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Music and Lyrics [2007]
from Warner Home Video
starring Campbell Scott, Brad Garrett, Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Johnston
directed by Marc Lawrence

Features:

• PAL

Editorial Review:

Music & Lyrics is frothy and sweet, like the top of a perfect cappuccino shared a deux. Hugh Grant is a self-professed "happy has-been," playing his befuddled, adorable persona more spot-on than he has since Four Weddings and a Funeral. As Alex, former member of an '80s pop band who years later is playing at water parks and high school reunions, he's settled into a life of lesser expectations. Drew Barrymore, quietly radiant, is Sophie, the underachieving girl Friday who arrives to water--make that overwater--Alex's plants--and to explode him out of that comfy rut. If the plot's a bit farfetched, it matters not, since the two lead characters are so likable--and make such beautiful music together. Big bonus: the supportive role of Kristen Johnston as Rhonda, Sophie's older sis (and longtime Alex fan) whose hilarious performance threatens to steal the show whenever she's onscreen. (The owner of a chain of successful weight-loss centers, Rhonda tries to comfort a rattled Sophie: "Want to do some stress eating?") The film also marks the remarkable debut of Haley Bennett, who plays a pop star of Britney/Cristina proportions with deadpan sincerity radiating through her skimpy outfits and mega-extensions. As Alex and Sophie work on crafting musical magic, something else is taking hold. It's music to the ears of anyone needing a sweet romantic comedy that hits all the right notes. --A.T. Hurley

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Very enjoyable
  Just sit back, watch and enjoy. No gun fire, violence or complicated plot, just a gentle romantic comedy. Any film that's enjoyable to watch and leaves you smiling gets my vote. More please!!!

• Surprise
  Rented this thinking oh well but actually pretty damned good.
  Hugh Grant (= rom com) and Drew Barrymore works well, and it's very well written and cast.
  Even the extras on the DVD are worth a scan.
  Good, cheery, lighthearted fun. Ideal if you're feeling down in the dumps!
  

• Pleasantly surprised
  Yes its a lightweight romatic comedy, but its well paced has good sense of self irony and a few genuinely funny moments. At the current price, I would say its a bargain.

• A bit of harmless fun
  I remember the 80's so I must be old!! Anyway I didn't expect to enjoy this film but I did. OK, so the story isn't anything new and there aren't any great lessons to be learned from it but it is fun and Pop Goes My Heart is really catchy. Watch this with your friends, daughters etc have some popcorn and curl up on the sofa.

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