“He said he watched it on a plane, and was so disappointed that the plane landed before the film ended" Hugh Grant has revealed which of his films Quentin Tarantino told him is his favourite, and it is a surprising choice. READ MORE: ‘Heretic’ review: Hugh Grant trades manners for menace in slick horror After establishing himself as the king of romcoms in the ‘90s, Grant has veered towards the dark side in recent years, from his villainous turn in Paddington 2 to his current embrace of full-on horror in Heretic . But it is a ‘00s deep cut that appealed to the Pulp Fiction director.
As Grant has recalled in an interview with Letterboxd , the 2007 musical romantic comedy Music And Lyrics particularly tickled his fancy. “He does love that film,” Grant said. “I had this weird experience that some do in London: this sweaty person pushed his way through the crowd to me, and it was Quentin Tarantino.
And to my enormous surprise, he said, ‘Oh, man, I love Music and Lyrics ’. “He said he watched it on a plane, and was so disappointed that the plane landed before the film ended, that he had to quickly go and order it from Blockbuster or something.” The film saw Grant playing a faded ‘80s popstar who has a second stab at success when he starts writing with a younger lyricist, played by Drew Barrymore.
Directed by Marc Lawrence ( Two Weeks Notice , Did You Hear About The Morgans? ), the film was a box office success, drawing nearly $150million globally. In other.
