As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella 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.
Its winning formula is driven not by narrative but by what isn't there: no sex, no drugs, and no rock and roll-- unless you count the logjam of thundering power ballads.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
27 Oct 2008
fresh:
Musical 3 is frustratingly shallow, but what it lacks in narrative ambition, it makes up for in dazzling choreography.
– Tasha Robinson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Oct 2008
fresh:
It's a classic case of giving the people what they want.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
24 Oct 2008
rotten:
Everything works out! Everyone's hair looks great! Some of the kids end up at Juilliard! I hope real high school is like this.