Just a brief note, I think the Hannah Montana show was OK. Aside from some pretty good songs, it's main lead was OK, but later became annoying and some of the story lines, although funny, were quite predictable. While this movie improved a bit on the show, it's still flawed. The story despite it's nice moments is hugely predictable, the direction is bland, the script is schmaltzy, and the dialog is cringe-worthy.Some of the characters are uninteresting, but the main lead played by Miley Cyrus is a vast improvement and is a much more likable character and her depth is well-developed. Even her relationships with her family especially her father was touching. Some of the songs were mediocre, but the two songs that were not only emotional, but catchy goes to "Butterfly Fly Away" and "The Climb" and I'm surprised to see that song won an award for Best Movie Song.Overall, not exactly a great movie worth recommending, but not exactly as terrible as the ratings on this website says it is. It does have it's problems, but it's touching songs makes this worth a view for kids and their families.

As the father of a twean this was required, and frankly painful, viewing. This evaluation surprises me somewhat given that the Cyrus / Disney television program on which this mess is based is the least bad choice among Disney TV offering for this age group. In fact, in a weak moment, I might concede that Miley?s often genuine interactions with her father (despite his worse-than-a-mullet haircut) and plots centered around Miley?s moral shortcomings coming back to haunt her make the show somewhat substantial and entertaining. Had the movie simply offered up a twice extended episode of the show Disney would have had a fairly watchable movie. Unfortunately the movie reaches for schmaltz and to say something profound about one?s roots thereby subjecting us to a decided lack of warmth and humor, uninteresting supporting characters and absurd plot twists ending with the idea that a few thousand Tennesseans will keep Miley?s secret. It seemed painfully apparent to me that Cyrus has outgrown her alter ego and hoped this movie would spell the end of her. Unfortunately, Disney characters never really die.

i realize people or shows who are hated, are usually pretty good, or at least a lot better that you would expect. i never knew what or who hannah montana was, i heard adam sandler in a movie mention it, and i check out on the internet, i'm a kind out of fashion guy... But a 3 rating for this movie is retarded. you've got comedy, romance, good music, nice girls, Disney may be the devil but they do hire people who know how to do their job. the songs are good pop-rock'n'roll-country songs if you do know anything about music, who cares if they're written by the devil, they're good. anybody who has played in a rock band will agree with that. the movie is also good, nothing new but good, unless you hold a grudge against life. if you do, it's your own fault, get a better life, instead of vomiting your hate on hannah montana.

The most hilarious part of reading all the negative reviews for this particular movie is that even though all these guys are trying to be with the cool kids and snark on Hannah Montana, clearly they all have sought out, paid money for, and watched this movie. Who's the joke really on, guys?Look, I'm a man in my mid-30s. I'm not embarrassed to say I watched this movie and that I enjoyed it. Don't get me wrong; I wasn't optimistic going into it. But "Hannah Montana: The Movie" surprised me with its emotional depth. Far from being just a silly kid's flick, there is actual heart to the story, and by the end of the movie--provided you get over your pretentiousness and whatever antipathy you have for Miley Cyrus, the actor--it's really easy to be caught up in what the characters are feeling and to really care about them.Is there silly stuff? Well, sure. This isn't a documentary about concert promotion, after all. It's a comedy meant to be accessible to all ages. Folks who were looking for "Hannah Montana: Buckets of Blood" are clearly going to be disappointed. If you expect the movie to answer existential theories or postulate about the meaning of life, then yeah, you're gonna leave somewhat empty-handed. My one gripe about the movie is that the credits should have rolled immediately after the performance of "The Climb." If the movie had stopped right there, it would have been perfect. I understand that they needed to leave an open ending to continue the TV series, but I thought the ending did sort of undermine the value that the rest of the movie until that point had been trying to illustrate: being true to oneself. Instead, after Miley has not only come to grips with who she is, but also with how her Hannah side is quite frankly destructive to her life, she is railroaded by the rest of the cast into keeping up the lie. The film's message had been pretty clear up until then: living a double life can never make you happy, and it's best to be honest. And suddenly, there's an about-face that says "hey, lying's OK, nay, it's the only way you can truly be happy." Were it my movie to edit, I would've left the movie to end at "The Climb," allowed the sleazy tabloid reporter to out Miley, only with Miley not caring, because she finally was OK with herself.Still and all, not a bad little film, and certainly not deserving of the bile that gets vomited on it here.