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DVD Review: Hannah Montana The Movie By Richard W. Kozak, Jr.  |
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Tween queen Miley Cyrus as at that tender age. On one hand, she’s getting a bit too long in the tooth to be comfortably the idol of the under 12 set, yet as much as she might try, she’s a bit too young for the full fledged teenager and their parents to accept posing scantily clad on the cover of magazines. Couple that notion with the awkward writing on a stripper pole at a kid’s award show, Miley’s professional/personal and burgeoning libido are at a crossroads.
Hence, Miley’s handlers bring her legions of fans her first big screen offering conveniently named, “Hannah Montana, The Movie.” If you don’t have a young child or have been without cable television for the last half of this decade, Miley Cyrus stars as fictional teen rock star Hannah Montana on a Disney Show of the same name. Miley leads a double life as the “regular” Miley and the “rock star” Hannah.
In almost Clark Kent/Superman fashion, no one in the ENTIRE world seems to realize that the girl under the blonde wig is really Miley. The movie intends to bring the audience full circle with the view that Miley herself is struggling with the same internal conflict and the question of, “Where does Miley end and Hannah begin?”
For those of us who have watched even the smallest portion of a VH1 “Where are they now?” special chronicling the personal abyss of many a teen idol and child star, this movie could ironically fall under the title of “reality.” The Disney Company seems to be the recent leader in teen star meltdown. Just ask Britney or Lindsay.
Quite simply, it’s a traditional coming of age story where Miley is “kidnapped” by her family and returned to her country girl roots to truly find herself. Some plot, but pretty much a vehicle for more music just like Elvis movies or the Monkees TV show.
For now, all is still good and there’s a lot of hugs at the end. OK, for the little ones and enough story for the parents, “Hannah Montana, The Movie” earns 2 ½ wigs out of 5.
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