"How's it going? This show makes the captain of the Titanic look like he won the lottery."
It's the end of the school year. Troy (Efron) and Gabriella (Hudgens) were the stars of the school musical and are now looking forward to summer vacation. They decide, along with the rest of the school, to get jobs at a local country club. They were all hired at the club because of Sharpay (Tisdale). Her family belongs to the club and she wanted Troy to be hired, whatever it takes...well, to get Troy they needed to hire the rest of the crew. Sharpay, Ryan (Grabeel), and friends enjoy their time at the pool, while their classmates work. Gabriella is a lifeguard. Kelsi (Rulin) is the concert pianist. Troy and Chad (Bleu) have various jobs, such as waiter and golf caddy. Taylor (Coleman) works with kids, and the rest work with Zeke (Warren) in the kitchen.
Every summer the club has a show that both members and staff can participate in. Sharpay and Ryan win every year, but their title is on the line when they learn that the rest of the Wildcats are planning a BIG number. So Sharpay takes matters into her own hands.
Once again the songs and dances are fabulous, but the rest of the story...not so much. The Troy-Gabriella relationship is sickening. Ashley Tisdale steals the show, although the song between Chad and Ryan is also memorable. I like the music in general, I just wish the story had been better written. I know tweens will still love it (I even bought it for my cousins), but it just didn't work for me. I can only hope that the 3rd one (which has started pre-production) will manage to rise above the ashes of this film and ignite the way the first one did. I did like that more of the cast has a voice, like the minor characters from the first film. And it was cool that Ryan and Chad had a little more to do in this film.
Dude, it's quotable: good songs, some memorable lines
--: get the soundtrack and watch videos for the songs, but don't waste too much time with the rest of the film
High School Musical 2 (2007) 104 minutes
Director: Kenny Ortega
Starring: Zac Efron as Troy Bolton
Vanessa Anne Hudgens as Gabriella Montez
Ashley Tisdale as Sharpay Evans
Lucas Grabeel as Ryan Evans
Corbin Bleu as Chad Danforth
Monique Coleman as Taylor McKessie
Mark L. Taylor as Mr. Fulton
Robert Curtis Brown as Vance Evans
Jessica Tuck as Mrs. Evans
Chris Warren Jr. as Zeke Baylor
Ryne Sanborn as Jason Cross
Olesya Rulin as Kelsi Nielsen
Kaycee Stroh as Martha Cox
Every summer the club has a show that both members and staff can participate in. Sharpay and Ryan win every year, but their title is on the line when they learn that the rest of the Wildcats are planning a BIG number. So Sharpay takes matters into her own hands.
Once again the songs and dances are fabulous, but the rest of the story...not so much. The Troy-Gabriella relationship is sickening. Ashley Tisdale steals the show, although the song between Chad and Ryan is also memorable. I like the music in general, I just wish the story had been better written. I know tweens will still love it (I even bought it for my cousins), but it just didn't work for me. I can only hope that the 3rd one (which has started pre-production) will manage to rise above the ashes of this film and ignite the way the first one did. I did like that more of the cast has a voice, like the minor characters from the first film. And it was cool that Ryan and Chad had a little more to do in this film.
Dude, it's quotable: good songs, some memorable lines
--: get the soundtrack and watch videos for the songs, but don't waste too much time with the rest of the film
High School Musical 2 (2007) 104 minutes
Director: Kenny Ortega
Starring: Zac Efron as Troy Bolton
Vanessa Anne Hudgens as Gabriella Montez
Ashley Tisdale as Sharpay Evans
Lucas Grabeel as Ryan Evans
Corbin Bleu as Chad Danforth
Monique Coleman as Taylor McKessie
Mark L. Taylor as Mr. Fulton
Robert Curtis Brown as Vance Evans
Jessica Tuck as Mrs. Evans
Chris Warren Jr. as Zeke Baylor
Ryne Sanborn as Jason Cross
Olesya Rulin as Kelsi Nielsen
Kaycee Stroh as Martha Cox
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