Saturday, May 12, 2007

Music and Lyrics Review

She said:
Yay, my husband finally comes out of the video store with a romantic comedy. After the fiasco of the previous rental (see post) I was very excited. I actually vaguely remembered seeing previews for this movie, but had no idea what it was about. The introduction to both of the characters is very comical and odd ball. Basically, Hugh Grant plays a has-been 80's rock star trying to write a hit song. I really enjoyed this comedy because it was family friendly and a very interesting story of how songs are written and recorded. I really liked the music through out this movie. I would recommend this movie to anyone!

He said:
OK, I haven't seen Spider Man 3 yet, so I can not fully comment on that movie, but I did go out and rent Music and Lyrics (much to my wif'e's delight). This movie had gotten a lot of good reviews by reviewers and I thought it had potential and all in all, I was not disappointed. Hugh Grant is a bit older than Drew Barrymore, but they both had a neat chemistry on screen, and I think it was well written and funny rather than just stupid. Throughout the movie there is also some pop star that dances and has the sex appeal of a very well-known female pop star, but I wasn't sure if the writers were actually trying to make fun, or just make a comparison to show how music has changed from the 80s to the present. Another interesting point of this movie, is that they wrote some of their own songs (from what I know), and the songs are actually decent. All in all I think I would give this movie a B+ to an A-. Well written, good story and not too mushy or stupid for a romantic comedy. Recommended.

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