snperera Hilary Duff is so great in this film and she really gives her all in this performance. I love the heart in this movie and the hope in this movie and that it shows through time, healing, and music that things will get better. The talent and music in this movie is so great as well and it is such an entertaining and fun and energetic movie. I will always love this movie and it will always be a great movie to me.

Sara 'Chuckster' Bennett I've given this move the highest rating possible. As the tag line says, one of the top 10 chick flicks of all time.I highly recommend this film! If you want a tear-jerker, romance, singing-school kind of film this nails it on the head exactly. Hilary Duff really strives in her acting as Terri Fletcher in this movie about a talented girl who struggles to comes to terms with the death of her brother who wanted nothing more than to see his little sister make it in the world as a singer. She's packed away to school which thrives on upcoming music stars and there she finds her place in the world, singing next to Oliver James This film will make you weep, smile and even sing along once you've watched the film enough LOL!

VoyagerSamfan87 Okay here's the deal. I rented Raise Your Voice thinking "Whatever" The previews looked halfway interesting and while I was never a huge Hillary fan, I've never disliked her either. And I thought it would have good music. It was more than just good music. What caught my interest was the fact that they killed off her brother in the very beginning. THAT really shocked me.Okay, sure it's really predictable at times, but you expect these kinds of movies to be. I think what I liked about it so much is the characters more than the storyline. Most of them were more than one dimensional. Not to mention that for once the teenagers LOOKED and acted like real teens! What a breath of fresh air! Even the brother, for once, actually looks like a senior verses looking like he's 25 playing an 18 year old.More on the characters. You at first thought her roommate was going to be a total b!tch. Turns out she just doesn't want to get involved with drama and get personal. She's all about hard work and focus, which I can respect. Than the other girl, you think she has an attitude problem because she never talks to anyone. Turns out as soon as she DOES talk you can tell she's totally insecure about herself, which explains why she doesn't talk much. Oh and I LOVE her main music teacher. He's totally believable as the laid back kind of guy, but at the same time he's strict about his classes and he also cares about his students as a person. Like a lot of teachers do.Oh and Hillary definitely gives a great performance. By far her best performance. So I thought this movie would be basically crap with good songs, right? Turns out I was pleasantly surprised and even ended up buying this movie.Rent this one. It'll catch you by surprise as sometimes being deeply moving and insightful, despite it being slightly predictable. I give this a strong 8 out of 10. A very good young teen movie. One of the better ones I've seen in a long time.

xsxx-1 Some bad lines, seriously bad makeup on all characters (sorry) , Some over produced notes BUT has everything i wanted from it! Has a lot of drama and OMG moments. Overall i liked it. I loved the song and the cast meshed nicely. The 'relationship' between Hilary & Oliver was realistic and lovable.Its a Clean Teen Family Movie! the relationship is full of innocent moments and Hilary plays them well. The Car crash scene was very well done... it was nice that it wasn't over done with special effects! gave me shivers! Easy and clear storyline to follow!!! The film covers a lot of emotional times and hard choices... it covers a lot of issues and has a good happy-go-lucky soundtrack.i love it xSx87x