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I was looking through what movies Patrick Dempsey had been in on this site, and I found that he was in this and that Molly Ringwald was in it too, and I really like her too. So I decided to get it, it was only £1 something for a new copy on amazon. I had read bad reviews of it but it was so cheap that even if I didn't like it, it wasn't like I was wasting money, and I'm glad I got it now, as it was quite good and I would watch it again.

It wasn't the best movie i've ever seen, and it was slow and a bit boring in some parts, and Lysette's character even though I think she's a good actress (I've liked her in other things too like The Bill), her character was very annoying. But I did like Molly and Patrick's characters in this, and that Donnie guy was quite funny.

It really is worth watching if you're a fan of Patrick or Molly, or even both like me. Patrick looks gorgeous in it! So I think even if I hadn't of liked the storyline at all, I still would have enjoyed watching it for him.

I really thought it had some cute moments in it too, especially at the end!

Face The Music is a movie which might be enjoyed by those 17 and older. Molly Ringwald's and Patrick Dempsey's performances make the move. Face The Music is truly a ho-hum film. It is just life. However, it is a lighthearted movie in which there is no thinking, just experience it. It is a movie to play cards to or play board games to. Anotherwards, Face The Music is background music/noise. You can join the film practically anywhere and not miss any excitement. Face The Music will at times put a smile on your face. Sometimes, that is all you want from a film. Make popcorn, and serve sodas during the movie and enjoy the entertainment. I give Face The Music four thumbs up.

I had no idea this movie was supposed to take place in France until a character mentioned going to the Eiffel Tower. I figured this was a bad sign of things to come. There were several instances when the background music almost drowned out the dialogue.

The disorientation continues throughout. The editing of this film felt disjointed. There were multiple instances of cutting between two scenes in a way that felt unnecessary and jarring. It interrupted the pacing of a scene.

The most impressive part of this film is how many scenes there are of Molly Ringwald wearing just a towel in public spaces. It's a surprisingly high number and there seems to be no reason for it, unless there's some symbolism totally lost on me.

As a general rule, I love crappy 90s movies starring 80s has-beens, so I had particularly high hopes for Face The Music. It has a dream cast with Molly Ringwald, the 80s poster child herself, and Patrick "I expose my buttocks a lot" Dempsey. It is a musical drama, a genre always loaded with cult potential. It even has a bloated Molly Ringwald lying around on a piano, miming to bad country music. And yet, Face The Music is still a pretty dismal affair.

The story is ridiculous. Molly plays Lisa, a singer/songwriter working in a Parisian club. Patrick is Charlie, a songwriter who discovers Lisa. After re-writing one of Lisa's terrible songs, Lisa is an overnight success and Charlie asks her to marry him at an awards ceremony. They live happily on a boat until Charlie sends a song to a rival singer. The film picks up three years later when Lisa's manager brings them together to write a song for a movie despite the fact that Charlie is about to get married to Julie, another familiar 80s face Lysette Anthony.

The film really goes down hill when Lisa moves into Julie's farmhouse to write with Charlie. Lisa and Julie take turns acting like a shrew, while Charlie keeps mumbling about "feeling the music". The assistant Donnie, who I assume was intended to be comedic relief, wanders around the farm like an idiot. Even the music contained in the film is bad, the song they come up with about catching rainbows is unspeakably horrendous.

Face The Music is a disappointment but not a complete waste of time. It's always fun to watch Molly, even if she does spend most of the film walking around in a very unflattering bath towel. Patrick Dempsey looks a bit bored but shows some of the appeal that has kept him working in films for the past 20 years without a starring role in a box office hit to his credit.

This movie is incredibly mediocre but it could have been worse. It could have been "Glitter". Fans of Molly and Patrick will find something to enjoy here.

One of the worst major motion pictures I can remember seeing. Script, editing, premise, are absolutely laughable. It could be worth a rental if you can find it to see the depths Hollywood can descend to. I assume the story was someone's pet or it could not have been made. I wonder if the editing was intentionally sabotaged so no attempt would be made to release it. But there is cable and that's where this train wreck ended up.

