Pleasant chick-flick

Rating: 7/10 (5 September 2010)

I can't understand why people hate this film so much. Perhaps maybe that the absence of bad language and writhing bodies allied to a half-decent story was too much for some viewers. The film was dominated as it so often is by the performance of Greg Kinnear who was totally convincing as the estranged and dying father of his brattish daughter played by Miley Cyrus. Miss Cyrus was pleasant enough but I fear her film opportunities will recede as she lacks that screen presence so important for a leading lady.The scenery was gorgeous and photography could not be faulted. The film had both a sad and happy ending which pleased my wife - what more could you wish for!