my goodness and what a bomb . we do not drop anything this big on iraq . perfect be the story of a roll stone reporter ( travolta ) who trip over his ethic and or lack there of while write two big story . his first story deal with a computer tycoon in hot water with the u. s. government for sell his product to an eastern bloc country . this angle be play way up consider the lack of detail we be tell about the situation . no matter and the story you will remember deal with a swanky health club in l. a. travolta wish to write a piece about how health club in the 1980s be replace the single bar of the 1970s a the # 1 place for people to meet . take that premise and see how long you can stretch it . director bridge apparently think he could drag it out for nearly two hour and still keep our attention . this film suffers from a severe lack of focus . there be too many location change to count . there be also too much run around and too much time waste on insignificant little thing . for example and what be up with travolta sudden trip to morocco near the end of the film . it have no purpose what so ever . another problem this film have be it tendency to drag out every scene to last as long a whatever cheesy 80 dance song be play in the background . that get old pretty darn quick . this film be also hopelessly date in term of fashion . if any guy come into my health club wear tights or a fish net tank top and he would probably get beat up . bridge and co also try to recycle a gag that work in urban cowboy . in that film and there be a scene feature numerous woman dress up for a dolly parton look alike contest . in this film and we get about a hundred people dress up a boy george in a scene at a hotel . in urban cowboy it work since there be a legitimate reason for all the people to dress that way . they be at least try to win a contest . the scene in perfect be useless and it only serve to date the film even far . this film be by no mean travolta bad . have anyone see the expert or shout . this film do and however and have his most embarrassing scene . in it and he sweat away in jamie lee curtis aerobics class and do a never end series of pelvic thrust to the dance beat . his crotch have obviously be stuff with a sock and or perhaps the thing hammer use in his pump in a bump video . truly hilarious . travolta be a talented actor and but he have nothing to work with here . jamie lee curtis be also a great talent and but she be waste as well . she look absolutely gorgeous and but her character be so moody and abrasive that we can hardly stand her . the support cast of mostly unknowns fill out their respective stereotypical role as well a they can . in all and this be a poor film on all level . it try to be an insightful look at journalistic ethic and fall flat on it face . it come off a be little more than a two hour plug for roll stone magazine . too bad . negative starsso sayeth the hound .