Music and Lyrics (2007)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Alex Fletcher	Hugh Grant	½
Sophie Fisher	Drew Barrymore	½
Chris Riley	Brad Garrett
Cora Corman	Haley Bennett	½
Sloan Cates	Campbell Scott	½

Review

A joyride for anyone growing up during the 80s as well as an effective and fairly fresh romantic comedy. The characters don’t act as human beings when the film’s structure need them to perform other purposes, but Grant and Barrymore are thoroughly charming in their own usual ways, and they are cute and occasionally funny in their mutual scenes. Still, the most valuable asset of Music and Lyrics is its delicate combination of ridiculing and celebrating the good old 80s and the wonderfully synthetic music that came out of the decade. The music, by Adam Schlesinger, is at its best as good as the classics themselves, and the opening music video is worth the entrance fee alone.