Music and Lyrics

We watched the movie "Music and Lyrics" starring Hugh Grant and Drewberry Moore. It was a fitting end to the lessons on writing and performing songs. Here are some reviews of the movie

Music and lyrics. By Elsa Amelia Tungadi

There are lots of romance flicks with soppy stories about a hot pop idols meeting a regular girl and how the two fall in love. This is the dream of many a starry-eyed lovestruck teenage fan. There are, however, few stories apart from this one about a pop star "has been" straight out of the 80’s as the idol and a plant-killer, natural-born lyricist as the damsel in distress. Besides, most idols are not in danger of needing a hip replacement. Neither do they spend their days observing how long their CD has stayed on the shelves of the local music shop, let alone keeping track for the last six years.

"Music and Lyrics", just like how the title not-so-subtle title implies, is a romantic comedy wrapped up intimately with music. The two main characters meet and are joined together through the process of composing music and writing lyrics. Alex Fletcher is a forgotten star with the ability to compose. Sophie Fischer is a young woman who is aspiring to be a writer but has her dreams crushed by her writing teacher who exploits her life story. Throughout the course of the story, as they strive to work together to write a song for the idol Cora Corman, they become vulnerable to each other. Predictably, the two of them get to know each other and fall in love.

With catchy songs and poetic lyrics, "Music and Lyrics" speaks of letting go of the past, making a fresh start, and being honest with oneself. The dialogue is witty particularly Alex who is the best character for Hugh Grant to spout his hilarious self depreciating comments. Watching the movie is definitely an enjoyable way to spend one’s leisure time.

However, in the end, the characters and the plot do not leave any lasting impression in your mind. The movie is too mild and light-hearted. All you are going to remember, at the very most, is the tune of the borderline silly POP! Song: ‘Pop Goes My Heart!’. And with that, pop goes the movie into fluff!

Music and Lyrics Review By Vania

What I felt when the movie started was déjà vu. I watched this movie with my friends in Indonesia several years ago and I loved it! Even though today was not the first time I watched the movie "Music and Lyrics", I still found the movie as interesting as when I watched it for the first time. The best thing about it for me was the songs. They were so creative, original and heart-warming. The songs have deep and meaningful lyrics that make me feel as if I am part of the action that takes place in the movie. Apart from the songs, my favorite character is Cora, the singer who commissioned Alex to write a new song. She is so confident and even though some of her dance moves are very sensual, she is still a "good" girl at heart who is willing to help Alex win back Sophie. Cora maybe famous but she is not strong-headed or arrogant; she respects others and is willing to hear their stories. She is the key person in all the wonderful dance sequences, the coordination the dancers was great. The performance is supported by creative decorations, brilliant stagecraft and appropriate lighting effect. All in all,I think this film is worth watching a second time. The characters, songs, dances and stories can all be summed up in a word-- entertaining.