Definitely a Favorite

Rating: 8/10 (25 January 2011)

The Last Song is definitely a chick flick, but it is one of my favorites. The movie is based off of the Book by Nicholas Sparks. I am a HUGE fan of Nicholas Sparks, and yes, Miley Cyrus. I know that I sound like a 12 year old girl, but I truly do love her.
The story takes place on the coast of North Carolina, where a daughter is forced to live with her father who she is not the biggest fan of. As the story unfolds we see that she hates him and she has gotten into a lot of trouble in the past. Her father refuses to give up on her and finally in the end she realizes how much she loves and needs her father. At the end her father is stricken with cancer and she stays with him until the day he dies. This movie hit home for me because I sometimes argue with my father a lot. It makes me want to put everything aside and tell my dad how much he means to me.
The story was very close to the same as the book which I really like. Compared to Dear John, another Nicholas Sparks' book and movie, it was so much better. I hate when they take extremely good books and ruin them by changing the characters and their actions. This is a main reason that this movie is one of my favorites.
One reason that I didn't like the movie was because of the love part. Miley's character falls in love with a rich boy. They fall in love, she gets mad at him, then they get back together. Even though I am your typical girl who loves a good love story, I get very tired of seeing the PERFECT love. It doesn't happen like that. Life isn't perfect and it will never be like the movies.
Overall this movie is on my top ten list!