HSM3: The Review

Hello everybody! Despite all the business of school, I had the time to see High School Musical 3: Senior Year today! I have seen the first two, so I had some pretty big expectations for this one. Did the movie live up to the hype? Read my review and find out.

First off, the synopsis. This movie is the last in the series of High School Musical, and the entire group is graduating from high school. That is, after they star in the spring musical, which happens to be all about their senior year. They've all got a lot of choices to make about their future, and it seems they'll all be separated for good. What choices will they make as graduation comes closer?

So, I think Kenny Ortega realized that he had to end this with a bang, and I quickly noticed that he didn't just want a bang, he wanted a SHABANG. The choreography just kept getting more and more complicated, and the costumes more and more shiny!

I really like how Olesya Rulin, the actor who plays Kelsi Nielsen, got some more chances to sing in this one. I think she's the only one out of all the cast that can pull off looking like a high schooler, because they all look too old to be in high school, if you ask me. I also enjoyed the new characters that they added, such as Jimmie "The Rocket" Zara, played by Matt Prokop. He provided some comic relief, even if he wasn't one of the main characters. Another new addition was Sharpay's personal assistant, Tiara Gold, played by Jemma McKenzie-Brown. I thought something was fishy about her the moment I saw her, and while she didn't have a big role, her scene with Ashley Tisdale at the end made me laugh.

I was kind of sad that Lucas Grabeel, the actor who plays Ryan Evans, didn't get just a little bit more screen time. Maybe that's just because he got so much in HSM2. Other than that, I think HSM3 definitely lived up to its expectations, and was a perfect way to end this story that many have fallen in love with. I'll admit, I didn't think this movie was a good idea at first, but I can say now that it wasn't a good idea, it was a great one.

Overall rating: 5 stars