Ahh…the High School Musical Saga is over….that is, unless they decide to do College Musical! Anyway, Jess & I went out to see the movie a few days ago, and much to my delight, we were the ONLY ONES in the theater!!! I guess it helps to wait until opening weekend is over, and then go during a weekday at 5:50 at night – smack dab in the middle of dinnertime. So this review comes with NO audience persuasion at all, just what I thought about it. So….without further ado, here it goes.

I loved it & I was disappointed at the same time. First, I’ll talk about the bad parts. #1- It should have been named ‘The Troy & Gabriella Musical’ or even just ‘The Troy Musical’. Now I know that “Troy” is the big pull for the target audience, but I really like the other characters & wish they would have delved more into those relationships. #2 – The storyline didn’t seem to flow out of what the gang had all been through together just that Summer (in HSM2). This story picks up at the end of Senior Year with no fill-in. #3 Not enough Sharpay (refer to #1 above!)

What I liked about the show was that it would make a REALLY COOL production in a REAL high school musical. Since there’s an element of a play-within-a-play, or rather, a musical-within-a-musical, the musical numbers were really flashy & cool. I liked that most of the numbers could be performed on a stage with set pieces, just like they used in the actual movie. And the songs are still just as catchy as the first 2 – I still have ‘The Boys Are Back’ and ‘High School Musical’ stuck in my head.

All-in-all, Jess loved it, I enjoyed it as a simple, guilty pleasure, and it was a “wholesome” movie. I would definately recommend it.