Wuchak
RELEASED IN 2012 and directed by Tom Vaughan, "So Undercover" stars Miley Cyrus as a teen private investigator who's hired by an FBI agent (Jeremy Piven) to go undercover at a sorority. Mike O'Malley plays her dad, Josh Bowman her potential beau and Matthew Settle her professor. This was my first exposure to Miley as an actress (I've never seen Hanna Montana, for instance) and she's effective for this kind of role, a formidable no-nonsense detective with wit and feminine charisma. I'm not a fan of hers in any sense, but she's easily the most all-around attractive female in the cast, which is saying a lot since the events take place at a sorority. Or perhaps it's saying that the rest of the female cast is subpar as far as sex appeal goes. Other than that, they're all just fine. Bottom Line: This is a fun detective drama/adventure at a university highlighted by Cyrus as the protagonist; nothing more, but nothing less. The movie runs 94 minutes and was shot entirely in Louisiana. Writers: Allan Loeb & Steven Pearl. ADDITIONAL CAST: Eloise Mumford (Sasha), Megan Park (Cotton), Lauren McKnight (Alex), Kelly Osbourne (Becky), Alexis Knapp (Taylor) and Morgan Calhoun (Hunter). GRADE: B-
Fluke_Skywalker
The box touts that Miley Cyrus is a "tough as nails, street smart private investigator.", so naturally there's a need for a HUGE suspension of disbelief going in to 'So Undercover'. That said, Cyrus really does have a more mature bearing than one would expect fresh off of a teeny bopper show like 'Hannah Montana'. I don't know that anyone is going to buy her as a P.I., but she does pull off street smart with enough credibility to make it work.'So Undercover' is occasionally amusing fluff, and though she's no Meryl Streep, Miley Cyrus makes for a likable and energetic lead in a film that is often neither itself.
pino-kindergarten
I watched the movie on a Sunday morning right after a bad night. It cheered me up and that's when I understood that although not great, its message is simple - entertainment. If you are looking for an easy movie, you have arrived at the right choice. Right at the beginning of the film, I got put off the main character. Somewhere in the middle, I fell in love with her. I'm not going to summarize it for you, other people have done it already and I leave it to you to discover by yourself. What I would like to say is that if you are looking for an easy movie to spend a couple of hours, So Undercover is great. It follows the themes of Miss Congeniality and Legally Blonde. If you like any of the them, you will enjoy So Undercover,too.
SanteeFats
I don't know why this movie is so underrated by reviewers. I guess they did not see what I think I saw. Yeah it had the typical sorority acting when Miley got to the sorority house but give me a break it was a very decent movie. Miley Cyrus acts well enough and I don't know where she got those legs but boy are they nice!!! The acting is adequate and I like the dad as back up wt the end. This movie is suppose to be an action/adventure but they forgot to add comedy as well. I like this movie and found it to be decently acted, written, and cast. The eye candy is nice and I still think Miley Cyrus is a decent actress, hot, and in spite of her on stage behavior, not that bad a person. Of course I have been wrong before.
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