The Least Inspirational Lines From Dolly Parton's TV Movie Coat of Many Colors
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Last night, NBC premiered Coat of Many Colors, the first of many TV movies about the life of Dolly Parton they plan to produce over the next few years. The film was essentially a two-hour sermon, broken up by commercials for Target, and I fell asleep more than once.
Though Dolly is one of the country’s best and most captivating personalities, this was a painfully written, overly embellished interpretation about her childhood that felt as inauthentic as this wig:
But a film’s lack of authenticity doesn’t necessarily mean a lacks the capacity to entertain. Every attempt at poignancy failed in a near-majestic way, and below are all the ones I didn’t sleep through.
On how to dress in heaven:
Dolly’s Preacher/Grandfather: Ain’t you interested in going to heaven?
Young Dolly: I sure am, but not if I have to look like hell before I get there.
On where pretty starts:
Young Dolly: I like lookin’ pretty.
Dolly’s Mother: Pretty starts on the inside, Dolly Parton.
On what nobody can take from you:
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