Review – Music & Lyrics

Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant star in the romantic comedy you’d expect this pair to make. Actually, that’s not completely fair. The plot – aging 80s pop star attempts to get back into the game with the help of a quirky young woman with a gift for lyrics – provides enough script fodder that the story doesn’t get bogged down with romantic rivalries or other unnecessary genre canards. Beyond that, however, this is standard fare. Grant delivers one “witty” quip after another. Barrymore bops back and forth between giggly and neurotic. And of course we get a happy ending. What more can we expect from such an offering? Mildly amusing