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Actors: Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore
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Alex used to be a pop star but he is no longer at the top of the charts. Alex started the band called POP back in 80's. He enjoyed success and fame with his band but now when he was no longer famous. When Cora invites him to record a duet with her he see this opportunity as refreshing his music career but the problem is that he haven't written any lyrics in years. Alex's friend Sophie, his plant lady agrees to help him out with words.
Alex's main concern at the moment is nothing more then his career and Sophie thinks she don't have good writing skills but when they both agrees to help each other it was also a start of a new relationship. When Cora wants to make changes to the song Sophie insist on telling Cora how she feels, where Alex wants to stop Sophie and this entire thing along with some of the other problems put a stop to Alex and Sophie's relationship.
At the end Alex performs a song based on his and Sophie's relationship. After that song Sophie and Alex performs the original song which they wrote without Cora's changes. Their song was a huge hit and they wrote 5 top 40 songs also.
--Naila, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- singer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- singer/musician
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
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