Better than its low IMDb rating would indicate, we found it rather enjoyable.

Rating: Null/10 (16 September 2010)

One thing is apparent, Miley Curus is growing up to be a bit better actress than the usual teen singer-turned-actress. In fact, now I believe she is a better actress than she is a singer.
Here she is Ronnie (Veronica) Miller sent by mom to spend the summer with her dad (Greg Kinnear) Steve on the Atlantic coast of Georgia. Like most of these themed stories she really wants to be back in the city and is determined to NOT have an enjoyable time. Part of that is not being able to forgive dad for leaving her and mom, even though he explains that love is complicated.
She is also accompanied by her younger brother, Bobby Coleman as Jonah Miller, who in fact gets along quite well with dad.
At a beach volleyball game she happens to meet teen Liam Hemsworth as Will Blakelee, as he runs into her and causes her to spill her shake all over her shirt. We, the audience, correctly predict that the two of them will meet again and develop a love interest. Kelly Preston is her mother Kim.
Stories like this are very common in the movies, unhappy daughter and caring dad try to patch up relationships. But this one is done rather well, mostly due to the convincing acting by Kinnear and Cyrus. A catalyst is the nest of sea turtle eggs she finds being disturbed by a raccoon, and she sets out to protect them, with the help of Will.
SPOILERS: Ronnie, like her dad, is an accomplished pianist, and in fact she has been offered a scholarship to Juliard, but she has not played since dad left her and the family, and has no plans to ever play again. But in the end, after she finds out dad is dying and he wrote his last song for her, she plays it at his funeral, decides to go to Juliard, and Will will be transferring from family school Vanderbilt to attend Columbia, also in New York.