Music And Lyrics^^
In this middling romantic comedy, Hugh Grant plays Alex, a washed up singer who once topped the charts as part of a famous 80s pop duo (think the other guy from Wham!), but whose career is now reduced to nostalgia gigs on the class reunion and state fair circuit. Alex is scraping the bottom of the barrel when a hot new pop sensation named Cora suddenly appears (an inspired performance by newcomer Haley Bennett that makes you wonder why she doesn't give up acting and take on Shakira). Cora tells Alex how much his 80s hits meant to her and asks him to write a song for them to perform together on her next album. This is Alex's big break, a second chance at fame, only he doesn't have a lyricist. Enter Drew Barrymore as Sophie, who has arrived at Alex's door to water his plants for him, and who just happens to have a gift for rhyme.
The idea behind "Music and Lyrics," that two people can complement each other so well that their union makes them better people—the "you complete me"......
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