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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Boxoffice MagazinePete HammondBoxoffice MagazinePete HammondA highly entertaining original movie that's funny, touching and real.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanWill Miss Perfect fall for the Leader of the Pack? It helps that he's played by Thomas McDonell, who's not only a dead ringer for the young Johnny Depp but also has a comparable charisma.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe movie has a cheerful good nature and a solid cast of youngsters - including Aimee Teegarden and Thomas McDonell - but any resemblance between this and real high school is, of course, purely coincidental.
- 70MovielineMichelle OrangeMovielineMichelle OrangeProm has sweetness, nonthreatening conflict, and enough personality to distance it from the chilling anodyne of Disney's television vehicles.
- 60Time OutKeith UhlichTime OutKeith UhlichFortunately, Teegarden and McDonell make up for the hand-me-down plotting with a sweet, unaffected chemistry.
- 60Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonKatie Wech's script is a carousel of reassuringly familiar plot lines, kept smoothly revolving.
- 60VarietyBrian LowryVarietyBrian LowryAn adorable cast ought to provide some appeal for tweens and tykes, though interest should gradually dwindle the closer one gets to actual prom-going age.
- 50Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreDisney's Prom is to real high school what "High School Musical" was to "West Side Story" – all fluff, no edge.
- 42The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasIt's the sort of film Robert Altman might have made if he cut his teeth working for The Disney Channel.
- 20Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesThese are boys and girls on their very best behavior, which doesn't sound like any prom you or I remember.