Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Inmechon The movie's only flaw is also a virtue: It's jammed with characters, stories, warmth and laughs.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Python Hyena Raise Your Voice (2004): Dir: Sean McNamara / Cast: Hilary Duff, John Corbett, Rita Wilson, David Keith, Rebecca De Mornay: Bland teen drama about higher standards and setting goals. Obviously the filmmakers didn't have that in mind when making this crap. Hillary Duff plays Terri Fletcher who dreams of attending a performing arts school but her father forbids it. When she and her brother sneak out to a concert they are struck by a drunk driver on the way home and her brother is killed. Terri blames herself and quits singing but her mother and aunt devise a plan where she supposedly stays at her aunt's place while really attending the school. Predictable outcome where the strict father walks in on her concert at the right moment and realizes he was wrong. Formula drab with a minimal performance by Duff who goes by the motions here. Directed by Sean McNamara who provides insight into music academies but characters are stereotypes. Rita Wilson plays the encouraging mother. David Keith is horrible as the strict father who will see the light. John Corbett plays a music professor who will see potential. What potential he saw in this film, I'll never figure out. Rebecca De Mornay as Duff's aunt is also a waste and makes one appreciate her sexy work in Risky Business. For a much better film on the subject see Fame, which brings stronger conviction to these themes. Score: 2 / 10

decemberangel1286 I used to like hilary duff as a child but the older I got I couldn't stand her. this movie was OK. the lead was OK but since when did it be okay to lie to your own husband, brother and father? since when did it become okay to sneak out to go to a concert? there some believable parts and some that were not believable. There some major flaws in this movie for sure. this movie is maybe a 2 if on a scale at all. Jay and Teresa? the songs were OK but sounded a voice over on some of the songs. the movie is predictable. I think the story line in the movie needed work. there were too many things that were not adding up. how could anyone get accepted into music school with no training? the movie had potential however there major parts missing from the movie, how could anyone lie to make themselves happy? how could anyone go away to music school after losing a sibling? it was her fault he was dead in the first place, the more you watch the movie the more you want to throw something at the directors.

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Nick Damian The story was boring and aside of from the violin player and the piano player, the rest of the musicians were pretty bad.She has a horrible voice and her screen performance isn't much better - in fact it is worse.Her songs are horrible in themselves - the lyrics are cheese and her voice makes them even worse.It's not that I'm picking on her - well maybe I am, but the movie just seems really pathetic with her and anybody who had any real presence doesn't get anywhere near the time they deserve.Uninspiring, boring and very slow and not entertaining. Watch something better like Back To The Future.