Bring back the '80s!

Rating: Null/10 (13 February 2007)

I saw a sneak preview and I was really afraid to watch another sort of boring Hugh Grant movie. You know, with him playing basically the same character, only older than the last movie.
I have to say i loved this movie. Congratulations Marc Lawrence for writing a fantastic script and forcing Hugh to come out of hiding and take another acting job.
Everyone has already written about the good stuff -- except, being a child of the '80s myself, I had forgotten how much I enjoyed REAL POP music. I totally loved the goofy "Pop goes my heart" from the movie (and am still singing it to myself). The movie made me want to go home with my husband and listen to A-ha, Wham! and Duran Duran.
I know the hair was awful and the clothes bizarre. I know they used "clapping" machines too much (is that what they were called?) and the music was often over-produced, but heck, this movie just brought back the pure joy of "wake me up before you go-go", and with life in the States just sucky these days, it was fun to feel good for awhile.
GO SEE IT.