Potentially good story, but lacking something...

Rating: 3/10 (30 July 2011)

I wouldn't say this is a bad movie, I actually quite enjoyed it, but something I wouldn't feel the need to watch too often.
Ronnie (Miley Cyrus) and her younger brother, Jonah (Bobby Colemen) , are dropped off my their mum(Kelly Preston)to stay with their dad (Greg Kinnear)over the summer at his house on the beach. At the beginning of the movie, Ronnie comes off as a moody and rebellious teenager, with a shockingly bad attitude towards her father. As the movie continues, Ronnie meets a boy called Will (Liam Hemsworth). You can guess what happens, because soon enough they start going out together. Ronnie and her dad's relationship improves as the movie continues too, and she starts to feel terribly guilty when her and her little brother are shocked with the news of their dad having cancer.
The acting by Miley Cyrus, at times is quite good, but often over acted. Bobby Colemen (Jonah) and Greg Kinnear (dad) were the best in it, and made the movie as a whole a lot more realistic. Liam Hemmsworth (Will), like Miley, at times could be alright, but then sometimes showed no emotion and made it quite boring to watch.
The relationship between Ronnie and Will was very cute, and really showed chemistry on screen. Ronnie's relationship with her father came off very well, and was acted (more Greg Kinnear) brilliantly.
A good story, with a lot of potential, but just lacking certain elements, probably the acting from Miley and Liam, which as I've said before was quite good at points, but confusingly bad at others.
A sweet movie, with touching relationships. Is also quite funny in parts, with OK dialogue. I would recommend it, but not the sort of film I would be too keen to watch too often.