Surprsingly good movie.

Rating: 9/10 (27 February 2007)

From time to time a movie will surprise me and this is one of those movies. I expected another Hollywood flop - insipid, poorly acted, and utterly forgettable. Instead, to my great surprise, this movie was well-acted, had a good story with attractive upbeat characters and was entertaining. In addition, this movie is proof that Hugh Grant is a really wonderful actor. Not only does he have a flare for comedy, he can sing even though he's not known be a singer. And Drew Barrymore gives a wonderful performance as a lyricist. This movie may not win any awards or accolades and probably will soon disappear from the movie theaters, but if that happens that will be too bad because this movie deserves positive recognition.