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So-so
Avg. Critic Score: 47 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
8 OK for kids 8+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 70
    Variety |

    A goofily endearing romp that might even lasso a few new fans. Read full review

  • 70
    The New York Times | Jeannette Catsoulis

    It's just as awesome as the tv show only bigger and prettier. Read full review

  • 67
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Cyrus, as always, is a professional charmer (it's hard to resist when she leads a hip-hop hoedown), and the crusty folkiness of Billy Ray Cyrus as her real-life dad is as welcome as ever. Read full review

  • 60
    The Hollywood Reporter | Michael Rechtshaffen

    There are sufficient pratfalls and Miley/Hannah quick-changes to satisfy the fans, while Cyrus retains that natural, unforced likability that made her a star in the first place. Read full review

  • 60
    Los Angeles Times |

    In the end, Hannah Montana: The Movie is big, beautiful, a little boring and utterly safe. There are flashes of inspiration -- the "Hoedown Throwdown" dance, the scenes between Martindale and the Cyruses -- but it also is what it is: Miley Cyrus' next big step. Read full review

  • 50
    Washington Post | Michael O'Sullivan

    The singer-actress has screen presence to spare and a nice, rich voice. By the time her young fans outgrow her -- or she them -- she should have an excellent chance at a second career. Making, you know, real movies and real music. Read full review

  • 50
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    It's hard not to wish the same wholesome message could be conveyed with a bit more finesse and originality. Read full review

  • 40
    Wall Street Journal |

    The best that can be said of it: inoffensive. Read full review

  • 25
    San Francisco Chronicle | Peter Hartlaub

    If you're no longer old enough to carry a Hannah Montana lunch box, this movie will feel like punishment. Read full review

  • 25
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    The most shocking thing here is the fact that Peter Chelsom directed it. His 1995 movie, "Funny Bones," is a genuinely transgressive piece of dark comedy. I can't detect a trace of Chelsom in Hannah Montana, which means he won't have to wear a blonde wig to hide his shame. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says OK for kids 8+ Hannah's music and Miley's romance are sure to wow tweens.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that Miley Cyrus' legions of tween fans will be dying to see this big-screen comedy based on Disney's hit TV show. Like the small-screen version, the movie is upbeat and perfectly G rated ... if yet another marketing tool in Hannah's merchandise-rich world. The sexuality is completely innocent -- flirting, slow dancing, conversations about relationships, and three really short kisses -- and there's no language, drinking, or smoking. Expect frequent physical comedy (pratfalls, getting hit with a ball, bitten by an animal, etc.) and one scene in which Hannah and Tyra Banks fight over a pair of shoes.
  • Families can talk about the movie's messages. What does Miley/Hannah learn about family and herself? Do you think she's a good role model? Why or why not? Does your answer change depending on whether she's being Hannah or Miley?
  • Why do you think Hannah is so popular? Do kids really love the show for itself, or are they caught up in the Miley/Hannah phenomenon and marketing messages? Do you think Cyrus will be as successful once she steps out from under her Hannah wig?
The good stuff
  • educationalvalue true0 Educational value: The movie is intended to entertain rather than educate.
  • message true3 Positive messages: Kids will take away positive messages about being sincere and not taking yourself too seriously, as Miley learns that it doesn't matter whether she's a star or not -- she's not allowed to forget her roots and act like a diva.
  • rolemodels true3 Positive role models: Characters have strong family relationships and friendships. Miley does disappoint those closest to her as she struggles to balance her double life, but it all works out in the end.
What to watch for
  • violence false1 Violence and scariness: Hannah and Tyra Banks get into a cat fight (lots of jumping, pushing, and grabbing) over a pair of designer shoes. Other physical comedy includes several pratfalls, Miley getting hit in the face by a ball, a pesky ferret crawling all over a couple of characters, and a bit with a biting alligator and snappy ostrich.
  • sex false2 Sexy stuff: Mild flirting as two sets of couples get to know each other. Other than three very quick kisses and some slow dancing, there's just a short glimpse of Miley's love interest with his shirt off after a swim.
  • language false1 Language: A couple of "oh my God"s; one adult uses an insult to another (he calls a woman a "succubus"), but it will go over kids' head.
  • consumerism false3 Consumerism: The entire film is a Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana vehicle that will help promote the TV show, the movie soundtrack, and the piles of Hannah merchandise out there.
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false0 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not an issue
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