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The Last Song

The Last Song

Drama · Family · Romance · 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.

Movie details

The Last Song

“A story about family, first love, second chances and the moment in life that lead you back home.”

2010 Drama · Family · Romance 1h 47m

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7.2 / 10

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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.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Julie Anne Robinson

Written by

Jeff Van Wie · Nicholas Sparks

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus

Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller

Greg Kinnear

Greg Kinnear

Steve Miller

Bobby Coleman

Bobby Coleman

Jonah Miller

Liam Hemsworth

Liam Hemsworth

Will Blakelee

Hallock Beals

Hallock Beals

Scott

Kelly Preston

Kelly Preston

Kim

Nick Lashaway

Nick Lashaway

Marcus

Court is in session

Put The Last Song on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.