Much Better Than I Thought =D

Rating: 7/10 (22 February 2007)

When first seeing the TV spots for Music and Lyrics, I cringed at the chosen dialogue to display; everything just seemed to fall flat on its face, leaving the audience wondering where the joke was. I then saw the trailer one day when at the movies, which made it look a little better. In more context, the jokes were actually somewhat humorous and the love story we all knew was coming seemed to have potential. The cast of Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant, however, acted as my main convincer, and as I walked into the theater for my 8:00 showing, I was still uncertain what I was getting into. Boy, was I wrong. Music and Lyrics, while certainly not award-winning, succeeds in charming audiences with its lighthearted humor. Yes, it's a typical romantic comedy, with certain twists and turns as predictable as clockwork. It was the same old boy meets girl, interaction, feelings develop, dramatics occur, etc., etc. However, fans of the genre walk into the theater expecting this and knowing that it takes more than format to make a movie successful. Music and Lyrics contains that more. The jokes are clever and funny, the acting is touching, the music is catchy (as it's been in my head for days) the plot still even manages to pull viewers into the story. Yes, the movie isn't perfect, with a few corny lines and a few undeveloped plot points. Yet even so, I left the theater humming the tunes and grinning from ear to ear. "Praise indeed." =D