ThiefHott Too much of everything

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Mr-Fusion Watching "Doc Hollywood", I was happily reminded of "Local Hero". Not that they're sharing the same plot, but both feature a young main character sent-to/stranded in a baffling small town, and bot have comparable levels of warmth in each story. Here, it's Michael J. Fox sentenced to community service in a one- pig hamlet. And that folksy fascism slowly becomes endearing quirk as he starts to get attached. These situations bring out the comedic side of this romcom, but it's the scenes he shares with (the utterly winsome) Julie Warner that really suck you in. Their (hesitantly budding) relationship is mature, develops organically, and I have nothing negative to say about it. Or the movie overall, for that matter. It's charming, sweet, and beautifully populated by the right character actors. This is my kinda romance.7/10

pesic-1 Although the film was made in 1991, it has that 80s feel. It is a classical 80s plot about a big city guy finding himself by accident in a small town. As he gets to know the locals, the initial conflicts are overcome and he gradually falls in love with the place, and of course a local girl as well. In this particular film the hero is a would-be plastic surgeon somewhere in Los Angeles. He cares only about money and he is cynical about his job. By the end he realises he'd be much happier being a simple doctor in a small town, surrounded by people he knows intimately and cares about. Back then they had to make the hero a plastic surgeon, but if they made the film today, it could be almost anybody, because big city life is a complete nightmare. We have lost so much of our humanity and we have become so cynical and manipulated that I sometimes wish I could spend just one day in a small town like that. Let's face it: we are morally and culturally bankrupt and we better rediscover what makes us good human beings soon.The film has some minor flaws, which is why I give it nine stars and not ten. It's a lovely film and as I watched it again after all these years it made me remember a time when we were all happier and generally better human beings.

verna-a Ambitious doctor chooses between small town life and success in the bright lights -- we all absolutely know where this story is going, but there is plenty of entertainment on the way. The story is hackneyed and the messages predictable, but the creators of this film deliver it with a light touch and the odd unexpected twist. Michael J. Fox is a likable hero in the picaresque tradition, bouncing back from all kinds of encounters and events. The character vignettes are entertaining, especially when they behave out of stereotype, for example Woody Harrelson as the home town lunk. You'll enjoy George Hamilton as the toasted-to-a-crisp LA doctor. Having viewed this film twice in recent years, I liked it just as much the second time. It's well done, and I'm rating it as a 7 only because of the triteness of the story. On quality it would earn a higher rating.

ianlouisiana Even by surgeons' standards,Doctor Stone is horrible and arrogant.Disliked by fellow medics in his big city hospital,none of whom will be sorry to see the back of him,he is on his way to L.A. keen to make his first million in Cosmetic Surgery.After taking an illegal route round a traffic jam he runs his vintage Porsche into a picket fence owned by the Judge in a one - ute town down south.Failing to bamboozle them with his big city ways,he ends up in the Judge's courtroom and is sentenced to do community service at the local hospital which is under threat due to the imminent retirement of the town doctor,a wise and experienced old-style MD.The rest is pure Preston Sturges. Mr Michael J Fox is more convincing as the big city man than the country boy he eventually aspires to be but it is the extraordinary Miss Julie Warner who keeps "Doc Hollywood" from disappearing up its own Jubilation T.Cornpone.From the moment he sees her Dr Stone's career as a Plastic Surgeon is dead in the water - he just needs to be made to realise it. Mr Ogden-Stiers and the rest of the cast comfortably carry off the not-as-easy-as-it-looks task of playing convincing small town folk without being hokey. Mr George Hamilton is especially ghastly as the Plastic Surgeon Doctor Stone aspires to work for,convincing down to his appalling pony tail. "Doc Hollywood" is a splendid view of America as it would like to be seen,all the more remarkable then that it was directed by a Scotsman.