The Last Song (2010)

A rebellious girl 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 & 10 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:

father daughter relationship | love | beach | pianist | fire | 

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Taglines:

Do you ever really forget your first heartbreak?

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Genres:

Drama | Music | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic material, some violence, sensuality and mild language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 March 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Miley Cyrus Project

Filming Locations:

Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$16,007,426, 4 April 2010

Gross USA:

$62,950,384

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$89,041,656

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Offspring Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Julie Anne Robinson and her cinematographer John Lindley deliberately used a lot of longshots and wide shots to give the film a feeling of a lot of space. This was to emphasize how alone and isolated a lot of the characters feel.

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Goofs

When Ronnie is sitting by the turtle eggs reading, her book is first opened to about ¼ through the story, and after Will comes up, it's opened to about ½ the way.

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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

Referenced in The Chase Australia: Episode #1.70 (2016)

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Soundtracks

Berlin
Written by Peter Hayes and Robert Turner (as Robert Been)
Performed by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Courtesy of the RCA Records Label and The RCA/Jive Label Group a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Courtesy of Universal Island Records Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

For Nicholas Sparks Fans

Nicholas Sparks has found a formula about teenage angst an finding love despite non- supportive parents: from the number of books and films that use his formula it would seem he has hit pay dirt. THE LAST SONG is Sparks' 14th published novel on the same theme as the preceding 13 and was published in 2009. One year later he transformed that sudsy story (with some help from Jeff Van Wie) into another of his formula films and turned it over to TV director Julie Anne Robinson to map out the predictable story.

For a brief outline of the scant story: begin with a divorced family - Ronnie (Miley Cyrus) and her younger brother Jonah (Bobby Coleman) are sent to spend the summer with their father Steve (Greg Kinnear) in an indescribably beautiful waterfront town in Georgia. 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 Will Blakelee (Liam Hemsworth) 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. And there it is. Mix the story with the usual acidic girls in the town who claim Will is a Lothario, overcome that rumor with some all night watches for raccoons who may steal some sea turtle eggs, pop in some father/son meaningful contact, and there you have a Nicholas Sparks formula.

Miley Cyrus is Miley Cyrus - and for fans of Hannah Montana that works well. The light of the film is the screen presence of Liam Hemsworth who looks and acts like someone who will succeed in movies. Otherwise, just be advised that this is another setting for a Nicholas parks familiar story; if that is to your liking you will like this. If not, then pass.

Grady Harp