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:118
Fresh:52
Rotten:66
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
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 CriticBest approached as a test as to whether Cyrus has a future career once the hype inevitably blows out. And the answer is...
09/13/09
Hannah Montana: The Movie isn't exactly high art, but that's not really the point, is it?
08/30/09
As a fan film, Hannah Montana: The Movie rates a 7 or 8 out of 10, but if you judge it straight-up it's probably closer to a 6.
08/22/09
A tweener-mesmerizing mix of music-induced mass hysteria coupled with some homespun cordiality courtesy of a colorful collection of harmless hicks.
08/20/09
The film is sweet and innocent, just as one might expect. While not horrible, I can't heap praise on it either.
08/19/09
...Hannah Montana: The Movie, its light and empty, cotton candy made out of sugar substitute, not the real sweet deal.
08/16/09
It's predictable, it's overacted, it's little more than a longer version of the TV show -- and it's a guaranteed hit among loyal fans of the fictional pop star.
08/14/09
The way this movie ends is so wrong that it doesn't deserve a pass as frothy entertainment. Why? Because it's actively sending a bad message to kids. [Blu-ray]
08/12/09
You would think after all these decades of making these kinds of movies Disney would do a better job with this, but it really is terrible.
07/16/09
The perfect combination of old and new versions of the American Dream: country girl riding out into the misty wilderness by day, and teen pop phenomenon by night.
07/02/09
Kevin Irwin - As cynical exercises in teen marketing go, it's all relatively painless and, whisper it, great fun at times.
05/20/09
The film slips into American schmaltz at times, but it’s really a thing of wonder — an infectious and irresistible fantasy that all the family can enjoy.
05/07/09
The producers thus having their apple pie and eating it.
05/07/09
My own idea of hell on earth but, for girls of a certain age, this is more appealing than just about anything else on the planet.
05/07/09
There’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 CriticLatest 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
Art imitates life (and vice versa) in Hannah Montana: The Movie, in which teen idol Miley Cyrus stars as the titular character, a 16-year-old A-list celebrity desperately trying... More...
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