Overwiew :A washed up singer (Grant) is given a couple days to compose a chart-topping hit for an aspiring teen sensation. Though he's never written lyrics in his life, he sparks with an offbeat younger woman (Barrymore) with a flair for words. Affection / Whimsical / Restaurant Scene / Grand Piano / Music Video
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - William Arnold : The movie is an unusually witty and intelligent romantic comedy and Hollywood's best Valentine's Day gift in years. more...
B+
San Francisco Chronicle - Mick LaSalle : Grant strikes precisely the right note with regard to Alex's career: He's too intelligent not to be a little embarrassed, but he's far too brazen to feel anything like shame. more...
B
ReelViews - James Berardinelli : ...a better than average romantic comedy... more...
B
New York Times - A.O. Scott : ...aspires to nothing more than the competent dispensing of mild amusement and easy emotion. more...
C+
New York Post - Lou Lumenick : It's nowhere near as bad as the trailers would suggest. more...
C
Hollywood Reporter - Michael Rechtshaffen : The melody might be familiar, but Grant and Barrymore keep this catchy rom-com humming along agreeably. more...
B
filmcritic.com - Anne Gilbert : ...much more comedy than romance. more...
B-
Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum : ...bland, light romantic comedy... more...
B-
E! Online - Matt Stevens : ...surprisingly entertaining. more...
B+
Chicago Tribune - Michael Phillips : ...charming... more...
B
Boston Globe - Ty Burr : It's so unoriginal yet so adorable that your own leg may start kicking reflexively as the movie scratches you in the sweet spot. more...
B-
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Eleanor Ringel Gillespie : The song remains the same, but together, Barrymore and Grant hit all the right notes. more...
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