Get the feedNew On DVD: Miley Tears and Furry Fears
Monday, Aug 16th 2010
What's new on DVD this week? Not much, unfortunately. Here's your rundown:
The Last Song
drama
The Gist: Miley Cyrus stars in her first big girl movie as a disaffected teen sent to stay with her father for the summer. It's not all bad. He has a big, beautiful house on the beach. There's a cute and sensitive lifeguard. Life could be a lot worse. This film being a Nicholas Sparks creation, you know that it's about to get worse. There's a reason it's called The LAST Song. Read our review and interview with Nicholas Sparks here.
The Ups: Some stunning beach scenes and a chaste romance make it an acceptable film for tween girls needing to get their cry on.
The Downs: The tearjerky storyline and overemotive moments add up to a high dose of sappiness. Miley, while we love her, struggles in the role.
The Verdict: Watch it with your tween. It's not the best film you'll ever see, but it's sweet.
Be Aware: Rated PG for thematic material, some violence, sensuality, and mild language.
Furry Vengeance
family comedy
The Gist: Brendan Fraser plays a land developer who plans to take out a forest full of cute, furry creatures. The creatures fight back. Yuk, yuk. No really, yuck.
The Ups: There are no ups.
The Downs: You know what would be more fun for the family than this film? A four day road trip in an unairconditioned car with no portable electronics. With the flu.
The Verdict: Run, hide, move to Mongolia if you have to. Don't watch it.
Be Aware: Rated PG for some rude humor, mild language, and brief smoking.
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Rebecca Cusey
Rebecca Cusey is the official movie reviewer for SixSeeds.tv. A member of the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association and the Television Critics Association, she does celebrity interviews, reviews, trend pieces, and event coverage. Her work has appeared in USA Today, The Huffington Post, The Washington Post, Comcast.net, World Magazine, National Review Online, Relevant Magazine, Beliefnet.com, and many other outlets.
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