The Last Song (2010)

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.

Director:

Julie Anne Robinson

Writers:

Nicholas Sparks (screenplay), Jeff Van Wie (screenplay),

Stars:

Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth, Greg Kinnear

4 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Miley Cyrus	...	Ronnie Miller
Greg Kinnear	...	Steve Miller
Bobby Coleman	...	Jonah Miller
Liam Hemsworth	...	Will Blakelee
Hallock Beals	...	Scott
Kelly Preston	...	Kim
Nick Lashaway	...	Marcus
Carly Chaikin	...	Blaze
Kate Vernon	...	Susan Blakelee
Nick Searcy	...	Tom Blakelee
Adam Barnett	...	Teddy
Michael Jamorski	...	Lance
Melissa Ordway	...	Ashley
Carrie Malabre	...	Cassie
Lance E. Nichols	...	Pastor Harris

Storyline

Ronnie's (Miley Cyrus) and her younger brother, Jonah's, parents are divorced. They live with their mother until this summer when they are sent to live with their father (Greg Kinnear) in a small town on the beach. Ronnie resents her father and has no intention of being friendly or even talking to him for the summer. But after meeting a handsome guy and beginning to fall in love, Ronnie starts rediscovering her love for music, something she shares with her father. Reconnecting with music revives a kinship with her father which proves to be the most important relationship she may ever experience.

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Plot Keywords:

summer | love | beach | pianist | fire | 

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Taglines:

Do you ever really forget your first heartbreak?

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 March 2010 (Canada)

Also Known As:

La dernière chanson

Filming Locations:

Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£679,698 (UK) (30 April 2010)

Gross:

$62,933,793 (USA) (9 July 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Offspring Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Liam Hemsworth won the part in the film after learning that he had lost the title role of Thor (2011) to his older brother, Chris Hemsworth. Liam had only just moved to the States from Australia at that stage and hadn't even gotten around to procuring an American agent.

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Goofs

Closeups of Ronnie's hands as she plays the piano for the first time clearly show a large wart or mole on the back of her right hand. But you can see that Miley Cyrus has no such blemish on her right hand.

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Quotes

Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller: Why did you want me to see this?
Will Blakelee: Because I thought you would like her as much as I do, scars and all.

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Lovely Bones/The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus/The White Ribbon (2010)

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Soundtracks

This Is Now
Written and Performed by Frederick Grant III
Courtesy of Selectracks

User Reviews

Garbage

This is a movie that is absolutely predictable, badly acted and difficult to endure. Miley Cyrus's acting is honestly so awful that it is impossible to forget for even a moment that her entire career is funded by her father. Even the background music is overdone and obvious, like a bad soap opera. There is nothing about this movie that is original - think of almost any cliché and it is in this movie. I tried to sit through it non-judgmentally, thinking that I may have been too harsh about Miley Cyrus and the whole "Disney/Hanna Montana" debacle, and I thought that just maybe, Miley (and her father's choices) might have improved with time... but - no. No spoilers here - it is too easy, just think of any bad movie plot you have ever seen, and it is thrown into this movie..