Music and Lyrics (DVD)

Over the weekend I managed to have a lazy Saturday afternoon which consisted of nothing more than lying on the sofa and watching films in preparation for a night out later that evening. One of the films I came across on the DVD hard drive was Music and Lyrics which I knew starred Hugh Grant, one of my favourite actors, and so decided to give it a go! The Plot Alex (Hugh Grant) was a famous pop star in the 80s but since then his success within the music scene has been somewhat limited and he has resorted to writing lyrics for other people. One of the most famous teenage pop princess's Cora Corman has requested him to write a song for her which ...  Read the complete review

I was very happy to receive the DVD of Music and Lyrics as a birthday present from my small daughter (with no doubt a bit of advice from her daddy!) and very happily settled down to watch it the other night, ensconced with a glass of wine and a box of chocolates. It was not a fim I had seen at the cinema and did not really know what to expect other than the fact that it was starring Hugh Grant - but then, of course, if you watch a movie starring Hugh Grant then you probably do know what to expect after all! The film is described as a tuneful romantic comedy. Hugh Grant plays Alex Fletcher, once an eighties iconic pop star but now sadly a bit of a has been - ...  Read the complete review

My partner and I love Hugh Grant films, so when he released this one, we were keen to see it. I also think Drew Barrymore is a great actress so I had quite high expectations about this film because of the quality of the actors starring in it. Music and Lyrics is centred around the character Alex Fletcher, an 80's has-been popstar. He was part of a successful 80's group called PoP! but when the band fell apart, Alex was not able to maintain the success that he had received in PoP! He is doing small shows at reunions and theme parks, but nothing to get him into the public domain again. His manager manages to introduce to Cora Corman, THE young popstar of the ...  Read the complete review

I really enjoyed this film! It's a feel good romantic comedy and well worth a watch (great for a girly night in!). Hugh Grant plays Alex Fletcher an 80's has been from the pop group POP whose solo career in music is a failure. However sucessful young singer Cora Corman (a Christina Aguilera/Britney like pop star) approaches Alex and asks him to write a song for her, however Alex is rubbish at writing lyrics so when he meets Sophie (Drew Barrimore) and accidently finds out that she can write, he persuades her to help him. They eventually fall in love whilst writing together, but it doesn't run smoothly for them! Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore work well together ...  Read the complete review

Music & Lyrics is your bog standard, run of your mill predictable romantic comedy... and I loved it! Of course I am a sucker for this kind of movie and also think that both Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore excel in this kind of movie. In M&L they are both playing their favourite kind of roles, Grant as the slightly flustered, unconfident Englishman and Barrymore as a kooky, eccentric American. They are also blessed with a marvellous script full of one liners and an storyline just a little bit different from the norm, even if the minute details are the same the overall idea wasn't. Alex Fletcher (Grant) is an ex pop superstar, member of 80's superstar ...  Read the complete review