Music and Lyrics
User Score
7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 71 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 71
  3. Negative: 5 out of 71

Review this movie

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. BlancoA.
    Feb 22, 2007
    3
    Wow, is that Metascore off! I haven't been this bored by a romantic comedy since "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days." Seriously, I've never seen Hugh Grant with such a blunted edge. Seriously disappointing compared with such films as Bridget Jones, About a Boy, and Notting Hill. Don't bother.
  2. PatrickD.
    Feb 26, 2007
    2
    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.

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
59 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 30
  3. Negative: 2 out of 30
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    70
    An agreeably loopy romantic comedy that bounces along effortlessly on the genuine chemistry of leads Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore.
    Read full review
  2. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    75
    Music and Lyrics is frequently appealing, often witty, and occasionally funny, but it's not going to convert skeptics and cynics into sentimentalists.
    Read full review
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    70
    Grant carries the day as the fortysomething lad still living off his youth and just about getting away with it.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »