A few of those stories might have worked all thrown together, well, let’s just say it’s a coat of too many colors. There’s also Dolly’s determination to star in the Christmas pageant, and drag her best friend with her, center stage Lee’s doubts over Avie Lee’s premonitions Grandpa’s problems with his son’s behavior and two would-be fatal disasters, each resolved by divine intervention. Newest movies Find your favorites You’ll see where to stream it for free or at the lowest cost on any Roku device. Watch it on Prime Video or Vudu on your Roku device. Christmas is coming, and Lee wants to get Avie Lee a special present, but he can’t do it without making sacrifices, and asking the kids to sacrifice as well. Watch in HD Rent from 2.99 Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors, a biography movie starring Alyvia Alyn Lind, Jennifer Nettles, and Gerald McRaney is available to stream now. ’ In early January 2015, Dolly and NBC announced their joint plans to make a collection of two-hour television movies based on Dolly’s life and songs. To the extent the film has an actual center, it’s occupied by Parton’s parents Lee and Avie Lee, played by Ricky Schroder and Jennifer Nettles. ‘Coat of Many Colors’ NBC Movie NBC confirms first in series of made-for-TV movies will be ‘ Coat of Many Colors. There are simply far too many times when the film stops dead so someone can speculate on Dolly’s certain destiny or throw her a “you’re a strong little jewel" compliment - some even delivered by Parton as the painted lady, who praises her younger self’s talent and spunk. As a young child, Dolly needed a new coat one winter, so her mother sewed one out of fabric scraps. In it she weaves a painful, true story from her childhood. Parton may disagree, because she serves as producer and narrator and has a small but crucial cameo as the “painted lady.” She's painting her image for us as we watch, and in addition to being an incredibly talented singer and songwriter and an almost supernaturally appealing performer, Parton has always been one smart cookie when it comes to that image. She laughs at herself first, and people love her for it.īut in this story of Parton as a young child (played, once again, by Alyvia Alyn Lind), Parton and Long have allowed affection to carry them away. Coat of Many Colors is an example of Dolly at her best as a creative story teller. But it isn’t very good, and it isn’t nearly as good as Parton deserves. Like the first movie, it’s sure to be popular: Parton’s well-earned fan base, and the film’s explicitly religious message - a rarity among holiday movies, which tend to be more secular or fantasy-driven - will see to that. Long apparently figured she could fit in. A follow-up to last year’s seasonal hit Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors, Circle is as odd a conglomeration as you’re likely to find: a “star is born” hagiography wrapped in a Christmas miracle story, liberally sprinkled with as many random plot points as writer Pamela K. The question isn't whether you love Dolly Parton - it's whether you love her anywhere near as much as her movie does.Įven for those who do, NBC's Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (Wednesday, 9 ET/PT, ** out of four) is at best a mixed blessing - one that is as clumsy and disjointed as that mash-up of a title.
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