14 DAY TRIAL // A while ago, teen idol Miley Cyrus announced intentions to pursue a career in feature films, even if that meant putting her music on the second place. She wasn’t going to stick with the Hannah Montana franchise anymore either, saying she planned to make her debut in more “serious” roles starting with “The Last Song,” a romantic drama written especially with her in mind. As Us Magazine can confirm, critics suggest she might want to rethink that decision.
The drama also stars Miley’s current boyfriend, Liam Hemsworth, Greg Kinnear and Kelly Preston and tells the story of the first love and the first heartbreak. Though promoted heavily over the past few weeks and despite enjoying massive support from a very loyal fanbase, the film failed to impress critics, who, in more or less words, tore Miley to shreds. Never before has the world seen such a dubious “dramatic” debut since Britney Spears made hers in “Crossroads,” yet another flick starring a singer wanting to be an actress that nevertheless went to make millions.
“A more convincing star could make this a degree more tolerable, although in Cyrus’ defense not much more. Allegedly, this is the film in which Cyrus gets all, like, dramatic. If by ‘dramatic’ one means pouty, sullen, and cute, then OK,” the Boston Globe writes. The New York Times feels the same, saying Miley is a “big problem” in the flick. “Acting, for the moment at least, seems almost entirely beyond her... she pouts, slouches, storms in and out of rooms and occasionally cracks a snaggle-toothed smile, but most of the time she seems to be mugging for the camera, play-acting rather than exploring the motives and feelings of her character,” a scathing review reads.
“The Miami Herald calls her acting ‘stiff’ and ‘unconvincing,’ while Variety snipes that the star ‘hasn’t yet learned not to act with her eyebrows and overbite.’ The New York Post, citing her ‘approximately one-and-a-half expressions,’ cattily links Cyrus to another former teen singer’s foray into cinema: ‘Cyrus makes the most dubious “dramatic” debut of any singer since Britney Spears.’ The paper also adds that she and costar Liam Hemsworth – now her real-life beau – have a ‘total lack of on-screen chemistry’.” Us Magazine further reports, summing up other reviews.
In Miley’s defense, just the other day, she was saying that, even if “The Last Song” turned out to be successful, she was fully aware she needed an acting coach and hinted that she might start taking lessons as soon as possible. If the reviewers are right, she might want to hurry on that and get a coach before making another movie.