High School Musical 2 (2007)

High School Musical 2 (2007) (TV)
Lighting strikes twice., 5 October 2008


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This movie is just an excuse to have the cast sing and dance again. It's a lot like Jurassic Park in this regard. JP3 had a lame premise but once they got on the island and ran away from dinosaurs it moved along smoothly and was a lot of fun. HSM 2 is does not have a lame premise but just a standard typical plot that mirrors the first one.

But heck, it is still fun. Not as good as the first, but still good. The dancing, the choreography and the cast bring so much charm to the film that it is hard not to like. Not all the songs are really memorable but they do such a good job dancing and singing the songs that it doesn't matter what the song their singing is. The film even critiques certain weak plot elements within its own script. How cool is that.

The film actually almost made me cry towards the end. It's always touching to watch a self-centered character realize their jerk and then change their self-centered ways and become a decent person.

Some of the highlights include a guy playing the piano in a pool, dancing in the hallways of the school as the summer vacation season starts and having a dance number on a baseball field. It's also fun to watch the whole cast dance and sing together. The songs are better when that happens.

If you have the first one in your library, add the second. I'll actually go and see the 3rd one in the theater. I do hope they stop making them though, before the novelty wears off.