This was, by far, the worst movie I can remember ever seeing. Molly Ringwald has always been a lousy actress and this movie was just more of the same sub-par acting that I've grown to expect from her. She's hideous! Patrick is charming as always but the rest of the cast was just so miserable that not even his charm is enough. Not only is the storyline predictable, but the music is absolutely horrendous. Keep in mind, I'm a huge 80's fan - and I love watching anything (older or more recent) that my favorite 80's actors appeared in. That being the case, I should have loved this flick. And who told Molly she could sing? Argggg! There goes an hour and 40 minutes of my life that I'll never get back.

To the other people who have evaluated this film: I have seen a lot worse.

The story centers around a young couple who write and win an award for the best song in a film. While on the dais, the guy (Patrick Dempsey), proposes marriage. You would think this would be the perfect ending. Rather, it's an imperfect beginning to a rather fair film.

The couple soon divorce due to a misunderstanding and go their separate ways. Fast forward to several years later, where Dempsey, now in real-estate and engaged to wed his partner, meets up with his ex-wife. (Molly Ringwald They are given the opportunity to write a song for Moishe, yes I mean Moishe, who is now happily wed to his wife Christine. Moishe and Christine? Lord bless those inter-faith marriages!

This highly predictable film is noteworthy for its light comedy. Will they write the hit song? How will they be drawn back into love? It's highly predictable but somewhat amusing.

You can face this music.

A film about creating music with a horrible score. The music being written by the characters is irritating. The script is flat out awful. Molly Ringwald was actually laying down when she delivered a fair chunk of her lines. The villain is a joke. Perhaps some might pay to see Dempsey's backside, but not me. How can you film in the French countryside and have such bland backdrops? I kept hoping to find something more interesting around the next corner of the rundown courtyard where most of the "action" occurred, but it never came. This has to be one of the worst movies that I have seen. Save yourself and avoid it.

OK, the story is fairly predictable, and the music is hardly great, though I've heard much worse singers than Molly Ringwald in my time. But I enjoyed this film, which is full of quirky characters and situations. The movie producer's nephew Donny steals quite a few scenes, and there's a very odd workman whose scenes give the impression that possibly some subplot involving him has been cut. That's not to say the two leads do a bad job, and I enjoyed watching both Molly Ringwald as Lisa (lyrics) and Patrick Dempsey as Charlie (composer). Lysette Anthony does her best with her role as the new woman in Charlie's life though the script perhaps could have been a bit more subtle where she's concerned.

I can imagine this film as a thirties screwball comedy, or perhaps as a stage farce, and it might have been funnier and better directed in either case, but I still find it oddly enjoyable.

This isn't a film that takes itself too seriously, and if you come to it willing to be entertained rather than looking to rip it to shreds you probably won't be as disappointed as the 1/10 reviews suggest.

Very sweet picture. Best of all, we get to hear Molly sing. Not a lot, but still.

Although the acting in this movie is really not all that great, and ms. Ringwalds singing attemps might make your feet cringe, it is in fact a rather chraming little movie, and Molly Ringwald shows the stuff that made a lot of guys growing up in the 80's have a wicked crush on her. Ofcourse the ending is predictable from the first 2 minutes into the movie, but it does have it moments.

Accually I did find the movie funny in most parts. Patrick Dempsey was coming out of his geek days and he actually started to look like "A younger McDreamy". Molly Ringwald CANNOT sing to save her life but you cant hate her for that. Her character made me laugh a lot during the movie. What is the deal with Patrick Dempsey and adultery? every movie/show i have seen of him thats what is is doing. (but can you blame the women?)The plot was likable. This movie was very predicable and also pretty short. I did like the movie producers nephew...he was great, and super funny. At the beginning of the movie I wondered if it was ever worth watching but about 30 minutes into the movie I really liked it a lot. over all I'll give it a B.

This movie is very underrated. I believe that the people who rated it didn't really give it a chance.

The chemistry between Lisa and Charlie, played by Molly Ringwald and Patrick Dempsey, seems legitimate. The only thing I wish were different would be Julie and Daniel admitting each other's feelings for one another. Other than that, it was a pleasant and enjoyable film overall.