Music and Lyrics movie review

September 1, 2010 - #57/100
Music and Lyrics (2007)

Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant), a washed-up pop singer living in New York, is barely getting by in his career. In the 80's, he was a successful singer in the band called POP. But, in present day, he is barely managing to play any gigs by singing his old hits in amusement parks, school reunions, and dinner parties. Alex's manager schedules a meeting with the successful teen singer Cora Corman. If Alex manages to come up with a song that Cora approves of by the end of the week, then he will finally have a chance at being a huge hit once again. The only problem is, Alex generally has trouble putting lyrics into his melody. In comes Sophie Fisher (Drew Barrymore). Sophie is temporarily watering Alex's plants in his apartment while the regular woman is out for some various reason. While tending to the plants, she proves that she is a sensitive poet and efficient lyricist. So, together, they write a song that is approved by Cora. While they are writing the song, it's obvious that the two definitely have a connection. The only problem is, Cora ends up disagreeing about the interpretation of the song, and slightly changes it. This aggravates Sophie, while Alex is just trying to go with the flow. Therefore, Sophie gets mad at Cora and Alex. And, in the end, Alex realizes that all he wants is Sophie, and he has to figure out a way to in her back. Overall, I thought that this was a cute movie. True, the movie is definitely a cheesy romantic comedy, but I can't help it. I still like it. The acting was good, and there were some funny parts in the movie.

I gave this movie 7/10 stars on imdb.com.