Good Dialogue

Rating: 6/10 (31 July 2007)

Sophie (Barrymore) helps Alex Fletcher (Grant) a one time singing star of the 1980s write a hit song for Cora (Bennett), the top Teen singing sensation.
Yes, yes, yes, it's all predictable. What isn't? For a chick flick this is pretty good because they stay on message and don't screw it up with too much making out, crying and whining. Both Sophie and Fletcher have baggage, but it's dealt with in good fashion because the dialogue is quick, short and honest and get this: funny too. Why that's almost like a breath of fresh air when you really need it.
I keep asking when Hugh Grant is going to make movies with more substance, but I realize that there is a market for this type of movie and he is very good at it. When he gets a little longer in the tooth maybe we'll see something else. As for Ms. Barrymore she is a very good actress and she can do movies like Sandra Bullock and Ashley Judd but doesn't and I am not counting the Charlie's Angels movie.
All is good in here, the acting, pace, and music too. The chemistry between Grant and Barrymore is good and believable, but it is really the witty, funny and honest dialogue that puts this over the top. Yes, a good script, but you need good people to put their mark on it and they did.
Violence: No, Sex: No, Nudity: No, Language:No