Music and Lyrics

Name: Music and Lyrics
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Music
Released: February 14, 2007
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 59
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Hugh Grant

2007

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: February 14, 2007 | PG-13

Starring: Drew Barrymore, Hugh Grant

Summary: When a washed-up eighties pop star (Grant) gets the chance to make a comeback, he teams up with an unlikely partner (Barrymore) on his road back to success.

Director: Marc Lawrence

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance, Music

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 96 min

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William Arnold

The movie is an unusually witty and intelligent romantic comedy and Hollywood's best Valentine's Day gift in years. Read full review

Jack Mathews

As a premise, this is thinner than a strand of cotton candy, but fairy tales have been hung from less, and what keeps this one together is the surprisingly easy chemistry between Grant and Barrymore. Read full review

Claudia Puig

This appealing romantic comedy undertakes the conventions of the formula without an inordinate amount of clichés. Music also infuses the overall plot with a satire of the music industry, and the pop tunes and lyrics are catchy. Read full review

Ty Burr

In the end, the movie's just the kind of enjoyably empty-headed fluff it celebrates and mocks. It sits up, it begs, eventually it plays dead, and still you want to pat it on the head. It's a good dog. Read full review

Pete Vonder Haar

The plot is paper-thin, and the set-up is beyond contrived (a plant waterer?), but there are a surprising number of laughs, and the saccharine content is kept to a minimum. A mostly enjoyable experience, all told. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

What charm the movie has is almost entirely due to Grant and Barrymore -- the master of smarmily irresistible self-deprecation meets the sweetly vulnerable queen of awkward self-sabotage. While they have no romantic chemistry, they're certainly appealing. Read full review

Connie Ogle

Inherently laughable, but in all the wrong ways. Read full review

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BeckyWilson

Mar 3, 2007

Hugh Grant just stays adorable. It is so lovely to have him aging right along with me! Very fun movie and a must for anyone who loves vintage Hugh Grant.

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CaitlinS.

Feb 19, 2007

This was such a cute movie! I laughed and laughed and it was so much fun! A perfect date movie with all the things you want: romance, comedy, twists and more comedy!

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LynnW.

Feb 18, 2007

Although the pattern of the plot is like most other romantic comedies. the texture is something special, I thought. It's not so cliche-laden, the acting and scenes are more realistic. I really liked this movie.

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MelindaR.

Feb 11, 2007

A fun romantic comedy. Drew and Hugh play well off each other and the music moves the movie along.

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DavidR.

Feb 19, 2007

Much more pleasant than I expected. The witty dialogue and subtle - and not so subtle skewering of contemporary pop culture. Hugh Grant plays to type, but I happen to like that type, the somewhat bemused British semi-intellect, and Drew Barrymore displays an intelligence that I was actually Much more pleasant than I expected. The witty dialogue and subtle - and not so subtle skewering of contemporary pop culture. Hugh Grant plays to type, but I happen to like that type, the somewhat bemused British semi-intellect, and Drew Barrymore displays an intelligence that I was actually unprepared for. And newcomer Haley Bennett was intriguing as the iconic pop diva. Fluff perhaps, but not empty fluff.… Expand

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Meth-dude

Mar 14, 2018

Predictable, not particularly funny and cliché. This Hugh Grant romantic comedy is exactly what you would be expecting it to be. At least the soundtrack was quite good and the acting was decent.

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PatrickD.

Feb 26, 2007

I'm a sucker for Hugh Grant romantic comedies, but this is NOT a good one. If you want to laugh, this is NOT the movie for you.

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