School spirit is forever, though. May the legacy of the East High Wildcats never die.

| Apr 25, 2023

If a pre-teen in your life hasn't seen this coming-of-age classic, it's time to sit down and educate them.

| Aug 10, 2021

High School Musical is kitsch, sexless and hopelessly clichéd, but it manages to offer a giddy sense of fun to a generation that's overdosing on seriousness.

| Sep 10, 2019

Sure, it has its flaws... but the film skilfully crafts an exuberant uplifting climax that results in a warm smile-inducing feeling that remains after the credits have rolled, and sometimes that's all a film needs to do.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 10, 2019

Although the plot's not particularly novel, writer Peter Barsocchini's script maintains the fantasy elements while incorporating topical and relevant themes into the story.

| Sep 10, 2019

While [High School Musical] will inspire more than a few choice eye rolls from parents, its messages are far healthier for kids, particularly at the impressionable "tween" stage, than many of its competitors.

| Original Score: 6.5/10 | Sep 10, 2019

Adults may be bewildered by the film's runaway success, however for youngsters the catchy songs, gentle humour and overall vibrancy are likely to prove an irresistible combination.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 10, 2019

Ok, they don't need to reinvent the wheel, but it is somewhat ironic that the main theme of the flick is not sticking to the status quo (there is even a whole song about it) while all you see are recycled ideas and stereotypical characters.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 10, 2019

The film can seem a bit preachy at times, and because this is a Disney-produced feature, the cheese factor is turned way up. Still, the music isn't half bad considering most of the songs contain lyrics like "Everyone is special in their own way."

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 10, 2019

The direction, by Footloose choreographer and Gilmore Girls director Kenny Ortega, has about as much depth as you'd expect from a Disney Channel original movie, but the film's energetic and lively.

| Sep 10, 2019

Unless you have a kid under the age of seven, you'll probably find High School Musical a little too cheesy for its own good.

| Sep 9, 2019

It would be unfair not to salute the movie's message about broadening one's horizons and not being limited by stereotypes or peer pressure. But when an admirable message is packaged in such treacle, it just makes the message seem treacly, too.

| Sep 9, 2019

Mostly, High School Musical makes an appealing case for an idealized vision of high school, where individuality is celebrated and even the mean kids know everyone's name.

| Original Score: B | Sep 9, 2019

What infuses this movie with much of its spunk are [Zac] Efron's and [Vanessa Anne] Hudgens' lively performances; both come across as friendly, well-adjusted, and immensely likable.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 9, 2019

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.

| Feb 28, 2009

There's no denying the tween audience was hungering for this movie, without even knowing it. [Blu-ray]

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 14, 2009

[High School Musical] is a simplistic, and single minded teen romp filled with Disney channel regulars that disappears from your collective memory minutes after viewing it.

| Jul 10, 2007

As a marketing phenomenon, this has exceeded all expectations for a 온라인카지노추천 movie. However as cinema... maybe you just really need to be a teen to get it.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 30, 2006

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.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 10, 2006

For all its ungainliness, its cheesiness, its silliness, High School Musical is undoubtedly a great big heap of fun.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 28, 2006