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February 2007
MUSIC AND LYRICS |
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By Nicole Schmuelian
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Music and Lyrics is a romantic comedy starring Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant, ostensibly the duo seem to favor this genre but need to pursue more risk taking roles. Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant), a has-been 80’s musician from the once popular band known as Pop, is eager to step back into the limelight, tired of playing gigs at local amusement parks and state fairs. It’s humorous to imagine Hugh Grant as an eighties singer but it is even more humorous to see him sing, dance, and play the piano. Alex is given another shot at fame when Cora Corman, the current pop idle, asks him to write the lyrics to a song on her new album. If he succeeds, Alex will be given the chance to perform with her at Madison Square Garden. Alex, incapable of writing his own lyrics, coincidentally happens to find out that his plant lady, Sophie Fisher (Drew Barrymore), is a writer with the gift of musical rhythm. After hearing her sing a few tunes, Alex decides to partner up with Drew Barrymore on a journey to create the catchiest pop song ever.
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