Hugh Grant,
Drew Barrymore,
Brad Garrett,
Kristen Johnston,
Haley Bennett
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A professional collaboration between a popular lyricist and a washed-up musician takes a decidedly personal turn as the pair gradually finds their relationship developing into something much deeper in... read more
Directed by: Marc Lawrence
Release Date: February 14, 2007
Keywords:
cute,
feel-good,
funny,
little,
comedy,
romantic,
date,
predictable,
light,
romantic comedy,
hugh grant,
drew barrymore,
music video,
Hugh Grant ,
Drew Barrymore ,
Kristen Johnston ,
Alex Fletcher
DVD Release Date: May 8, 2007
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April 20, 2012The first five minutes were pure gold and the rest of the film an everlasting backslide. But the two leads are pretty charismatic, so it wasn't, like, a complete waste of time. The love song is nice in a poppy, catchy kind of way.
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March 13, 2012Certainly a brave romcom as Hugh Grant plays a has been 80's rock star (think: the other guy in Wham, no, not George Michael, the other guy) looking to not has been. That means a singing and dancing Hugh - that's where the bravery comes in, him to do it, and you to watch. Thing... read more
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January 19, 2012Sweet and silly. I actually rather like the one bit of melodrama when Alex claims Sophie is as broken and neurotic as her evil ex's novelization of her, and she pleads, "What are you saying?! Please take that back!"
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January 25, 2011I've got to say that this is a really likable movie. Hugh Grant is usually always funny and this was no exception. Drew Barrymore also tends to work well in romantic comedies and make them more than just cheap laughs and heart felt stories. This has a music video in the beginning... read more
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January 24, 2011It was really cute. Incredibly cliched though. Worth a watch.
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June 5, 2010At the centre of this romantic comedy are two performances that win you over with their charm, namely two fantastic actors Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant veterns of the romantic comedy genre. Nowhere near as lame as the trailer suggests, Music and Lyrics is very entertaining. Roma... read more
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April 13, 2010Good original rom com. Very catchy music and execellent take on Wham duo. Hugh Grant plays a 80s pop star who has lost his glory. He teams up with a hip new songstress who wants him to write a song for them but he gets wrtier's block. A girl (Drew) who waters his plants helps him... read more
Critic Reviews
February 20, 2007
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
February 20, 2007
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Light, sweet and agreeably confident Full Review
February 15, 2007
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
I don't think the ending is up to the rest of the movie, but Grant and Barrymore are great together, and the movie has both zing and song. Full Review
February 15, 2007
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Drew Barrymore is that rare movie starlet who can handle the comedy end of romantic comedy, but she coasts through her underwritten role as a goofy plant sitter recruited by Grant to write his lyrics. Full Review
February 14, 2007
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
What Grant lacks in credibility as a lover he makes up for in eagerness to please. He wickedly skewers the music of the 1980s -- he sings! he dances! -- while at the same time reminding us of the crue... Full Review
February 14, 2007
Dana Stevens, Slate
[It] won my heart for what it didn't do: all the moments it could have strained for farce or confessional self-disclosure, and instead turned its attention back to the problem at hand. Full Review
February 14, 2007
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Grant strikes precisely the right note with regard to Alex's career: He's too intelligent not to be a little embarrassed, but he's far too brazen to feel anything like shame. Full Review
February 14, 2007
Rex Reed, New York Observer
After the plethora of alleged comedies we've been getting lately, this feel-fine rom-com with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore is a perfect warm-hearted, heart-shaped antidote to the winter blahs.
February 14, 2007
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
More substantial than a sugary treat, this crunchy rom-com with Hugh Grant as a has-been popster and Drew Barrymore as a never-was poet (they collaborate on a hit song) is simply irresistible.
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