For die-hard chick flick fans

Rating: 4/10 (2 February 2007)

This is a sweet, gentle, occasionally amusing, but ultimately dull romantic comedy. I mean it has it's moments - there are some funny lines here & there - but the whimsical story plods along without much excitement. Hugh Grant & Drew Barrymore are both good comedy actors but somehow combined on screen they don't really have much chemistry. Music & Lyrics is PG rated so it's never going to sizzle but it feels like more of a teenagers chick flick than one aimed at an audience my age (mid-30s) that actually remembers the kind of 80s has-been pop star revival that's celebrated here. It's pleasant enough and if you're out with a bunch of your girlfriends then it would pass the time - but I wouldn't queue up for a ticket!