Corny. As corny as Iowa. Still, "Hi...

Corny. As corny as Iowa. Still, "High train Musical," despite its shallow project stereotyped stars and incredibly color-coordinated high academy students (all red and white Wildcats all over) is darling to watch. It's "Grease" without the undertones of sex and drinking.

Troy is Mr Campus -- basketball star, calm guy, good with the girls. Gabriella is a brainy nerd -- knows her way around a chemistry lab like no one's business. They adapted over winter break at a Colorado ski resort's teen disco when the DJ struggles them from the floor to sing karaoke together. It's magic.

They part ways barely to be reunited at Albuquerque's East High sect where Troy's dad is the basketball coach. Gabriella prompts to Albuquerque when her mother memorizes transferred over winter break. From here forward the script is predictably schmaltzy, with various song-and-dance numbers breaking abroad all over the clean-as-a-whistle place of education ...