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Hannah Montana: The Movie (Film)
Rating: G
Running Time: 102
Country: USA
Director: Bruce Hendricks
Cast: Paul Becker, Jaco Caraco, Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus
Distributor: Walt Disney
Release Date: June 25, 2009 (Melbourne, Brisbane), July 2 (Adelaide, Perth), July 9 (Sydney)
Film Worth: $10.00
FILMINK rates movies out of $20 - the score indicates the amount we believe a ticket to the movie to be worth“...there’s no denying Miley’s natural talent...”
This magazine (a long time supporter of, amongst other things, the High School Musical franchise) may get a reputation for espousing the benefits of tween sing-a-long movies, but it's hard to find fault with much of Hannah Montana: The Movie. For those of you over the age of fifteen, Hannah Montana is an uber popular television show which follows the exploits of young Miley Stewart (played by Miley Cyrus, daughter of famous "Achy Breaky Heart" country singer Billy Ray Cyrus), and her alter ego, the pop star Hannah Montana. The film doesn't seem to pick up from any storyline established in the TV series, instead tracing a well rounded narrative in itself.
Miley Stewart is struggling with balancing both her private life as Miley Stewart (normal schoolgirl) and her international superstardom as Hannah Montana (pop superstar). When dad (yes, Billy Ray as Robbie Ray) decides that she needs a break from her starlet ways, Miley is shipped back to her country hometown of Crowley Corners, where the folk are nice and there are plenty of horses, chickens and apparently musically talented family members. It is here that Miley learns the value of family over appearing at the World Music Awards.
While the songs are slickly and sickly over produced, there's no denying Miley's natural talent both as a singer and an actor. The gags do suit the (well) under-twenties more than the adults, though older viewers will find plenty to smile at, even if it is simply recognising that you would have absolutely loved this movie when you were twelve-years-old.