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Hannah Montana The Movie (2009)

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Reviews Counted:119

Fresh:52

Rotten:67

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.

Rated: G

Runtime: 1 min 32 secs

Genre: Childrens

Theatrical Release:Apr 10, 2009 Wide

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... 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 double life in California as an everyday teen with the secret pop-star persona Hannah Montana, Miley Stewart (Cyrus) has forgotten who she really is. To get her back on track, Miley’s dad, Robby Ray Stewart (Miley’s real-life father, Billy Ray Cyrus), decides that she needs some time back on the family farm in Tennessee to celebrate Grandma Ruby’s (Margo Martindale) birthday. At first, Miley is belligerent, but with the help of Travis (Lucas Till), a former childhood crush who now works for Grandma Ruby as a farmhand, she begins to realize what is really important to her. Cyrus is famous for her girl-next-door personality, easy smile, and mugging for the camera, which abounds in this film. The coming-of-age tale also delves into the trials and tribulations of growing up and dealing with your first love, which is made all the more complicated by her secret superstar life. Till’s Travis is sure to make every teenage girl want her own well-mannered cowboy. Vanessa Williams appears as Miley/Hannah’s pushy publicist and Peter Gunn is a sneaky English journalist intent on getting some dirt on Hannah. Jason Earles and Emily Osment reprise their television roles as Miley’s brother, Jackson, and her best friend, Lilly. Country music fans will enjoy performances from Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, and Billy Ray Cyrus himself. The film also includes 12 new songs from Miley/Hannah. [More]

Starring: Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jason Earles, Emily Osment

Starring: Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jason Earles, Emily Osment, Lucas Till, Mitchel Musso, Moises Arias, Margo Martindale, Peter Gunn, Vanessa Williams, Melora Hardin, Barry Bostwick, Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Tyra Banks

Director: Peter Chelsom

Director: Peter Chelsom
Screenwriter: Dan Berendsen
Producer: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Composer: John Debney
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures

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  • Get ready to be dazzled by Disney's big-screen smash hit -- HANNAH MONTANA THE MOVIE -- filled with laughs, adventure, family fun and fabulous music! Come along for the ride and see Hannah like never before as she returns to her roots and faces the most important decision of her life! When Miley Stewart (aka pop-star Hannah Montana) gets too caught up in the superstar celebrity lifestyle, her dad decides it's time for a total change of scenery. But sweet niblets! Miley must trade in all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood for some ol' blue jeans on the family farm in Tennessee, and question if she can be both Miley Stewart and Hannah Montana. With a little help from her friends -- and awesome guest stars Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts and Vanessa Williams -- will she figure out whether to choose Hannah or Miley? HANNAH MONTANA THE MOVIE is a heartfelt major motion picture perfect for the entire family.
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    ...More bittersweet, even melancholy, than it has any right to be.

    Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
    01/15/10
    Bill Chambers
    Bill Chambers
    Film Freak Central

    Best approached as a test as to whether Cyrus has a future career once the hype inevitably blows out. And the answer is...

    Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
    09/13/09
    Michael Dequina
    Michael Dequina
    TheMovieReport.com

    Hannah Montana: The Movie isn't exactly high art, but that's not really the point, is it?

    Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
    08/30/09
    Sonny Bunch
    Sonny Bunch
    Washington Times

    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.

    Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
    08/22/09
    James Plath
    James Plath
    DVDTown.com

    A tweener-mesmerizing mix of music-induced mass hysteria coupled with some homespun cordiality courtesy of a colorful collection of harmless hicks.

    Full Review Source: Sly Fox | comment Comment
    08/20/09
    Kam Williams
    Kam Williams
    Sly Fox

    The film is sweet and innocent, just as one might expect. While not horrible, I can't heap praise on it either.

    Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
    08/19/09
    Ryan Cracknell
    Ryan Cracknell
    Movie Views

    ...Hannah Montana: The Movie, its light and empty, cotton candy made out of sugar substitute, not the real sweet deal.

    Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
    08/16/09
    Bill Gibron
    Bill Gibron
    PopMatters

    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.

    Full Review Source: Times-Picayune | comment Comment
    08/14/09
    Mike Scott
    Mike Scott
    Times-Picayune

    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]

    Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
    08/12/09
    Peter Canavese
    Peter Canavese
    Groucho Reviews

    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.

    Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
    07/16/09
    Robert Roten
    Robert Roten
    Laramie Movie Scope

    It's wholesome hokum, to be sure, but of a very high standard.

    Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
    07/03/09
    Paul Byrnes
    Paul Byrnes
    Sydney Morning Herald

    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.

    Full Review Source: Screenwize | comment Comment
    07/02/09
    Simon Weaving
    Simon Weaving
    Screenwize

    A perpetual Disney identity crisis that involves a blonde wig, a prepubescent Vertigo-meets Jekyll and Hyde-meets High School Musical.

    Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment Comment
    06/24/09
    Philippa Hawker
    Philippa Hawker
    The Age (Australia)

    Won'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.

    Full Review Source: Courier Mail (Australia) | comment Comment
    06/24/09
    Des Partridge
    Des Partridge
    Courier Mail (Australia)

    Older 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.

    Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
    06/23/09
    Rhiannon Sawyer
    Rhiannon Sawyer
    FILMINK (Australia)

    Fans 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.

    Full Review Source: Empire Magazine Australasia | comment Comment
    06/22/09
    Sara Klein
    Sara Klein
    Empire Magazine Australasia

    Kevin Irwin - As cynical exercises in teen marketing go, it's all relatively painless and, whisper it, great fun at times.

    Full Review Source: Teletext | comment Comment
    05/20/09
    Victor Olliver
    Victor Olliver
    Teletext

    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.

    Full Review Source: Sunday Times (UK) | comment Comment
    05/07/09
    Cosmo Landesman
    Cosmo Landesman
    Sunday Times (UK)

    The producers thus having their apple pie and eating it.

    Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
    05/07/09
    Philip French
    Philip French
    Observer [UK]

    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.

    Full Review Source: Sunday Mail [UK] | comment Comment
    05/07/09
    Mickey McMonagle
    Mickey McMonagle
    Sunday Mail [UK]
     
     
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