17. Music and Lyrics (2007)- Marc Lawrence

Music and Lyrics Trailer

Hugh Grant as an 80s "Pop!" sensation has-been, Drew Barrymore as the damaged aspiring writer, that absurdly tall guy from "Everybody Loved Raymond," and Mr. Schue from Glee, make for a kick ass cast, with a slightly mediocre, yet weirdly entertaining love story. Alex Fletcher (Grant), and Sophie Fisher (Barrymore), literally and figuratively "find their way back into love," as they write their way through what hopes to be a hit song for an artist that I can only describe as Taylor Swift, if she had Cheryl Crowe length hair, with Madonna's costume designer and the "talent" of Fergie. With each word that ascends onto the page, the two writers fall even more in love with each other, even if Sophie does ruin Alex's plants.  We, as the audience, gets insight into the troubles that those in the music industry run into, while totally predicting how the cheesy love story unfolds. As stereotypically "chick flick" as it is, I do have to say, that there is absolutely nothing better than hearing Hugh Grant sing a song that he supposedly wrote to the woman that he loves, while playing the piano.