Charming and witty are adjectives least expected from this movie that many reviewers have panned as being, how shall we say, unworthy of being on Englands Top of the Pops! But if you're like me, which fortunately some of you are not, I would say swallow your pride and intelligence and simply go to a movie for a good smile and you might be rewarded with a good feeling similar to when you first heard the Beatles "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" or the first time you realized you wanted to pick up a tennis raquet and imagine you could play guitar.
This is that kind of movie. And because I too am a songwriter/singer and writer in the literary sense, I can appreciate both characters' struggles delivered comically as well with moments of depth and seriousness. Hugh Grant plays himself, offering us a Cary Grant for our time. And though the woman in me has fallen for him many times over in films like About A Boy (a film I'll review on a special Hugh Grant day yet to be determined), Two Weeks Notice, and Notting Hill, he has won me over 100 x more after seeing him behind a piano as he sings a song to Drew's character, Sophie. Did I mention he looks hot in tight pants? He has aged well!!!! And as the movie opener song suggests, when I saw him again (yes I saw it 2x) popped went my heart :)
True, there are moments when the movie leaves the audience a little skeptical about the potential for laughs, but Hugh Grant saves the day if not by Drew's sad puppy dog pouting eyes.
Generally, if you don't want a too deep movie but want a general good time, this is it. A good "chick flick" , date flick, or family movie. Whoever you see it with, if you love music you'll leave with a tune you can't get out of your head.
***Side note: Looks like there's a trend of singing celebrities...It won't be long before musicals make a comeback!!!!!!...Oh, I hope Hugh Grant doesn't leave romantic comedies and acting too soon for his career in writing. Many hearts will also pop in great deflation :(
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