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Hannah Montana: The Movie

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4.6 User Score:

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Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy  |  Family/Kids  |  Musical

Written by: Barry O'Brien (characters)
Richard Correll (characters)
Michael Poryes (characters)
Daniel Berendsen

Directed by: Peter Chelsom

Release Date:
Theatrical: April 10, 2009
DVD: August 18, 2009

Running Time: 102 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Miley Cyrus, Emily Osment, Peter Gunn, Melora Hardin, Barry Bostwick, Taylor Swift, Vanessa Williams, and Billy Ray Cyrus

Miley Stewart struggles to juggle school, friends and her secret pop-star persona; when Hannah Montana’s soaring popularity threatens to take over her life – she just might let it. So her father takes the teen home to Crowley Corners, Tenn., for a dose of reality, kicking off an adventure filled with the kind of fun, laughter and romance even Hannah Montana couldn't imagine! (Walt Disney Pictures)

What The Critics Said

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75

Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey

Handles the strained daddy/daughter bond with sufficient lightness and laughs so that fathers won't mind accompanying their spawn.

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75

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Catherine Dawson March

Music, naturally, is a big part of this movie -- Disney has a soundtrack to sell -- with both Cyruses, Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts performing.

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70

The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

It's just as awesome as the tv show only bigger and prettier.

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70

Variety Lael Loewenstein

A goofily endearing romp that might even lasso a few new fans.

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67

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

Cyrus, as always, is a professional charmer (it's hard to resist when she leads a hip-hop hoedown), and the crusty folkiness of Billy Ray Cyrus as her real-life dad is as welcome as ever.

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63

Premiere Olivia Putnal

If you are a big fan of country music, you will enjoy it for the Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Billy Ray Cyrus and of course, Miley Cyrus performances.

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60

Los Angeles Times Mary McNamara

In the end, Hannah Montana: The Movie is big, beautiful, a little boring and utterly safe. There are flashes of inspiration -- the "Hoedown Throwdown" dance, the scenes between Martindale and the Cyruses -- but it also is what it is: Miley Cyrus' next big step.

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60

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Like 2003's "Lizzie McGuire" movie, "Hannah" breaks little new ground but makes the big screen shift with liveliness and sense of humor impressively intact.

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60

The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen

There are sufficient pratfalls and Miley/Hannah quick-changes to satisfy the fans, while Cyrus retains that natural, unforced likability that made her a star in the first place.

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50

Austin Chronicle Kimberley Jones

Cornpone caricatures abound (witness "Hoedown Throwdown," in which Miley sunnily urges us to "pop it, lock it, polka dot it"), but so do worthy messages about responsibility – to family, community, even Mother Earth.

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50

Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach

Young Cyrus is undeniably cute, and some of her songs are as catchy as the law allows - especially "Hoedown Throwdown," But asked to anchor a full-length movie, she simply doesn't have the chops to pull it off.

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50

Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan

The singer-actress has screen presence to spare and a nice, rich voice. By the time her young fans outgrow her -- or she them -- she should have an excellent chance at a second career. Making, you know, real movies and real music.

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50

Boston Globe Wesley Morris

Miley may vacillate, but for now her indentured servitude to Disney continues. The image that comes to mind is Princess Leia chained to Jabba the Hutt, but that's probably just me.

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50

LA Weekly Ernest Hardy

It's almost foolish to review Hannah Montana: The Movie as anything other than the latest cog in a cultural phenomenon/mass-marketing juggernaut. The film itself certainly doesn't aspire to anything more.

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50

Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips

I like the end-credits sequence best, which has nothing to do with hoary complications or the miseries of stardom or the magical spellbinding powers of a cheap wig.

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50

The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin

The only folks Montana is interested in pleasing are prepubescent girls and Disney stockholders.

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50

USA Today Claudia Puig

It's hard not to wish the same wholesome message could be conveyed with a bit more finesse and originality.

