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- 2007
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 44 m
- 2007
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 44 m
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.
Directed By: Marc Lawrence
Written By: Marc Lawrence
- 2007
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 44 m
- 2007
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 44 m
Music and Lyrics
59
8.5
Where to Watch
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.
Directed By: Marc Lawrence
Written By: Marc Lawrence
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
59
57% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
37% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 30 Critic Reviews
59
57% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
37% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
The movie is an unusually witty and intelligent romantic comedy and Hollywood's best Valentine's Day gift in years.
The planets aligned favorably, and this "Music" is sweet without cloying the appetite. It follows the meetcute-kissyface-breakup-reunion pattern of most of its kind, but the behavior seems more genuine and the situations less forced.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 77 User Ratings
8.5
81% Positive
62 Ratings
62 Ratings
19% Mixed
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
0% Negative
0 Ratings
0 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 77 User Ratings
8.5
81% Positive
62 Ratings
62 Ratings
19% Mixed
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
0% Negative
0 Ratings
0 Ratings
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.
Fortunately, director-writer Marc Lawrence (he also created the Hugh Grant-Sandra Bullock comedy "Two Weeks Notice") manages saccharine saturation by tempering his stars' familiar appeal with enough dry wit to make this low-key romantic comedy a not-too-sticky Valentine's Day offering.
If writer-director Marc Lawrence had stuck with Alex's faded glory, Music and Lyrics could have been terrific. It could have been about something. Instead, he's confected a curdled valentine.
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.
Inherently laughable, but in all the wrong ways.
Interestingly, compares the melody of a song to be like the attractive first impression of a person, and the lyrics the soul/personality that you get to know better after some time. Gives insight into the life of an average professional songwriter. Other than that, just another very charming love story.
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Production Company
Castle Rock Entertainment,
Village Roadshow Pictures,
Reserve Room,
Flower Films (II)
Release Date Feb 14, 2007
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Share the music with someone you love.
Awards
Teen Choice Awards
• 2 Nominations
Casting Society of America, USA
• 1 Nomination
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
