Miley Cyrus' Final Cut For "When I Look at You"

Destiny Hope Miley Cyrus is ramping up the promotion for her forthcoming movie, "The Last Song" with the release of a new music video, "When I Look At You," is a big piano driven ballad. Playing around with a long delay on her vocals, the Disney star duets with herself quite nicely in this final official cut and new version of music video, will be released through ABC Family today to promote the new film. Unlike the previously-released video which highlights on her singing the tune, this new one gives more footage from movie, "The Last Song," directed by Julie Anne Robinson and based on Nicholas Sparks' best-selling novel of the same title, is scheduled to arrive in U.S. theaters on March 31, where the track serves as its theme song, and marks another step in Cyrus's evolution to adult roles. That 17-year-old sure is growing up fast.
The final cut features Cyrus sitting beside Australian actor and real-life boyfriend, Liam Hemsworth while playing grand piano. With movie footage to use, the production values are high, but also Cyrus's digging deep on this heartstring-tugging, piano-driven ballad clip. The power ballad single is also appears as the second single from Cyrus's first mini album "The Time of Our Lives [Walmart EP]" by Hollywood Records, and produced by Adam Shankman, the guest judge of "So You Think You Can Dance", along with Hillary Lindsey.
"'When I Look at You' was actually a song that was going to go on my next record," Cyrus said in a behind-the-scene clip of the video shoot. "We listened to it and went, 'Oh my gosh, this could not be more perfect.' It describes the entire movie." The movie is a story about family, first loves, second chances and the moments in life that lead you back home. Cyrus starring as a rebellious girl, who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, and a romantic hook up with Hemsworth's character slowly causes Cyrus to see things in a new light and she eventually reconnects with her father. The plot is similar to "Hannah Montana, The Movie" and obviously pitched at her tween audience, which is growing older along with her.
Reception of the song has thus far been positive, with Variety magazine's Lael Lowenstein calling it an "almost inevitable hit single," and Allmusic's Heather Phares noting that "When she lets her [...] ballad-singing diva come to the fore, Cyrus really shines. Melinda M. Thompson of The Oregonian believed that by playing the piano, Cyrus "showcased her many talents and proved she really just beginning to grasp her star power."Mikael Wood of The Los Angeles Times commented, "Once again, make-believe Miley was more compelling than the real thing."