Pop fluff intended for kids stuck between Dora the Explorer and Gossip Girl. Consider it a bonus that it's tolerable, if not fun, for the rest of us as well.
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02/28/09
High School Musical (2006)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:5
Rotten:3
Average Rating:5.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hudgens star in this Disney Channel Original Movie as popular basketball team captain Troy and smart, stunning academic Gabriella. Both shock the members of the social... [More]
Starring: Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel
Director: Kenny Ortega
Reviews for High School Musical
1 - 8 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
There's no denying the tween audience was hungering for this movie, without even knowing it. [Blu-ray]
02/14/09
A simplistic, and single minded teen romp filled with Disney channel regulars that disappears from your collective memory minutes after viewing it...
07/10/07
A schmaltzy little piece of obvious fluff that's directed in truly horrendous fashion and populated by cardboard characters who spit out simplistic platitudes and breathy pop tunes.
12/10/06
For all its ungainliness, its cheesiness, its silliness, High School Musical is undoubtedly a great big heap of fun.
05/28/06
...it's difficult to imagine even the most die-hard fan of musicals finding anything here worth embracing.
05/27/06
the filmmakers were just trying to tell a story. Sex, drugs and violence just didn't factor into that equation
05/25/06
with a name like "Sharpay," it's gotta be good
05/18/06
1 - 8 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Latest News for High School Musical
April 17, 2008:
Ashley Tisdale Prepares for Life After High School Musical 
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March 04, 2008:
High School Musical Getting Reality Show Treatment
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January 16, 2008:
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