I need to STOP listening to the male movie critics

Rating: 7/10 (24 February 2007)

All of my favorite movie critics happen to be male. Most of the time, their opinions have kept me from wasting my time at stinkeroo movies. I don't relish the idea of spending money and time at a movie that I won't enjoy. However. The critics were almost universally wrong about this one. While Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore don't have a lot of chemistry, they make up for it in their acting and comedic timing. This is particularly true of Grant. I found myself laughing aloud several times during this movie. While this isn't the kind of movie that leaves you sighing about the romance, it was a lot of fun and very cute. I loved the 80s pop references, and Hugh Grant is very believable as a washed up 80s icon. I will most likely be buying this one when it comes out on DVD, if only to see Hugh shaking his hips again! Haha. I can see why a lot of men wouldn't necessarily like it...but then again, those who were in high school during the 80s during that awful time for pop music (hahaha...is there ever a GOOD time for pop music? LOL!!!) might enjoy the trip down memory lane. I liked this one!