The Last Song
The Last Song

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The Last Song

2014
Movie
17 min
Korean

Ernie Hudson and Angie Kim star in this short film about a customer not wanting to leave a Karaoke Bar. A night without closure.

Insights

IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes19%
Metacritic35/100
Google Users71%
Director: Julius AveryGenres: Drama, Romance

Plot Summary

A rebellious teenager, Ronnie Miller, is sent to spend the summer with her estranged father in a Southern beach town. While there, she reconnects with him and discovers her passion for music, finding unexpected love along the way. However, her father's hidden illness casts a shadow over their newfound relationship and her future.

Critical Reception

The Last Song received largely negative reviews from critics, with many criticizing its predictable plot, melodramatic tone, and Miley Cyrus's performance. Audiences, however, showed more favor, drawn by the film's romantic storyline and themes of family reconciliation.

What Reviewers Say

  • Melodramatic and predictable, relying heavily on tear-jerker tropes.

  • Miley Cyrus's performance is often criticized as unconvincing.

  • The film offers a saccharine romance and a formulaic family drama.

Google audience: Google users generally found the film to be an enjoyable, albeit predictable, romantic drama, with many appreciating the emotional story and the chemistry between the lead actors. Some viewers felt the plot was too sentimental and that the ending was overly tragic.

Fun Fact

The film was shot in Savannah, Georgia, and the story is based on Nicholas Sparks's novel of the same name, which was written as a coming-of-age story for his own children.

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