It's wholesome hokum, to be sure, but of a very high standard.
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07/03/09
Hannah Montana The Movie (2009)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:12
Rotten:12
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: While youthful Miley fans won't complain, Hannah Montana the Movie is little more than a formulaic Disney Channel episode stretched thin.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Jun 25, 2009 Wide
US Box Office: $79,478,344
Synopsis: Peter Chelsom (SERENDIPITY, SHALL WE DANCE?) directs teen superstar Miley Cyrus in this feature that brings the popular Disney Channel character Hannah Montana to the big screen. With a crazy... [More]
Starring: Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jason Earles, Emily Osment
Director: Peter Chelsom
Reviews for Hannah Montana The Movie
1 - 12 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticA perpetual Disney identity crisis that involves a blonde wig, a prepubescent Vertigo-meets Jekyll and Hyde-meets High School Musical.
06/24/09
Top CriticWon't shake up the movie world, but it is a family film that's easy enough to like while overlooking the fact it sprouts corn and movie cliches.
06/24/09
Top CriticOlder 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.
06/23/09
Top CriticFans will be ecstatic about Miley's cinematic adventure. For everybody else, the humour will be cheesy, the romance at a primary school level, but this light, nice movie is undeniably likeable all the same.
06/22/09
Top CriticThere’s a predictable plot, a few catchy songs and a shoe fight with Tyra Banks. In short: lazy but functional tween fare.
05/01/09
Top CriticYou have to be true to yourself and your roots, particularly if you live a lie. As moral messages go, the one peddled by Hannah Montana the Movie could do with some fine-tuning.
05/01/09
Top CriticThis parent-child love story, glancingly expressed through the potent medium of country music, often had me wondering if anyone in the cinema had a number for Tennessee social services.
05/01/09
Top CriticThe movie looks and sounds like a real film, not an extended version of the TV show. The acting and the cinematography is bumped up a notch.
04/09/09
Top CriticIn the end, Hannah Montana: The Movie is big, beautiful, a little boring and utterly safe.
04/09/09
Top CriticThere's nothing subtle or unexpected about Hannah Montana: The Movie. But its intended audience of prepubescent girls probably won't mind. Still, it's hard not to wish the same wholesome message could be conveyed with a bit more finesse and originality.
04/09/09
Top CriticA goofily endearing romp that might even lasso a few new fans.
04/07/09
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Latest News for Hannah Montana The Movie
August 17, 2009:
RT on DVD: From Hannah Montana's Hoedown to Last House on the Left
This week, get your Miley Cyrus fix with Hannah Montana's feature-length trip to the big screen (Hannah Montana The Movie), or do a complete 180-degree turn with the latest... More...
April 12, 2009:
Box Office Wrapup: Hannah Montana Sings Her Way to the Top
This weekend the queen of teendom Miley Cyrus flexed her muscles again at the multiplexes with Hannah Montana The Movie which defeated all competitors for a squeaky clean number... More...
April 09, 2009:
Critics Consensus: Hannah Montana Hits A Flat Note
This week at the movies, we've got a pop songbird (Hannah Montana the Movie, starring Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus), a mall cop (Observe and Report, starring Seth Rogen and Anna... More...
April 07, 2009:
Five Favorite Films With Billy Ray Cyrus
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