An underrated movie

Even though Hugh Grant has pretty much passed his prime, I still have a weak spot for him and I try to check his movies whenever I get the chance. To be honest, I thought this one was actually a nice surprise. Basically, it is a satire of 'Idols' and such talent shows and I thought it hit the right notes many times during the whole thing. First of all, there was also a pretty good cast (Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Willem Dafoe, Chris Klein, Jennifer Coolidge, Marcia Gay Harden) and they all delivered some decent performances, especially Hugh Grant who was, as usual, rather hilarious. Unfortunately, I must admit the whole thing was rather unfocused and, honestly, rather messy but still, I think it deserved more credits than it usually got. That's very often the problem with so many characters, you often end up with several half-baked stories instead of fully fledged plot. Still, to conclude, even though it was nothing mind-blowing whatsoever, I think it was still not bad at all and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are a fan of Hugh Grant.

6/10