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Raise Your Voice

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Original title

Raise Your Voice

Year

2004

Running time

103 min.

Country

United States

Director

Sean McNamara

Screenwriter

Sam Schreiber

Cast

Music

Machine Head

Cinematography

John R. Leonetti

Producer

New Line Cinema, FilmEngine

Genre

Comedy. Drama | Music

Synopsis

Heart of Summer is a coming-of-age story centered around a small-town singer (Hilary Duff), brokenhearted by the death of her brother in a car crash, who had secretly submitted her for a summer session at a performing arts academy in Los Angeles. In the performing arts academy, she experiences a whole new way of life in the big city, far from the small town lifestyle she's used to. The film will revolve around her efforts to confront her lack of formal classic training and deal with a romantic entanglement.

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Awards: 2004: Nominated for Razzie Awards: Worst Actress (Hilary Duff)

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Critics' reviews

"Raises the bar for movies geared to teens"

Ruthe Stein: SFgate
"Duff makes an engaging heroine, but her immaculately coifed blonde locks and undiminished lip gloss remind viewers just how much of a star vehicle this actually is"

Lael Loewenstein: Variety
"The movie's enthusiasm is as indelible and shiny as the lip gloss its star wears to bed."

Wesley Morris: Boston Globe
"Hilary Duff makes me long for the comparatively Dostoyevskian depths of Sandra Dee. "

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"What is unusual and exciting about the movie is the assemblage of raw talent in the cast."

Jami Bernard: New York Daily News
"Should attract Duff's core audience but not much more than that."

Luke Sader: The Hollywood Reporter
"Hilary Duff can't rise above an overbearing script with underdeveloped roles."

Kevin Thomas: Los Angeles Times
"Ms. Duff's screen presence and the film's infectious high spirits will make this piece of fluff appealing to young moviegoers without conveying any sinister messages"

Anita Gates: The New York Times

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