Why does the whole world love this film?

Rating: Null/10 (17 March 2003)

I can remember when this film first came out, but then again I was only two years old. My sister had the double album and as a result Hopelessly Devoted to You, We Go Together and Greased Lightning have stayed in my brain for many, many years. It's a fun film, don't get me wrong, but I think that people just over-hype it to death. I wish people thought of The English Patient and All About Eve in the same way!
My overall opinion is that its a great film for the singing and dancing but I just wish that people weren't as crazy about this film as they are. The chemistry between the actors, especially John Travolta, Olivia Newton John and Stockard Channing is wonderful. However, I do believe that this is the best film that John Travolta ever made (obviously I don't think he's that great of an actor) and Olivia Newton-John followed this one with a far better film: Xanadu. I just adore that one!
All in all, this a great film to watch at a party with a big bowl of popcorn to munch on and to wonder if the 1950's were as really as halcyon as the filmmakers made them out to be.
My rating: 2 and a half stars.