Movie: Music & Lyrics

I was going to begin this post by saying, "I should really start seeing some good movies" because I expected to trash this film. Expected to, because, how could I not? It's got yes please I'll take extra butter on my popcorn written all over it.

But I loved it! And I loved it because I'm in one of those moods where cupids and construction paper hearts make you go, awwww. If you're not in one of those moods, I don't suggest you watch this.

I used to be obsessed with Drew Barrymore. I remember the poignant evening it began like it was yesterday. I was maybe 12 years old, and we were all at my grandparent's house for dinner. There was a little article in the Post about Drew, and how she was about to enter rehab for a drug problem. That little article was my first exposure to pop celebrity. It was the first time the gleam became tarnished, and I was in shock. Drew? Little Drew? Little dress-up E.T. Drew? A drug addict?

After realizing we were nearly the same age (and therefore, I was certain, would have been the best of friends), I read anything I could about her. Those were pre-google days, so I was forced to get anything I could from lifestyle sections of bad newspapers. I even read her "book" (yes, I put that in quotes). My dad swears her story is the reason I never became a drug addict. I have to agree. If not for Drew, I'd be writing this from the Betty Ford clinic.

But I digress. This is an adorable, harmless little film. So shut up with your judgment, and add it to your Queue.