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High School Musical 3: Senior Year

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Sequel of:

High School Musical 2 (TV)

Original title

High School Musical 3: Senior Year (HSM 3)

Year

2008

Running time

112 min.

Country

United States

Director

Kenny Ortega

Screenwriter

Peter Barsocchini

Cast

Music

David Lawrence

Cinematography

Daniel Aranyó

Producer

Walt Disney Pictures

Genre

Musical. Comedy. Romance | Teen/coming-of-age. Schools & University. Sequel

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High School Musical

Synopsis

As seniors in high school, Troy (Zac Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne-Hudgens) struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.

Critics' reviews

"Who cares about plot as long as they can sing and dance? (...) What it lacks in narrative ambition, it makes up for in dazzling choreography."

Tasha Robinson: Chicago Tribune
"Efron and co-star Vanessa Hudgens have charm. But director Kenny Ortega buries them in formula dances, forgettable tunes and dialogue that makes Grease sound like Greek tragedy. (...) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"These are standard youth-movie dilemmas, but they're brought to life by the high-energy cast and the musical numbers, which Ortega shoots with electrifying pizzazz."

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"[It] has the bubbly brio to carry its hermetic emotions across (...) The franchise will likely go on without [Efron], but judging by how badly the film flounders when he isn't onscreen, it won't be the same."

Scott Tobias: AV Club
"Anyone over nine can expect the movie's antiseptic energy to get enervating"

Richard Corliss: Time
"Clive James once said that some cultural artefacts are so bland they 'taste of cellophane'. 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year' makes cellophane taste like chicken jalfrezi (…) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"

Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian
"If you're under 12, you won't be disappointed. If you're over 12, the fact this is as funny and bright as it is insipid won't stop you from avoiding it like the plague (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Helen O'Hara: Empire
HSM 3' graduates to No. 1 with $42M, Ranked Disney's family film scored the biggest opening ever for a musical.

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