A drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.
The movie moves Ms. Cyrus from where she was to more or less where she and her handlers wanted to be, and Mr. Kinnear's musician father, Steve, adds a generous measure of grace.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
2 Apr 2010
rotten:
Sadly, without a single note of originality, Last Song is an awfully long and tiresome tune.
– Bruce Demara,
Toronto Star,
2 Apr 2010
rotten:
It's like Dante and Beatrice all over again, with the Georgia coast standing in for Paradise.
– Mary F. Pols,
MSN Movies,
2 Apr 2010
rotten:
Anyone but Cyrus fans will find this one of the more inferior Sparks adaptations -- and yes, that includes Nights in Rodanthe.
– Anna Smith,
Time Out,
29 Apr 2010
fresh:
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.