rocky meet canadian heritage minute and so be thankful that it not absolutely unwatchable . the underdog friendly class consciousness be pervasive and fitfully amuse and although it schematic and sentimental as well . heroic row star or bootlegger nicolas cage be his usual dopey and wooden and charm self and and he have some lively moment and especially when he come into conflict with the starched shirt type . christopher plummer villainous manager be nothing to write home about and but even he transcend this material while in all other case the costume and hair seem to be do all the acting . the frantically underlined careful research and and the general odor of educational intent and smother the valiant gesture at comedy and and the pricey period detail of the production design be wholly undermine by a dramatic arc that be pure 1980s bootstrap trash .