brilliant actors, brilliant editing

A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Fantastic! Jessica Lange and Ed Harris tell the tale of Patsy Cline's tragedies and triumphs. Bonus surprise seeing John Goodman in a few of the scenes. I was spurred on to see the film after viewing a documentary of Patsy Cline's life and wow-wee I knew what was coming and it was still shocking in many of the film's moments. Sadness.

I won't go into great detail but have to say I was personally involved with this movie as I had a small part in it and while it's not a "home run" hit it was a pleasure working with Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, and John Goodman, as well as Anne Wedgeworth. Everyone was kind and approachable and very professional. I was allowed to attend the private premiere in Nashville Tn where it opened to many stars and family members who were in attendance. Personally, I'd rate the film a 7 out of 10 stars. The music was great and the story although did not cover all aspects of Patsy Cline's life, as an abbreviated version it told a beautiful but troubled account of her life. The love portrayed between Pasty and Charlie along with heart tugging music at times was touching and what sells the movie I think.

Bernie Schwartz managed to take a relatively thin story (Patsy Cline had a relatively short career) into a totally engrossing, satisfying movie, country music fan or not. The acting is superb, and the work of the crew should not be overlooked. Costumes by Ann Roth were so spot on you don't even notice them, which is as it should be unless it's a major period piece. These are extraordinary actors and the film holds up for viewing after viewing after viewing. Ann Wedgeworth, purported to be extremely difficult to work with, was perfect as Patsy's mother. The surprise casting of Bruce Kirby as Arthur Godfrey took me three viewings to catch. Note that James Staley, boring first husband, Gerald Cline, played the boring husband Kevin Palmer in American Dreamer with JoBeth Williams. I recommend this movie to anyone who likes a good film, regardless of genre.

In one of filmdom's many biopics, Jessica Lange sinks her teeth into the role of country singer Patsy Cline. We see her go from a bored housewife to a national phenomenon over the period of a few short years before tragically getting killed in a plane crash in 1963 (although the movie focuses more on her personal life than on her career). Not surprisingly, Lange plays the role perfectly. Equally good is Ed Harris as Cline's philandering husband Charlie Dick. "Sweet Dreams" is a movie that has something for everyone. Maybe we wonder how many biopics there can be, but that would miss the point. The point is to understand these people's personal struggles and all. And this movie does a very good job showing that. I wonder whether country music biopics will see a resurgence, now that "Walk the Line" has made a splash.