g-bodyl Music and Lyrics is actually one of the better rom-coms made in the past decade. It's a little cheesy, but who can't resist the sappiness and charm of the film which works thanks to the two irresistible stars and an excellent soundtrack. As a fan of 80's music, I know a thing or two about washed-up musicians, so I enjoyed the film even more. I'm one of those people who believe in this sort of love, so I was even more interested. Finally, I also love the inside joke this movie makes about modern pop music. Those who like 70's/80's music know what I'm talking about.Marc Lawrence's film is about a man named Alex Fletcher who is a has-been star of the 80's hit band, POP!. When a young famous musician in the style of Lady Gaga asks him to write a song, he needs to find a lyricist fast. When he learns how talented his plant lady is with words, they become an unexpected pair with an unexpected romance.This film really works because of Hugh Grant's charm and Drew Barrymore's sweetness. I never knew that Grant could sing, but does he ever have a good voice! And as usual, he is good at being funny. Drew Barrymore has always been a respectable actress and that continues her as the flawed plant girl who is afraid to stand up for herself. Haley Bennett does a good job portraying the typical modern pop star in the vein of Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift.Overall, Music and Lyrics is a sweet though unusual rom-com. This film is almost like a musical, and it works big time. The soundtrack is very catchy and honestly the songs sung in the film will be a good addition to my expansive collection of songs on my Ipod. It's well-written, which it should be since a good portion of the plot is based around writing. Now this is the kind of smart rom-com I want to see on Valentine's Day. I rate this film 9/10.

lossowitz "No pets or children" sounds a guideline for filmmakers, and for screenwriters it should be: "no creative problems or stage careers as a theme". Only a biopic can portray stage scenes and popularity on a level that is believable, just because that is what the audience knows about the subject: yes, this star was popular.The theme of this movie is arguably a love story, but with the title Music and Lyrics, the creative process of writing is at the center of the tale. From the start the love affair of the ex-POP! singer Hugh Grant and the wannabe writer Drew Barrymore follows the road of the romantic comedy, albeit that they need to "write the music and lyrics of their love themselves". There we have the first problem: any depiction of a creative process becomes tiresome, regardless of the many dead pan jokes Hugh Grant gets to make. Watching people try to rhyme or look for a song idea is watching... people try to rhyme or look for a song idea. It is like watching people work.Then we have the performances of the movies superstar Cora, which should be valued somewhere between Britney and Christina: but how on earth do you simulate a big, expensive, explosive pop concert without doing exactly that: staging a big, expensive, explosive concert? Well, you do it slightly cheaper, smaller and, not so explosive. And it shows. Yes, there is a large Buddha from where Cora emerges, but would Britney or Christina put up a whole show with just one large Buddha on stage? Ten different Buddhas maybe, and a pyramid, and a temple and a burning sky scraper. The audience knows what a superstar concert looks like, and is not easily convinced. The actors give it their best shot, and some even succeed, but all in all this is a perfect example for how a screenwriter best avoids depicting fictional popular concerts, and showing the process of creativity. They're implausible and tiresome, and both traits are ill- fated for a commercial movie, which a rom-com, with all its rules and clichés, is.

nadya puig This is the fourth time I see the comedy romance movie Music and Lyrics, but this is the first time I actually see it to write about the movie. For me, it was a pleasure watching this movie all over again, since comedy romance films are my favorite and, I consider myself a big fan of Drew Barrymore. I have seen most of her movies I love the way she acts "sweet and innocent" when it comes to comedy romance films. This American actress has not only started in over 50 movies, including a commercial for puppy food at the age of 11 months in 1975, becoming one of Hollywood's most recognized child actors, but also in the 1980s hit movie "ET". She has directed, screen written, produced, and model on several occasions. What I most liked about this movie in particular is that destiny was the cause of joining "Hugh Grant" as Alex Fletcher and "Drew Barrymore" as Sophie Fisher. On the other hand, we have Hugh Grant, an English actor and film producer who had his first leading role in 1987 in the movie, "Maurice". His break through performance though was in the 1994 film "Four Wedding's and a Funeral". Since then, he has started in over 30 films including my favorite "Nine Months" from 1995.The writer of this movie is Mark Lawrence, who himself directed the film in 2007. Marc Lawrence also composed a sound track for this movie titled "Love Autopsy". It's a short comic sound track, but it gives the film a very special touch. Lawrence has both written and produced movies like "Two Weeks Notice" (2002), and "Did You Hear about the Morgan's?" (2009) both in which "Grant" has started as the main character. Both these films are from the genre, comedy romance. This American screenwriter and film producer has also written films such as "The Out-of-Towners" (1999), "Miss. Congeniality" (2000) and "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous" (2005). His most recent movie is "Music and Lyrics" (2007).This film first came to the big screen on February 14, 2007. If I would've seen it on that date, I would've expected nothing less from this comedy romantic story. Like Tom Long from the Detroit News said, "Every valentines day should be blessed with a confection as fluffy, light and satisfying as Music & Lyrics, a cute movie filled with laughs and tunes and nothing too terribly serious to say". I couldn't agree with him more, these two characters, Grant as Alex Fletcher and Barrymore as Sophie Fisher live an adventure which at the end leads them to fall in love with each other. Even though it seems as just another love story, I perceived this love story very different from others that I have seen. I think this story was very original and not repetitions of other movies in which they only change the characters, but the story line is pretty much the same. This film brought back fond memories from my childhood in the 80's. I couldn't help but to go back in time and realize how much things have changed; from our cloths, music, and style of dancing. I must admit, it was a fun journey.Stephen Hunter from the Washington Post says, "I don't think the ending is up to the rest of the movie, but Grant and Barrymore are great together, and the movie has both, zing and song". I agree with Hunter, when you have two very talented actors like Grant and Barrymore you can't help but have a great movie, but ending with the song that they both wrote was a must. The song played a crucial role but ending with this romantic melody titled "Way Back in Love" gave the movie the final twist. Like in any movies when you have a man, and a woman faced with a problem, falling in love is inevitable. What gives this movie the perfect ending is the song they wrote together because that's exactly what happens with Fletcher and Fisher; they fall in love all over again.

jwells97 The first time I saw this, I enjoyed the comedy, but had a hard time believing that love could develop between a man and woman of different generations. After seeing it a second time, though, I caught many of the details that I had missed the first time and it made more sense. That, of course, heightened my enjoyment even more. Now the premise doesn't seem all that far fetched, after all. Hugh's and Drew's fine singing voices were a pleasant surprise, too. I advise everyone to see this movie at least twice. You'll probably find yourself singing the spotlighted songs for many days afterward. Excellent writing, directing, and acting.