Music and Lyrics

I went out for Indian food and movie day with my friend Patty. We were debating various films, including Breaking and Entering, The Lives of Others (both of which were at Toronto), and The Painted Veil. Then we thought about seeing the Oscar Shorts programs at the Music Box (they show both the live-action shorts and the animated shorts that are nominated for Oscars, and I never end up going). To make a long story short, we ended up seeing Music and Lyrics. It kind of sucked, but was diverting enough not to make me complain very much. I find Hugh Grant likeable, and Drew Barrymore is OK too. There wasn’t a lot of chemistry between the two, which was one major problem with the movie. The two leads seemed to get along very well, but more in a chummy sort of way. The best parts dealt with Hugh Grant’s 80s has-been status and his day gigs at amusement parks. The less-interesting parts were the chick flick parts, of course… like the part where two people spend less than one week together, and sleep together only once, but somehow still merit a long, drawn-out conclusion. Huh? When was the last time you dated someone for less than a week but were so torn up about it?