The opening half hour is brilliant with its classic theme song, incendiary satire that is all too relevant today, terrific leads, star making debut by Dolly Parton, splendid work from Lily Tomlin, adequate work from Jane Fonda. It starts to wobble with some unfunny dream sequences (Tomlin's snow white bit excepted) then gets bogged down in plot with less satire.
It still works, just lacks some shine. Such as maybe a romance for Fonda's character (an end credit refers to her marrying the Xerox man, why not see him). It feels ramshackle and you can see the rewrites.
But the core is so strong it's not surprising that this piece has survived the years.
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