Music and Lyrics

Straight to the heart. - A Song for You ( Music and Lyrics ) is an American comedy film directed by Marc Lawrence from 2007 The title song Way Back Into Love is by Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore and at the end of the film by Grant and Haley Bennett sung.

Action

The New York-based Alex Fletcher was a part of the band PoP, which enjoyed success in the 1980s. But while his ex-partner is successful after the separation and was even knighted, his subsequent solo album was a flop and it occurs at fairs, reunions and TV shows retro. But then he gets the offer of the pop star Cora Corman that was once enthusiastic about his music. She now wants a new song from him for her new CD. However, this must be lodged within three days texted, composed and be recorded. In addition, Cora makes clear that while Alex is her favorite, but not the only commissioned composer.

Alex is skeptical because he is not very talented in the text writing, but he is under great pressure, because an important commitment was canceled and he is now more dependent than ever on this song. First, he instructed Greg Antonsky to work on the text. But Antonsky are extremely difficult and aggressive. The adventitious Sophie Fisher, the deputy, by Alex's care plants, on the other hand demonstrated that they sense of Alex's ideas and also has talent as a writer. Therefore, Alex offers her to write the text of his song, which she rejects but.

Sophie is plagued by strong self-doubt, after her ex-boyfriend, the literature professor Sloan Cates, their time together processed in a best-selling novel. The main character of the novel is in a very negative and Sophie, who recognizes itself in the figure, is severely affected. She now works for her sister Rhonda, operator of a diet center. Rhonda was once a big fan of Alex and is thrilled that she can get to know him personally now. Sophie can finally talk, but still for Alex to write the text.

Together, they manage to complete the song. In haste, they create a demo CD and bring it just in time to Cora who is enthusiastic about the composition. Sophie, Alex and his manager celebrating the success with a dinner in a restaurant. When Sloan Cates enters the restaurant, Alex Sophie encourages them to talk to Cates. This is initially extremely polite and pleased. But then he says that his novel will be filmed and it is clear that he is not interested in a lengthy conversation with Sophie. Alex can not get rid of and it comes to a fight between the two. Sophie, impressed by Alex's use, accompanied him home. They spend the night together and it carves a romance to.

However, Cora wants to change the intro of the song. Sophie is with the changes do not agree, but Alex does not care, because only counts the job for him. Between Sophie and Alex it comes to a head, but it turns out that Cora is not anyway accessible over Sophie's objections. Since Cora still wants to have another verse to the song, but Sophie is no longer cooperate constructively, it comes to a final rift between Sophie and Alex.

When Alex shows up alone in the recording studio the next day, he must amazement discover that Sophie has still texted a new stanza. On their concert at Madison Square Garden Cora wants to introduce the new song along with Alex. Also in the audience Sophie and her sister Rhonda sit. As Cora announces a new song, but specifies only Alex Fletcher as an author, Sophie is taken and angry.

When she tries to leave the room, she discovers that Alex plays a completely different song. He has composed for him and Sophie texted and sing about their time together and how much she means to him. Touched, Sophie arrives backstage and reconciled with Alex. Finally, her song is played, but in the original Arrangement: Alex Cora could convince them that the original version of the song is much better. Towards the end of the song Alex leaves the stage and kisses Sophie, while Cora finished the song alone.

In the credits we learn, among other things, that the film version of Cates ' novel flopped and that Alex's ex-partner Colin Thompson has health problems, while Sophie and Alex are now successfully together.

Music

Hugh Grant sings for the first time in a movie and interpreted in addition to Way Back Into Love the songs PoP Goes My Heart, Meaningless Kiss, Dance With Me Tonight, Do not Write Me Off and Love Autopsy on the soundtrack to the film.

Trivia

  • Martin Fry before and during the shooting acted as vocal coach for Hugh Grant
  • The song " Dance with me tonight" was written by Marc Lawrence then 13 - year-old son Cylde
  • Andrew Wyatt contributed to the film with four songs and took over the vocals by Colin Thompson.
  • Adam Schlesinger wrote next to the title song and "Do not write me off" and " Meaningless Kiss ". For Schlesinger, this was, after That Thing you do! the second musical film for which he composed the music.

Reviews

James Berardinelli said the characters of this film are credible and seemed more realistic than in many comparable films. Is always appealing and Lyrics, often witty and sometimes funny, but skeptics and cynics would not turn into a sentimental man. The film can not make it to attain the top position in the ranking of romantic comedies. But he was second high enough that anyone who have a soft spot for this genre should take a look at it.

Rex Reed said in the New York Observer, the film was not a milestone in the history of film, but after a plethora of alleged comedies ask this romantic comedy a perfect, warm-hearted antidote to the winter boredom represents the chemistry that prevails between Barrymore and Grant, was something very Rares in today's comedies fiasco.

Isabella Reicher wrote in Der Standard: " director Marc Lawrence - Grant in Two Weeks Notice with Sandra Bullock already verkuppelte - this formula cinema romance staged visually entirely unremarkable. But he has come up with a halfway original initial situation and further oriented to the dynamic Schlagabtäuschen classic screwball comedies. - Grant not fall further from his ancestral signature role, extends this with some self-irony to comic nuances. His loyal fans will appreciate that. "

In the Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey calls the film a bittersweet satire on the music industry and says he is simply irresistible.

The lexicon of the International film proclaims: " Romantic comedy with unerring satirical swipes at the show business and the music business, although it can not maintain its high top speed, but by lovingly drawn characters with courage, self- irony convinced. "

Background

The film was shot in New York City, in neighboring Nassau County on Long Iceland and in Farmingdale. He started in British cinemas on 9 February 2007, in the U.S. and the Australian cinemas on 14 February 2007. Comedy ran on 8 March 2007 in the German, Austrian and Swiss cinemas.

2007 in film Marc Lawrence (filmmaker) Screenplay Film score Susan E. Morse Retro style Closing credits Nassau County (New York)
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