AlbaMartinz I can't believe that this film has such a low score. I usually trust in Imdb scores but this is totally unfair, this is a good movie. I really enjoyed and I think that deserve better.I guess was the Nicholas Sparks + Miley Cyrus combo that made people do bad critics to the film, but seriously we should be more open-minded and not typecast it and give it a 5 or less because of that.

Neil Welch Ronnie and her younger brother Noah are sent to spend summer with their Dad. Trouble is that Ronnie is still furious at him over the parental split, and is the archetypical disaffected teen. Factor in bad influence local teens, local beach volleyball hunk with rich parents, neglected piano scholarship, and you have all the elements of a tried and tested young romance formula. When you factor in turtle babies, deadly illness, and stained glass windows (yes, there was a reason for that church fire at the start), and you have a formulaic teen romance with some weird stuff in it.Miley Cyrus does sulky bad-tempered teen, then executes a 180 degree turn and does smiley happy teen in a movie which saw the start of the off-screen romance with Liam Hemsworth, here executing the teen hunk boyfriend role. Greg Kinnear is likeable as Dad.This film is nowhere near as bad as some of the revews on IMDB make out, but it contains no surprises whatsoever. Apart from turtles.

Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "The Last Song" is a 107-minute movie from 5 years ago directed by Julie Anne Robinson. It was the first of so far 2 writing efforts by Jeff Van Wie when he adapted the Nicholas Sparks novel for the screen. I loved "A Walk to Remember", I liked "The Notebook" and I have always been a fan of Miley Cyrus, so i was pretty curious about it. My hopes were smashed pretty quickly though. This was a disappointing movie. Cyrus plays her part solid and same goes for Kinnear, but most of the cast are really not good. However, the worst thing about this film is the script. It is packed with enough drama and tragedy for 3 films and at some point, it just stops feeling authentic: Hemsworth's brother, the protagonist's father, the arson plot, Chaikin's character etc. And what was up with that raccoon-turtle story on the beach? I guess that is supposed to be a metaphor on children who want to live after their parents left them alone? It's very pretentious and hey raccoons have to feed their kids too.One of the worst moments was surely when Hemsworth's character actually turns out to work for the aquarium. Talk about really cheesy and unrealistic coincidence. And sadly, the whole love story did not feel too authentic either, especially when they meet and are not a couple yet. It's not romantic, it is really just cringeworthy. This is particularly disappointing as Cyrus and Hemsworth were a couple for a very long time and they certainly could have made something better with their chemistry. And finally, this movie lacks the great music from other Miley Cyrus works in the past, especially the marvelous "Hanna Montana" movie. This will not destroy my appreciation for her as I don't think her performance wasn't bad in "The Last Song", but the movie crumbled around her. Looking forward to her next projects, which will hopefully be better.

Python Hyena The Last Song (2010): Dir: Julie Anne Robinson / Cast: Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth, Greg Kinnear, Bobby Coleman, Kelly Preston: A long repeated concept regarding last chances to do right. Miley Cyrus and her younger brother are spirited off to their father's beach house for the summer where she is reluctant to reconnect. Director Julie Anne Robinson is backed with fine photography but the screenplay is a cliché ridden romantic farce. Cyrus will go through a predicted up and down relationship with some meathead surfer, will mend things with dad, and save sea turtles. None of this is very interesting and it only serves as an opportunity to cash in on Cyrus's young fan base. Liam Hemsworth has the thankless role of pearly whites boyfriend who goes through a xeroxed jerk around relationship that contains all the passion of a punch to the testicles. Greg Kinnear has the one decent role as a father is is blamed for the burning of a Church. He will die, of course, but he at least has the one bit of dignity in the entire film. Bobby Coleman plays younger brother who does his best but the role is more or less a temporary companion for the Kinnear character while Cyrus is turtle sitting and nearly getting laid. Kelly Preston plays the mother who spends most of the film off screen likely trying to contact her agent and find out why her career has come down to this. The Cyrus fan base will love this film until either the fame dies down or they realize what candy coated manipulative bullshit this truly is. Hopefully the last time we'll see or hear of a Last Song screenplay but that is probably wishful thinking. Score: 3 ½ / 10