Some movies are simply considered "review proof." If movie critics were $5 umbrellas, "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" would be Hurricane Katrina.
There will simply be no stopping Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan and the rest of the Disney Channel crew moving to the big screen, and making this Kenny Ortega-directed, Peter Barsocchini-scripted confection into one of the biggest attractions of the movie year. So why get in its way?
Fortunately, we don't have to: The third in what has become a true cultural phenomenon - not just monetarily, but in regards to how an entire generation will view the presumed-dead musical genre - "HSM3" is eminently watchable, occasionally very funny, and sweet enough to give you diabetes. Where it goes very right is in introducing new characters (and performers) who will enable Ortega and company to carry on the franchise, at least through "HSM4" - for which contracts already have been signed.
