Miley Cyrus is LOL

Miley Cyrus seems to be channeling her party girl persona in her new teen comedy, LOL, but the new trailer makes it appear that she’s treading down a weary path that has been beat to death on the big screen, and I’m not sure even the power of cellphones is enough to salvage this movie at the box office.

Miley has a huge fan base so there’s no doubt that LOL will make an impressive showing at the box office when it opens later this year, but that doesn’t mean it should. The film has all the expected elements – breaking up with the boyfriend, emotional angst over which new guy to choose, fights with the mother that just doesn’t understand, and one mega-party that lets everyone cut loose. There’s also lots of cellphone texting and a sudden trip to Paris that doesn’t seem to make any sense at all, at least not in the preview.

The title of the movie, LOL, is working double-duty this time around, standing for the text-speak of Laughing Out Loud, as well as a shortened form of Lola’s name. I think that’s about as creative as things get here.

In addition to Miley’s considerable star power, LOL also stars Demi Moore and the Twilight Saga’s Ashley Greene. How either of them ended up in this is beyond me.