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High School Musical 3: Senior Year

What it's about:
High school seniors Troy (Zac Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) are facing the prospect of being separated from one another as they head off in different directions to college. Joined by the rest of the Wildcats, they stage an elaborate spring musical reflecting their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.

What the critics said:
"[An] infectiously upbeat bigscreen extension of Disney Channel's runaway TV movie sensation."
Peter Debruge - [Variety]

"It's hard not to see the rabidly popular series's deliberate insubstantiality, its desire to address teendom in juvenile ways, as a depressing commentary on the dwindling standards of young entertainment consumers."
Nick Schager - [Slant Magazine]

"High School Musical 3: Senior Year gives you an honest jolt of feel-good fizz. It may be as friendly and square as one of those 1950s teen romps in which the actors wore letter sweaters, but that doesn't mean the movie is an uptight anachronism."
Owen Gleiberman - [Entertainment Weekly]

"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."
Peter Travers - [Rolling Stone]

"Even within the confines of G-rated fluff, it could have been a lot sassier. "
Stephen Farber - [Hollywood Reporter]

"Then there’s the sheer volume, colour and stage-brat exuberance that breezes the wispy plot (will the last spring musical come together?) from one forgettable hi-energy dance number to the next."
[Total Film]

"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."
Helen OHara - [Empire Magazine]

"There is absolutely no way fans of this series will be disappointed. "
Jennifer Cady - [E! Online]

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