Stars: Hilary Duff, Rebecca De Mornay, Rita Wilson, David Keith, Jason Ritter

Director: Sean McNamara

Summary: Terri Fletcher (Hilary Duff) is your typical sweet-hearted, small-town girl and she always obeys her intensely overprotective dad (David Keith), but when she gets accepted to a summer program at a prestigious Los Angeles music school and he forbids her to go, she realises it's time to break away. With the help of her cool aunt (Rebecca De Mornay), Terri figures out a ruse to sneak off to LA and seize the chance to actualise her musical dreams. Once there, it's harsh wake-up time however, as she realises being naive, adorable, blonde, un-pierced, and un-tattooed means being ostracised in this too-cool musical community. Luckily John Corbett, a sympathetic music teacher, is there to help, and there's time for romance to bloom with a British classmate (Oliver James). Before this little star can truly blossom though, she still has to cope with the trauma of losing her brother in a car accident (it's left her terrified of bright lights, a real problem for a stage performer) and then there's the matter of telling the truth to her furious father. Duff's effortless charisma lifts this sturdy, comfortably worn-in vehicle easily over the bumpier cliche's, and delivers it safely to its inspiring destination.

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Perky teen starlet Hilary Duff wholeheartedly embraces the kind of earnest innocence all parents wish their daughters had. In Raise Your Voice, Terri Fletcher yearns to go to a prestigious music conservatory in Los Angeles. Her father won't let her because L.A. is a bad place, but her loving mom and kooky aunt sneak her away. Once there, she gets a sassy roommate-of-colour, geeky cool friends, a snooty rival, and a sexy British boyfriend. Of course, all conflicts with family and friends come to a head at a big competition at which Terri rediscovers herself. Formulaic? Yes. Bland? Yes. Will preteen girls enjoy it anyway? Maybe, because Duff plays it so sincere. --Bret Fetzer, amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, Behind The Scenes Featurette, Orchestra Sequence, Interactive Jam, Original Trailer
Subtitles:	English
Year:	2004
Release Date:	May 23, 2005
Runtime:	102 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	M P 401 D
Keywords:	Your, General, Raise, Voice, Drama
Genre:	Drama