Teen Beach Musical 2013

Mike Hale, New York Times: The film's time-warp, movie-nerd conceit is just clever enough to keep you entertained. Read more

Brian Lowry, Variety: It's too bad the makers didn't do a slightly better job casting the key roles, but taken on its own terms the 95-minute Disney Channel original plays like a brightly colored beach blanket, albeit one that's a little rough around its sandy edges. Read more

Tom Conroy, Media Life: So we have a fundamentally earnest movie that mocks tongue-in-cheek movies for their earnestness. Read more

Hank Stuever, Washington Post: In spite of my pasty self, there's something I liked about all the relentless mugging and frugging. Read more