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59
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couldn't wait for it to end. there was no romantic chemistry, barely a laugh.

May 22,2008
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This appealing romantic comedy undertakes the conventions of the formula without an inordinate amount of clichs. Music also infuses the overall plot with a satire of the music industry, and the pop tunes and lyrics are catchy.Full Review

Claudia Puig
USA Today

The film's a bit like a dessert that could have been dinner, particularly with so many winning elements (including songs by Fountains Of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger and a brief appearance from a wickedly sleazy Campbell Scott). But dessert isn't a bad thing either, particularly when it's prepared with this much heart.Full Review

Keith Phipps
The Onion (A.V. Club)

Lawrence's take on pop music success is exactly right, satiric without being absurdist, and therefore a prize worth the effort.Full Review

Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle

The two generate more heart than they do heat, but that's the point. You want to see them together not just because they're adorable, but because you believe that their characters can take each other to a place neither could get to on their own.Full Review

Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer

Music and Lyrics is frequently appealing, often witty, and occasionally funny, but it's not going to convert skeptics and cynics into sentimentalists.Full Review

James Berardinelli
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