Martina Reyes
Entertainment Writer
When one is asked to define a Hugh Grant or Drew Barrymore movie, one thing comes to mind: romantic. Well for all those hopeless romantic fans out there, the new movie, “Music and Lyrics,” is just for you.
Grant plays faded ’80s pop star Alex Fletcher whose stardom is far from what it was when he was in the popular band rightly titled Pop. His days of playing to huge crowds of screaming teenagers have been reduced to amusement parks with screaming mothers.
His luck begins to change when he gets the opportunity to write a song for the big star of the moment, Cora. She isn’t just anybody though, she is bigger than all the other pop princesses put together. Her objective for Fletcher is to write a song about love — in one week. There is one problem; Alex hasn’t written a hit song in over a decade.
Enter Sophie Fischer, played by Drew Barrymore.
Barrymore’s character is a free spirit struggling to recover from emotional trauma in her past. However, she is what Fletcher calls a “born lyricist,” and after much persuading, Sophie decides to help Alex write the song that will jump-start his career once again.
Grant and Barrymore do an excellent job of making their characters a perfect match for each other. Grant plays his character with the witty British charm we all love — not to mention the cute accent.
It was great to see and hear him bring his dash of sophistication to the screen. Grant was even surprising, showing that he can actually carry a tune.
Barrymore brings her sweet touch of innocence to Sophie. She played her character with great balance, juggling being confident with her words but hiding behind her past.
Grant and Barrymore both show great comedic timing that keeps the audience laughing. Nothing is worse than leaving a movie with the question, “Well, what happened next?”
The best thing about this movie is the question is answered. When the credits rolled, I felt satisfied that all that should have happened did. I didn’t have to use my imagination to write the missing scenes.
This light-hearted comedy has all the right ingredients for a great movie: great actors who play their characters well, scenes that will have you laughing out loud and the classic great ending we want.
Everyone can enjoy; even the boyfriends can appreciate the comedy in the romance.
Grant plays faded ’80s pop star Alex Fletcher whose stardom is far from what it was when he was in the popular band rightly titled Pop. His days of playing to huge crowds of screaming teenagers have been reduced to amusement parks with screaming mothers.
His luck begins to change when he gets the opportunity to write a song for the big star of the moment, Cora. She isn’t just anybody though, she is bigger than all the other pop princesses put together. Her objective for Fletcher is to write a song about love — in one week. There is one problem; Alex hasn’t written a hit song in over a decade.
Enter Sophie Fischer, played by Drew Barrymore.
Barrymore’s character is a free spirit struggling to recover from emotional trauma in her past. However, she is what Fletcher calls a “born lyricist,” and after much persuading, Sophie decides to help Alex write the song that will jump-start his career once again.
Grant and Barrymore do an excellent job of making their characters a perfect match for each other. Grant plays his character with the witty British charm we all love — not to mention the cute accent.
It was great to see and hear him bring his dash of sophistication to the screen. Grant was even surprising, showing that he can actually carry a tune.
Barrymore brings her sweet touch of innocence to Sophie. She played her character with great balance, juggling being confident with her words but hiding behind her past.
Grant and Barrymore both show great comedic timing that keeps the audience laughing. Nothing is worse than leaving a movie with the question, “Well, what happened next?”
The best thing about this movie is the question is answered. When the credits rolled, I felt satisfied that all that should have happened did. I didn’t have to use my imagination to write the missing scenes.
This light-hearted comedy has all the right ingredients for a great movie: great actors who play their characters well, scenes that will have you laughing out loud and the classic great ending we want.
Everyone can enjoy; even the boyfriends can appreciate the comedy in the romance.
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