Efron’s brand of star acting is a purring geniality that in an older man would make you want to vote for him. Movie stardom is a form of politics in which people vote by buying tickets. But the electorate is fickle. The Efron effect could be evanescent.
— TIME’s Richard Corliss, from his article about 21-year-old Zac Efron’s stardom and his desire for older roles (April 27, 2009, Vol. 173 No. 16)