Chanda and I went to the cheapo movie theater today to see Music and Lyrics, starring Hugh Grant! And Drew Barrymore.
It's a quintessential chick flick; I would have expected nothing less. As with your standard quintessential chick flick, there's not bunches to say beyond "It was cute!" Hugh Grant is a washed-up 80's pop star, Drew Barrymore is a kooky gal, they overcome some obstacles and then fall in love. It started out fairly slowly, but Hugh Grant, as always, was funny without even trying and, also as always, mysteriously sexy. (If you add up the individual physical features of Hugh Grant, it should not total an attractive man. And yet. Maybe it's the accent.) It picked up steam in the second half, though. The love story was not completely believable, but it was nice and happy.
The reason that none of this really matters is because the movie opened with this brilliantly cheesetastic music video, which was easily worth the $2.50 admission all by itself:
4 comments:
Cheesetastic!
Seriously, Rachel, sometimes I think we share a brain. I love Hugh Grant and agree with everything you said about him, which you did much more eloquently than I ever could. Also, I LOVED that music video. I felt so awful because Ryan was getting popcorn and he missed it. I tried to explain how awesome it was, but it would have helped if I'd thought to use the word CHEESETASTIC. And I didn't believe the love story at all either.
omg omg omg
what a fantastic clip. i wish i had been there when you and chanda were crying-cracking up. how JT-perfect!!!
The video for Pop Goes My Heart is a keeper. Watch the end credits for a reprise complete with pop up facts. Cool. Hugh Grant gets plenty of great one-liners in this film. Music and Lyrics is a good, not great, film.
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