Pleasant and Predictable

Rating: 6/10 (17 February 2007)

Pleasant and Predictable, "Music and Lyrics" is everything you would expect out of this type of movie, with a little heart and soul and a touch of love and laughter added in. Perfect fare for your little tween queen, "Music and Lyrics" offers Hugh Grant dancing in tight pants, Drew Barrymore acting cute and quirky, and Brad Garret as the pragmatic, befuddled manager of Hugh Grant's has-been 80's rocker teen "dream".
You will be tickled with the silly dance sequences and the satirical references to Britney Spears are gentle and comical, without a spirit of mean. Kristen Johnson (Third Rock from the Sun) adds sparkle to the movie as Barrymore's loving, no-nonsense older sister.
Just don't expect any surprises and you won't be disappointed. While "Music and Lyrics" won't make you sing it's praises, neither will you leave the theater feeling robbed and cheated of the price of your ticket.
Great Sunday matinÃ©e fare, perfect for dinner and a movie, "Music and Lyrics" is a flick best seen with all of your favorite chicks.