Synopsis

Manhattanite husband Bob (Alan Alda) and wife Steffi (Goldie Hawn) deal with romantic tribulations as daughter Skyler (Drew Barrymore) becomes engaged to Holden (Edward Norton). Meanwhile, Steffi’s ex-husband Joe (Woody Allen) has romantic troubles of his own. This is a musical peppered with old classics, and the gimmick: all these famous actors sing the songs.

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I sometimes feel that romantic comedies are a mix-and-match affair, meaning, choose from the following women who can cry on-screen (Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, Kate Hudson, Jennifer Lopez, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston) and pair with a sensitive-man (Mark Ruffalo, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Tom Hanks, Zach Braff, Keanu Reeves). Then follow the list of romantic movie cliches, and profit!

So Music And Lyrics is the partnering of Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant, both romantic comedy regulars (The Wedding Singer and Notting Hill). Of course, know what you’re getting into. This is not a cerebral exercise into the future of mankind or drug-trafficking in Afghanistan. That said, for what it is, Music And Lyrics delivers. What’s interesting is how the blossoming romance ends up playing second fiddle to a lot of funnier stuff.

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Every once in a while we pull out this flick – I think I’ve seen it five or six times, now. I’ll admit I skip out during the ending (right after the Flock of Seagulls guy in the airport), but everything up until that point is still quite hilarious – to me anyways – as I’m a definite product of the 1980s.

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