Chicago Sun-Times by Misha Davenport

There's nothing objectionable about the messages of the piece: always be true to yourself and treat everyone with dignity and respect. But teens and adults may find it a little saccharine.

New York Post by Adam Buckman

It's really a great movie, like a modern-day version of an old Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney picture in which the kids put on a show that improves the lives of all who see it.

The Hollywood Reporter by Barry Garron

It takes nothing away from this genuinely talented group of kids to express even greater admiration for the promotion and marketing.

New York Daily News by David Hinckley

What matters is how well it's done, and Disney does a lot of things right. It's multicultural. Parents are portrayed as people. The intrapersonal dramas are small enough so viewers will understand them.

Newsday by Verne Gay

This is a hit, and has been carefully crafted by Disney to become one. The formula may be as old as pop culture itself, but (again) who really cares?

Orlando Sentinel by Hal Boedeker

Camp Rock is glossy, all right, and should provide a glow for Walt Disney Co.

TV Guide Magazine by Matt Roush

It’s all very sweet and tuneful, and took me back to my days as a Hayley Mills groupie.

Slate by Troy Patterson

This being Disney product, these issues are dealt with in primary colors, uplifting tones, and production levels that aim for exact competence—a workaday professionalism that's never too slick to alienate anyone.

Time by James Poniewozik

The band has a refreshing scruffiness but except for Joe gets too little screen time to leaven the formula slickness.

Boston Globe by Joanna Weiss

If only the endeavor felt more worthy, and less prefabricated at some offshore factory where workers in mouse ears plug in the parts: the underconfident girl with a surprisingly pretty voice, the semi-bad boy with a sensitive side, the meticulously choreographed musical numbers, the heartfelt Disney lessons about self-love and self-expression.