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The Obsession (2006)
Overall disappointing!
To be brutally honest, this movie was extremely hard to sit through because the acting was just completely horrible. Elise Gatien, who played Erika Matthews (the teenage girl who was being stalked by her ballet teacher), was one of the characters that I kept asking myself, "How ON EARTH did she get this role?!?" I apologize for sounding so harsh but w/ all due respect, she can't act nor can she dance. As a big movie fan (be it TV or the silver screen), I have high expectations from Hollywood & most of the time, if I'm disappointed w/ a movie, it's usually because of the storyline & not because of the acting. So not the case w/ this movie. Of course, you can't blame everything on the actors because directors are just as responsible & the directing in this movie was very poor. I mean how many times do you need to see Erika's audition performance? This part of the movie was over kill for me & it didn't help that she wasn't a great ballet dancer to begin w/. Overall, a disappointing Lifetime movie!
High School Musical (2006)
Disney Channel's Best Ever
W/ all of the hype that Disney Channel had put into promoting High School Musical, I'll admit, I was a bit worried that there would be a let down due to past Disney Channel movies that w/o out a doubt were family friendly, but a little too cheesy for me to watch at times. However, the hype was very much so worthy of this movie & my worries were put to rest. I had surprisingly but thankfully found High School musical to be very entertaining, enjoyable, & refreshing in every way. I am a big time fan of musicals, & to see something new & original in a day & age where most musical movies are remakes, I was indeed very very happy. The chemistry between Zac Efron & Vanessa Anne Hudgens was undeniably wonderful both in singing & acting. Kudos to a very talented cast filled w/ triple threats. This movie should've premiered in the theaters, but that's okay. The blessing is that I had a free treat to a new, delightful, & exciting movie.