Greg Kinnear has come a long way as an actor since his days of the first host of “Talk Soup” in 1991 and hosted until 1995, when he left the show for the NBC late-night talk show, “Later with Greg Kinnear” (1994). His recent dramatic role in “Green Zone” is pivotal to set the tone of what Matt Damon’s character is up against, the power of the ‘higher ups’ in the Pentagon.

My experience on many movie sets as an assistant director is, “An actor’s eyes is what delivers the emotions of the character”. In “The Last Song”, he gives a soul stirring performance…

Steve Miller (Greg Kinnear) is a former concert pianist and teacher, and is living the quiet life in Tybee Island, a Southern beach town, having moved from New York City. He’s been divorced for 3 years and is estranged from his two children, 17-year-old Veronica, nicknamed ‘Ronnie’ (Miley Cyrus) and a son Jonah (Bobby Coleman) around 10 years old.

On a strong suggestion from his ex-wife, she arrives to deliver the children for a summer stay to reconnect with their father. Ronnie is rebellious and has been for the last 3 years, while Jonah and his dad instantly re-bond. The only connection he and Ronnie ever had also seems lost, their love and natural talent of writing and playing classical music on the piano.

The summer of reconnection of a father and his two children is a powerful story, and when a shattering revelation is disclosed a little over half way through, there couldn’t have been a dry eye in the theater, including this reviewer. Director Julie Anne Robinson used a lot of close-ups, and in those poignant moments, Greg Kinnear brought us into the heart and soul of ‘Steve Miller’…

“The Last Song” starring Miley Cyrus, Greg Kinnear, Bobby Coleman, Liam Hemsworth, Hallock Beals, Kelly Preston, Nick Lashaway, and Carly Chaikin.

Directed by Julie Anne Robinson. Written by Nicholas Sparks & Jeff Van Wie. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures release. Rated PG for thematic material, some violence, sensuality and mild language.

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