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Sweet In recent years Hugh Grant has taken to playing the cad in most of his films. In the 90's he was the stuttering charmer, but in the 21st century he has become the arsehole. However here he breaks from that type to play a has-been 80's pop star trying to rekindle his career. It might seen a prime opportunity to play a jerk, however Grant plays the role as a man who is happy to have what he does have rather than being bitter about what he doesn't have. It is an unexpected choice, but one that works. Especially since Grant is paired with the ever-cheerful Drew Barrymore. I didn't expect to like this pairing. I love both of them separately and in other pairings, but I never thought that the sardonic Grant would work with the peppy Barrymore, however they surprised me. The chemistry between them is clear from the get-go. The film is basically the story of the two of them attempting to write a pop song for a ridiculous pop star and in that area it lacks. The pop star, Cora (Hayley Bennett), is completely unbelievable. Where Grant's 80's band, Pop, is a comedic but also quite realistic depiction of that era's music scene, Cora is instead trying to mock too many stars and thus it loses the effect. She is at once the religious inclinations of Madonna, the ignorance of Britney, a weak impression of Shakira's dancing, with the costumes of Christina. And yet with all these influences, the actress herself has none of the charisma of any of these. Barrymore and Grant outshine her at every turn, and thus we can never really buy that she is the biggest star on earth. Ultimately, I was entertained by this rom-com. I like Grant and Barrymore together. It is a much sweeter movie than I expected and that was a nice surprise. Plus, the Pop music video is one of the funniest things I have ever seen Hugh Grant do. email this review to a friend
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