Predictable and ho-hum but quite fun

Rating: 7/10 (1 April 2011)

I personally quite like Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore, so was looking forward to this film. Music and Lyrics is not a masterpiece I admit, having a predictable story, somewhat ho-hum middle act and an uneven pace(meandering a bit in the middle). However, it is a strikingly filmed movie, the scenery is lovely and the photography is good enough, and the soundtrack is sweet and beguiling. I quite liked the script, not award-worthy by all means, but funny in places poignant in others, and the acting which succeeds in being both corny and touching. Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore are quite good in their roles, Grant giving the better performance of the two, and their chemistry is believable while not entirely sizzling. All in all, a nice movie while not mind-blowing, then again the film never tries to be any more than it is. 7/10 Bethany Cox