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The Last Song

Play trailer Poster for The Last Song PG Released Mar 31, 2010 1h 48m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Estranged from her father (Greg Kinnear) for a number of years, teenage Ronnie (Miley Cyrus) isn't pleased when her mother ships her and her younger brother down to a Southern beach town to spend the summer with him. While her father uses a shared love of music to try to reconnect with her, Ronnie finds romance with a handsome local (Liam Hemsworth).
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As shamelessly manipulative as any Nicholas Sparks production, The Last Song is done no favors by its miscast and overmatched star, Miley Cyrus.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Here's the revelation: Miley Cyrus is a really interesting movie star in the making, with an intriguing echo-of-foghorn speaking voice, and a scuffed-up tomboyish physicality (in the Kristen Stewart mode) that sets her apart from daintier girls. Rated: B Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) As Nicholas Sparks adaptations go, this one's both endearingly join-the-dots and surprisingly un-crass. Rated: 2/5 May 6, 2010 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian The "last song"? In all conscience, that should really have been Billy Ray's Achy Breaky Heart in a brooding minor key. You'll feel the ache and hear the break. Rated: 1/5 Apr 30, 2010 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Might provoke the urgent need for three handkerchiefs or half a box of Kleenex. [Full review in Spanish] Aug 4, 2022 Full Review Stuart McGurk NME (New Musical Express) Miley Cyrus moves into a "dramatic" role - but acts like she's been created using CGI. Rated: 1/5 May 19, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Saved from failure largely through the efforts of Kinnear. Rated: 1.0/4.0 Sep 13, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I love this movie, Miley Cyrus is beautiful and has serious acting chops. Im a 51 year old guy that hunts and fishes I have a beard and I am a masculine guy. I cried at this movie. Greg Kinnear is a masterful actor. Its a classic movie and telling of life's hard problems and unavoidable tests. Love is the most important thing. I'm a masculine man and a self proclaimed sparker and I admit it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/13/25 Full Review Marcus Y If you're between the ages of 11-18 I say this movie is a great introduction to Nicolas Sparks' writing. Just makes sure its one of the first ones that you watch. I did shed a tear or two, i wont lie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/15/25 Full Review Co D still love it, one of my fave from Nicolas Sparks Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/17/25 Full Review Alexander S The Last Song is a cute Nicolas Sparks adaptation that ended up serving as a nostalgic time capsule for Miley Cyrus’s early fans that’s also one of her most memorable films alongside Liam Hemsworth, for obvious reasons. While the writing is nothing more than a basic, clunky, and clichéd romance story, it’s innocent enough for fans of Nicholas Sparks and general romantic movies to enjoy. C Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/25 Full Review Yash B I knew something was wrong in the final act of "The Last Song" when the emotional moments were happening, and I really didn't feel much. The movie has some hokey writing and cheesy moments, but the issue is that the story just isn't that good. I think there are better romance movies, even the ones on the sappier side. I think Miley Cyrus has become an outstanding musician over time, but this movie was sort of a sign that her acting career might not really take off down the line. The movie has a sweetness and innocence that can be likable, but I still found myself just too bored and uninvested to truly get into this one. Overall, it is a movie that feels like it has the potential to be more, but mostly plays it safe and stays surface-level, never really engaging the audience on a deeper level. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/24 Full Review R C Miley Cyrus as the lead in a Nicholas Sparks movie gives The Last Song the star power it didn't need. We've seen her play a bratty teenager who can sing before. However, she didn't do half bad, which is not the compliment an actor would want to hear. The emotional beats didn't deliver, but the overall movie experience wasn't too bad if you aren't looking for too much. And why do I wonder how it would have turned out with Hayden Panatierre as the lead? She's 3 years older than Miley in real life, but I believe she looked like a teenager at the time. Perhaps someone like Hayden would not have left me so underwhelmed. And not sure how this review became so long. Onto the next! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Julie Anne Robinson

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Miley Cyrus

Ronnie

Greg Kinnear

Steve

Liam Hemsworth

Will

Kelly Preston

Kim

Bobby Coleman

Jonah

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The Last Song

(L-R) Greg Kinnear as Steve and Bobby Coleman as Jonah in "The Last Song." (L-R) Liam Hemsworth as Will and Miley Cyrus as Ronnie in "The Last Song." (L-R) Miley Cyrus as Ronnie and Liam Hemsworth as Will in "The Last Song." (Center L-R) Carly Chaikin as Blaze and Miley Cyrus as Ronnie in "The Last Song." (L-R) Liam Hemsworth as Will and Miley Cyrus as Ronnie in "The Last Song." (L-R) Miley Cyrus as Ronnie and Greg Kinnear as Steve in "The Last Song." (L-R) Nick Lashaway as Marcus, Carly Chaikin as Blaze and Miley Cyrus as Ronnie in "The Last Song." (L-R) Carly Chaikin as Blaze and Miley Cyrus as Ronnie in "The Last Song." (L-R) Liam Hemsworth as Will and Miley Cyrus as Ronnie in "The Last Song." (L-R) Liam Hemsworth as Will and Miley Cyrus as Ronnie in "The Last Song." View more photos

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Synopsis Estranged from her father (Greg Kinnear) for a number of years, teenage Ronnie (Miley Cyrus) isn't pleased when her mother ships her and her younger brother down to a Southern beach town to spend the summer with him. While her father uses a shared love of music to try to reconnect with her, Ronnie finds romance with a handsome local (Liam Hemsworth).
Director
Julie Anne Robinson
Producer
Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot
Screenwriter
Nicholas Sparks, Jeff Van Wie
Distributor
Walt Disney
Production Co
Offspring Entertainment
Rating
PG (Sensuality|Mild Language|Some Violence|Thematic Material)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 31, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$62.9M
Runtime
1h 48m
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