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High School Musical 2: Season 1
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Metascore
72 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 90 Ratings

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  • Starring: Jessica Tuck, Alyson Reed, Mark L. Taylor
  • Summary: Troy and Gabriella have to face off against Sharpay once again as they sing and dance their way to a talent competition at a country club.
  • Genre(s): Children, Movie/Mini-Series

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Doug Elfman
    100
    High School Musical 2 is very good. It's more than listenable. The music is surprisingly catchy, smartly penned and not annoying.
  2. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    80
    The makers of High School Musical 2 wanted to avoid repeating themselves. They have succeeded. They have delivered a sequel that is both zanier and more dramatic than the original.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    50
    To some extent, the sequel could never live up to "HS1" because the first film was such a surprise. There are more than a few high notes in the sequel, but there are also some flat notes as well.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 49
  3. Negative: 17 out of 49
  1. MarkW.
    10
    I am a mature adult of 39 years and this has to be the best film ever! I have even bought pom-pom's and even have my own dance routine! WILD CATS!!!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. heyitsmegrif4
    5
    Although way worst than the first film, and featuring a nails on the chalkboard performance from Ashley Tisdale; it has some great music to make it entertaining.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. WilliamT
    3
    I may be a little harsh here, but I do believe that the public needs to learn the truth. High School Musical 2 is shockingly mediocre. The whole teeny bopper cast sings and dances it's way through the whole 120 predictable, boring minutes. Just so you don't realise how rubbish it actually is. The plot is predictable and unoriginal and the music does nothing to help it along. The reason this movie is so popular is thanks to all the tween girls that paid money to see Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens on the screen because they are visually appealing. Avoid watching this and watch something else that will interest you and not infest your mind with corny, friendship inspired songs that will invade your poor brain for days.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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