A. O. Scott of The New York Times believes that although "her Hannah Montana persona has a certain aggressive charm", in The Last Song she "play-act rather than exploring the motives and feelings of her character."Roger Ebert gave the film a mixed 2.5/4.
A. O. Scott fra avisen The New York Times mener, at selvom "hendes Hannah Montana-karakter har en bestemt en aggressiv charme" i The Last Song, "spiller hun mere, end at udforske sin karakters motiver og følelser.".Roger Ebert gav filmen 2.5/4 i points.