The Last Song

I know what you're thinking. Why did a thirteen-year-old movie critic go see a movie with Miley Cyrus as the lead. Well, I wasn't thinking, "Wow I'm in the mood for a Miley Cyrus movie!" I was dragged to it with my little sister. And let me tell you, it's the last time I'll ever be dragged to a Miley Cyrus movie. The film is about a young girl named Ronnie whose divorced mom ships her and her brother off to Ronnie's dad. Once there, she meets a boy named Will and - bet you didn't see this coming - falls in love with him. She's also not so hot on the idea of going to her dad's for the summer. Her father loves her but, Ronnie wants to spend her summer otherwise (or maybe otherwhere). Her father is trying to finish a piece of music he's writing, and we also find out that Ronnie was a child prodigy at the piano. Julliard accepted her without an application, but ever since her parents split up, she stopped playing. This movie is like every other bad love story movie. The only difference is that Greg Kinnear was in this one and he saves it. If he wasn't in this jumble of Miley, there's no doubt I'd have given this movie an F. I didn't think Miley Cyrus was any good in this movie. I thought it could have (and should have) been anyone besides her. I really hope she gets better at acting. The guy who was in this wasn't terrible, but he had nothing to do but kiss Miley Cyrus. A pretty easy acting job. And now he's her boyfriend in real life - funny how things work out. I wish everyone in the movie was as good as Greg Kinnear. If they were, I would give this an A. But no one was even close. Which is why I have to give it a D.

Studio: Touchstone Pictures
Director: Julie Anne Robinson
Actors: Miley Cyrus (Ronnie Miller), Greg Kinnear (Steve Miller), Liam Hemsworth (Will Blakelee)
Release: Wide
DVD Release: TBD
Recap: D

Photo Courtesy of Touchstone Pictures

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Terrible 3-D and A Bad Script was the previous title (they thought it would be hard to advertise). Anyway, this movie is a jumble of crazy things. Greek gods, monsters, Medusa, that guy from Casino Royale (no not Daniel Craig, though I wish he was the lead instead of Sam Worthington who I found extremely boring), and a demigod. Scratch that, two demigods. The first is Perseus son of Zeus. Sounds kinda familiar if you saw Percy Jackson, doesn't it. Perseus was almost murdered by his step-dad. Guess he's got daddy problems. He's adopted by a fisherman and his family. He learns the trade and he's happy. That only lasts a few minutes until Hades (god of the underworld) destroys his family. Very sad. Then he's found by a few army guys. He is taken to Argos where he goes to the royal court. Hades shows up there again and kills a lot more people. Very Sad. Perseus then has to go on a hunt to get the head of Medusa so he can kill Hades' pet Kraken. Again, sounds familiar if you've seen Pirates of the Carribean two which was almost as bad as this. I thought Sam Worthington was fine in Avatar. In this, he's really boring. So is the script, and most of the other actors. There's one moment going into Medusa's lair where Perseus gives one of the cheesiest speeches I've ever heard. I was cracking up in the theater. It was hilariously terrible. Kinda like most of the movie. I wish Sam Worthington and the rest of the cast had been better. But they weren't, so I have to give this movie a C-

Studio: Warner Brothers
Director: Louis Leterrier
Actors: Liam Neeson (Zeus), Ralph Finnes (Hades), Sam Worthington (Perseus)
Release: Wide
DVD Release: TBD
Recap: C-

Photo Courtesy of Warner Brothers Pictures.