High School Musical 3: Senior Year Critic Reviews

Exudes genuine appeal, thanks to director Kenny Ortega's brilliant choreography and a gifted cast.Read the full review

Even if the refreshing gust doesn't stay with you long, it's fun while it lasts.Read the full review

For those scoring at home, the third entry in the "High School Musical" series is better than the second but doesn't quite sustain the unvarnished, giddy highs of the first.Read the full review

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.Read the full review

While Ortega and fellow choreographers Charles Klapow and Bonnie Story stretch their imaginations, there's something almost lazy about the picture's underachiever script.Read the full review

Unfortunately, the writing has become so bad that it becomes impossible to keep your head in the game - even as your toes continue to tap to the beat.Read the full review

If you're gay and/or eight years old, HSM3 is the movie event of the year.Read the full review

Efron is the epitome of sexless Disney heartthrobs, but he's an electrifying song-and-dance man, so much so that his castmates (Bleu excepted) look like they have concrete shoes by comparison.Read the full review

The result unfortunately has the blandness of a mediocre TV sitcom.Read the full review