a car roof and climb a fire escape. He actually did that bit. That is not a stunt performer. We hear some of Olivia and even some of John singing, but they don't really get into any musical scene. That would have been nice. Scatman and Charles Durning and Oliver Reed are very good in this. The casting was fine.

mike48128 There is still great chemistry between Olivia and John Travolta, even in this modest, lightweight film. It plays like Elvis' "Change of Habit" in that it seems more like a "B" TV movie than a theatrical release. The plot is similar to several other "fantasy" films, including one TV movie staring Nancy Walker as "GOD". The simple plot has God disappointed and about to erase Mankind unless two "worthy" people can be found. A cast with several good supporting actors who save the production including: Charles Durning, Scatman Crothers (both angels) and Oliver Reed as a "playful" devil! Olivia is a bank teller and Travolta tries to rob the bank out of desperation for a "death threat" that two creepy and bumbling thugs never pull off. Another shameless "plug" for The NYC Plaza Hotel! Slightly violent with a "miracle/fairytale" ending! Maltin called it a bomb! Warning! For fans only! Olivia sings several songs (including at least one that is quite familiar.),while Travolta shows off his buffed bod!

iago-6 There is only word one that fully does justice to this film: APPALLING.John and Olivia were BETRAYED! WHY they would choose this movie-someone else on here said they looked through over 30 scripts before settling on this one-and why they would let this first-time director decimate their careers in this way… it's inexplicable. WHY anyone at any studio would take these two huge stars (though Olivia had been tarnished by Xanadu by this time) and TOSS THEIR CAREERS TO THE WIND on this turkey is… again, inexplicable. Why does this film exist? The answer lies, I think, in Olivia's 'rebranding' effort, trying to shift out of being wholesome and pure and be a bit of a vamp, which in retrospect seems like a big mistake (look what happened to Sheena Easton when she tried the same thing… and look at the continuing debacle that is Britney). Everyone loves Olivia being pure and a bit cheeky. Look how adorable she was in Grease! It is just so incongruous for her to be a bank-robbing shiftless liar that it is impossible to get involved with her character. Okay, that sounds like there is even one 'character' in this film, but you know what I mean.There are several compelling issues raised by this film, such as:Why does John Travolta walk like he has a broomstick (etc…. but ALL the way in) the whole movie? Did his mother tell him his posture was bad or something?Were general production values REALLY that low back in 1982? No wonder films are so expensive now.WHO was the director related to that he was allowed to make this?WHY, when Olivia's face is presented in the paper, in a loving 6' X 8' picture identifying her as a wanted bank robber, does she just walk around and attend her acting class as though nothing happened? Why does no one in her acting class mention it? Why don't the police show even the SLIGHTEST interest in apprehending her and recovering the money? Why doesn't anyone she the slightest interest?WHY do songs on the soundtrack blare inappropriately and completely without context throughout?There are a few notable moments that must be pointed out:Please take note of the first shot of John Travolta in those stupendously ridiculous glasses. And it's only getting better…Two words: 'I'm Single.'Please note how someone offscreen obviously CHUCKS the live cat at the pots in the kitchen! This would not be allowed these days! Though you will obviously note that 'ethnic diversity' is being DEPLOYED in the group of angels… though it doesn't seem to prevent them from making the black man a bus driver!Please admire the architectural splendor of Olivia's hair, and her multitude of 80's fashion debacles, including the green ensemble with big gold pirate belt and turned-down suede boots (as they're walking down the street, soon before sampling the edible sunglasses). Note that John is drinking Red and Olivia is drinking White, obviously because the producers thought this would appear 'sophisticated.'Of course there's the 'Twist of Fate' montage, where Olivia gets to sport the appalling sunglasses. Olivia's songs here definitely lack the John Farrar touch (who had composed all of her hits heretofore) and it's obvious where the problem lies.Alas, what more can be said? Oh, I know… it was only on second viewing that I noticed that John and Olivia actually DIED a third of the way through the film (because John fell on Olivia from a great height, naturally), but were brought back to life by the angels to… continue the film. Now isn't it kind of sad that a film-ANY film-can be so poorly directed that the main characters can DIE and you don't even notice?Now if you don't want to watch it after reading this, I don't know what's wrong with you.--- Check out my website devoted to bad and cheesy movies at: www.cinemademerde.com

xavrush89 This movie's unintentional humor is just as funny as the real humor intended to be. There's a lot to watch for here, the once-hot trendy hairstyles hairstyles, edible sunglasses, an small role by an up-and-coming Kathy Bates, are all in here. John's physique was still lookin' hot from "Stayin' Alive" (waxed chest and all), and Olivia's "Physical" haircut had grown out to a nice length by this time. Their clothes and hair are classic mid-80s. I'm sure it was a refreshing change for ONJ from the peasant dress she wore in "Xanadu." The plot is incidental, but an added reason to see this film is the wonderful presence of the late actors Scatman Crothers, Oliver Reed, and Beatrice Straight (a dramatic actor who inexplicably made this one of her only comedic roles). Reed is a pleasure to watch, and Crothers is as jovial here as he was playing Kick the Can in "Twilight Zone: The Movie." They should have realized what they had and made it more campy; but hey, as long as we're in on the joke. This should play on local UHF stations Saturday or Sunday afternoons in a double bill with the Carol Burnett/Alan Arkin film, "Chu Chu and the Philly Flash"!