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50

Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek

The movie overall is painless if not exactly electrifying.

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50

ReelViews James Berardinelli

Perhaps the thing that most surprised me is how fingernails-on-blackboard awful the music is.

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40

Wall Street Journal Joanne Kaufman

The best that can be said of it: inoffensive.

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40

Empire Anna Smith

Lazy but functional tween fare.

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25

Rolling Stone Peter Travers

The most shocking thing here is the fact that Peter Chelsom directed it. His 1995 movie, "Funny Bones," is a genuinely transgressive piece of dark comedy. I can't detect a trace of Chelsom in Hannah Montana, which means he won't have to wear a blonde wig to hide his shame.

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25

TV Guide Perry Seibert

Fans will clap along with the many songs, but the tunes aren't interesting enough to win over the unconverted -- a fact made clear when genuine teen star Taylor Swift shows up to perform -- she demonstrates all the spontaneity and authenticity that Miley Cyrus lacks.

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25

San Francisco Chronicle Peter Hartlaub

If you're no longer old enough to carry a Hannah Montana lunch box, this movie will feel like punishment.

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25

New York Post Kyle Smith

The thing is a virtual remake of the fusty oldie "Sweet Home Alabama," which came out back when movie scripts were written on stone tablets.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 4.6 (out of 10) based on 74 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Ricki N. gave it a0:
It sucked because of Miley Cyrus was in it btw its only 10 year old kids who like her, anyone over 10 and like her have a damaged brain.

Matthew L gave it a0:
This could likely be the worst piece of cinema ever. It makes me wonder if everyone with any actual talent at Disney got fired after the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy finished and replaced by screaming little girls.

Effy gave it a3:
Let's be real.. it's Disney, and that' s why I wasn't expecting much -- nothing more than a long-lasting episode with some new people, if you know what I mean. I don't think anyone 9+ can find it very funny, but it's cute.. Miley Cyrus isn't as bad as I thought she'd be to be honest. And that blond guy, not bad.The songs at the beginning were pretty catchy but the climb, What the fuck!? also hated the last 20minutes of the movie AND that scene with Jackson getting devoured by an alligator...AEHM, even a 5 year old wouldn't buy it.

Eliza W gave it a4:
I got this movie for my FOURTEENTH birthday. I was never really into Hannah Montana, 'cause the series and songs were considered as 'childish'. I wanted to give it a try, and watched the movie. Well, not even the whole movie. I had to stop halfway, because I was falling asleep, and there wasn't ANY motivation to watch the other half of this crap. Predictable, boring, boring, boring, predictable, very very fake, and basically the movie was the whole series-thing repeated, it didn't add anything special. Very sad to watch how Taylor Swift totally crushed Hannah Montana. Still give it a 4, because if you're Hannah Montana fan you'll probably like it.

Taylor R gave it a10:
this is the best movie ever made, the cinematography is spectacular, it has excellent spectacle, the plot is easy to follow yet interesting, the characters are realistic and it it makes you feel magical inside your heart. the songs are amazing, nothing tops this movie!

Chue W. gave it a5:
Disappointing, to say the least. The beginning where she was fighting with Tyra made me laugh a little, but the story is kind of pathetic. I gave it a 5 because its an average. Surprisingly, the music isn't that bad (7) but the movie isn't good (3) If only they came up with something more similar to the TV series (which is so much better).

Becca S gave it a10:
I thought it was a great movie. I am 17 and i enjoyed every minute. The Climb was a song that lots of people can relate to. The cast was good. The boy was very cute..heart-throb!! I am not a avid hannah montana fan but i love watchin the series when it comes on. I know miley may not present a very good image in some places but i haven't really followed that. My mom went with me and we saw the movie when it came out in theaters and we both thought it was great. Cute and, though maybe not original, it was a nice spin on a classic story. So i apologize to all the "real" critics and the wanna be's that seem to think that this movie was not worth anything. I LOVED IT!!

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