The American Mall
The American Mall
PG | 11 August 2008 (USA)
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The executive producers of High School Musical keep the good times rolling with this upbeat musical comedy set in the one place every American teenager's home away from home - the local shopping mall. Ally (Nina Dobrev) is an optimistic adolescent singer/songwriter whose hard working mother owns the mall music shop frequented by every teen in town. When Ally shares her music with Joey (Rob Mayes), a janitor in the mall who harbors rock star ambitions, she is thrilled to find someone who can truly relate to her songs as well as her heart. Trouble looms on the horizon, however, in the form of the mall owner's spoiled rotten daughter Madison (Autumn Reeser). Madison is the kind of girl who's used to getting whatever she wants, and what she wants now could prove disastrous for both Ally's ambitions, and her mother's popular music store.

Reviews
Stellead

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

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Kailansorac

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

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ThedevilChoose

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

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Rio Hayward

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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simple_sweetness89

i think this movie was awesome. it had the same plot line of high school musical but while you are watching the movie it doesn't seem anything like it! the songs where all very good and entertaining!i think the relationship between ally and joey was a tad unbelievable because the night they sing on the roof is the first time they met and i think it is kinda weird how they are about to kiss when they hardly know each other, however this movie was very enjoyable and i look forward to buying it on DVD. ally's voice was doubled and i felt it was OK but at times kinda sq.the main guy, joey should have been cuter because he wasn't that cute.on much music they kinda skipped parts and had way too many commercials and they cut off some of the music numbers. my favorite song in the movie was survivor because it shows that she is getting over joey and her voice isn't as squeaky in this song! but i really think her voice is good. i was surprised that autumn Reeser could sing. that made the movie better. she is a really good actress. i recommend this movie to people who aren't picky with what they watch!

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angellwings06

I wasn't expecting too much from this movie, but I was pleasantly surprised. The characters were better than I thought and so were the songs. I only wish the janitors at my local mall were as cute as the janitors in this movie.Before you watch this movie though you have to think about who's producing it and what audience it's targeted towards. Don't expect deep Golden Globe award winning stuff. It's fun and full of music. I will say the actors are a bit more believable than the actors in High School Musical (and that's saying a lot cause I really like High School Musical). There's a lot more silly comedy in this one too (which I really enjoy) and it's targeted toward a slightly older audience than HSM (more toward older high school students than middle school students).All in all it's definitely worth a watch. Give it a chance. If you like it than good for you if you don't then you probably tried to take this movie too seriously...

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Akos Asante (jkgasante)

Yeah, I know the movie was predictable, and the plot was cliché. But in my opinion, the acting was pretty good and the relationship between the two main characters played out great on the screen. One of the reviewers says there wasn't enough dance scenes. I watched this on TV last night, and there was a song or dance break in almost every scene. Seriously, the characters would talk for a few minutes before breaking out in song. As for the people complaining that this movie is too similar to High School Musical, I want to point out that the producers of that movie had a part in this, so it's a bit unavoidable. Also, personally, I at least enjoyed this movie more than Camp Rock. Who watches a teen movie for a deep plot anyway? Both High School Musical films were predictable, but I still loved them immensely. Same with this movie. It has catchy songs, fun dance numbers, hilarious dialogue, and interesting characters; even apart from the main two, in fact my favourite character happened to be the best friend, Ben.Basically, if you want a fun, enjoyable, musical experience like CR or HSM then check out this movie, but don't go in expecting too much of a deep story, it's more of a fun late night DVD to pop in and watch with your friends.

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jasmbart

I actually enjoyed the movie... it was definitely geared more towards an older age group, even though majority or the actors are probably the same ages as the High School Musical cast, in some cases they are actually younger. From what I've read... the singing voice of the main character "Ally" is not in fact Nina Dobrev, but a singer by the name of Keely Hawkes Pressly her myspace is as follows... www.myspace.com/keelypressly I thought her voice was cute, had range and was probably perfect for the sound they wanted... she was definitely better than some of the younger startlet singers whose voices are so high that only dogs can hear them. LOL. But I will definitely be buying the soundtrack, the songs are very catchy, and I wouldn't mind re-watching the movie or listening to the songs.

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