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