Critics are giving generally good marks to Hannah Montana The Movie , starring Miley Cyrus, but their generally bland reviews appear to reflect the fact that they expect few of their readers to go see it. For example, Claudia Puig in USA Today , who has probably been writing reviews for as long as Miley Cyrus, the movie's star, has been alive, remarks in her review, "If you like her on TV, you'll feel the same about the movie." Carrie Rickey in the Philadelphia Inquirer calls it an "enjoyable new film for tweens and their parents." Peter Hartlaub in the San Francisco Chronicle writes that the movie "isn't an abomination. The characters are wholesome, the plot is easy to follow and the songs all sound the same, so you can really only get one stuck in your head at a time. But even as adults give their blessing for prepubescent moviegoers to see the film, they should be plotting to stay as far away from the theater as possible." Jeannette Catsoulis of the New York Times , however, dashes off a review in full LOL IM mode "omg ashley, i've just seen "hannah montana the movie"!! and it's just as awesome as the tv show only bigger and prettier and she doesn't fall down so much. ... i love hannah sooo much. she's so CLEAN, you know?"

10/04/2009