some critic have be rave to the high heaven about this film . it about a bunch of misfit who go to a summer camp which teach dancing and singing and act . a the summer progress they all bond and become strong . sigh . this have be do hundred of time before and this movie add nothing to the old formula . the plot be very trite and predictable . there be one at the end ( about the alcoholic teacher who find himself ) that be so old that i couldn not believe i be see it in a 2003 film . also character appear and disappear with no warning ( who be that handsome latino boy who be buddy buddy with michael in one scene ) and some of the performance be either overdone ( some of the gay boy be do everything but lisp ) or pretty bad ( daniel letterle be very handsome but he can not act and he grin way too much ) . so why be i give it a 7. there be some good acting ( joanna chilcoat and robin de jesus be standouts ) and the musical number . these kid can really belt out song and the dancing be incredible . those musical number alone make the film worth see . but director graff really doesn not know how to shoot some number some of the quick cut in one number be really annoy . so it worth see for the dancing and singing . not for the cliched story and some lousy acting .