I hope you remember (and appreciate?) the vibes of 1980s music. This movie will test your tolerance level for the tunes and the times.

Alex Fletcher (Hugh Grant) was a member of the 1980s musical group called PoP! He and his bandmates went their separate ways 15 years ago. Now it's the 2000s, and Alex makes a living as a solo retro singer. He performs at amusement parks, reunions and anyplace that his manager Chris Riley (Brad Garrett) can book. "I'm a happy has-been," he admits. He sings the PoP! songs that audiences remember and used to love. He still has some of the accompanying dance moves. Women of a certain age still swoon and sing along.

Young 21st-century blockbuster pop star Cora Corman (Haley Bennett) is holding a competition for songwriters to write a new hit for her. Alex wants to win the assignment, because it will mean more publicity and more money coming in. The trouble is that he's always written just the music. He's not good at writing lyrics. And Cora's deadline is just a few days away.

Coincidentally and ironically, his new plant caretaker, Sophie Fisher (Drew Barrymore), seems to have a way with words. She's never written lyrics before, though. Alex convinces her to give it a go. What will they come up with? Will it be good enough to get the nod from Cora? And if so, then what?

We already know that this comedy will have a romantic edge to it. With Grant and Barrymore, how could it not? Their friendship/collaboration/relationship is well paced. Both characters have baggage to overcome. Oh, and pay attention to Sophie's interpretation of the powerful combination of melody and words. She's right.

Cora's character is said to have been based at the time on a combination of Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. That's already a time warp for us. Today we would think of Taylor Swift instead. Nevertheless, Haley Bennett plays the young and sexy teen idol part perfectly.

Kudos to whoever decided to cast Kristen Johnston in the role of Sophie's older sister Rhonda, who has had a major crush on Alex Fletcher for decades. She's great! Oh, how we avid fans once behaved like idiots around our favorite celebrities....

If this movie doesn't remind you of The Wedding Singer, well then, you're just not paying attention. Both films end with a singer-songwriter aiming his newest original song to a character played by Drew Barrymore. In fact, a pairing of these two movies would make for a fun, retro, 1980s kind of evening of entertainment. Go for it. Just be prepared to hear the songs in your head for a good, long while.