Last Song

Last Song: Cheesy and predictable. This is what I thought I'd be saying about this movie, but, actually...I can't. The script was well-written, plenty of summer beach scenes to set the appropriate mood, and on a whole the acting wasn't bad (I particularly loved Bobby Coleman, the actor who played little brother, Jonah). There was, of course, a healthy dose of cheese - I'd expect nothing less from Mr Sparks - but I think that's synonymous with the genre. As for predictability; there are a few elements, but, unless you've read the book, there is definitely one thing that you won't see coming.
So, for me, Last Song was a success. Not quite The Notebook, but it certainly superseded The Timetraveler's Wife and Dear John. 


...Oh, and one more thing - bring tissues ;)

Miley and Liam...Say, "CHEEEEESE!"

What a perfect pair: young actress, known across the world, falls for her relatively unknown co-star, who she met on the set of her upcoming - supposedly breakout - movie. Everybody say, "Ahhhh."
...Or another, more realistic, scenario is that Miley needed another guy to get photographed with (the fact that he's older was, no doubt, a bonus - another indication of her blinding maturity, I guess), this guy, Liam, needed to raise his profile and a "real-life" romance could do nothing but help the publicity of their movie.

Maybe I'm just getting incredibly cynical, but I'm seeing the hand prints of the P.R people all over this.