Mamma Mia!

Pros: Um... one scene was pretty good...
Cons: ... bad singing, bad acting, very unfunny...

Mamma Mia! is the film of the stage phenomenon set to the music of Swedish pop legends Abba. The show has gone from strength to strength and Abba’s popularity seems to never wane, so I guess a movie version was inevitable. Hyped as “the ...

Pros: Streep's voice; exuberance of lady leads; some of the music
Cons: Badly handled plot; some weak singing/acting; LOTS of Abba; "modern" romance not romantic

My family had the popular Swedish group Abba's "Greatest Hits" when I was growing up. I have no idea why, but I do know that I could (and did) sing just about every song into my hairbrush-turned-microphone as a young teenager. The bright, corny songs ...

Pros: Streep, the guys, exuberant music, beautiful seascapes
Cons: Sky is brushed aside a bit, some abrupt romances, innuendo

Over the weekend, I happened to see Definitely, Maybe, the Ryan Reynolds movie of a few months ago in which a girl played by Abigail Breslin begs her father to tell her all about the three women he once loved, eventually letting her in on which ...

Pros: Great singing!
Cons: none

The musical as an art form isn’t dead. This weekend I fell in love with Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog and think I know all the words. Can’t wait for that one to come out on DVD. Tonight Hubby, Monkey Girl, and I went to see ...

Pros: Fun musical scenes, Meryl Streep, and the scenery.
Cons: A bit to corny at times.

My daughter and I had a mother daughter night out one day last week. We went to go see Mama Mia. Mama Mia Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is getting married. She has lived her entire life without a father, and for most of her life that was OK, ...

Pros: Those songs, Greece, everyone enjoying themselves
Cons: Tougher to deal with "bursting into song" on screen than on stage.

I don't own any ABBA music, but who needs to when you memorized it all as you lived through it? From 1972-1982, the Swedish foursome that was ABBA topped charts worldwide with catchy, kitschy tunes and four part harmony. Some of the uniqueness of the ...

Pros: Great ABBA Music!
Cons: C'mon, Pierce Brosnan lip-syncing songs? Bad sound dubbing? Poor close-ups?

"Take A Chance On Me" is one of ABBA's songs in the movie, "MAMMA MIA!" and I recommend do not take a chance on "MAMMA MIA" the movie. I believed the hype this summer, this was to be the greatest musical movie of all time. If I wanted to see weathered, ...

Pros: fun and exuberant, most of the cast, lots of song and dance, funny
Cons: Pierce Brosnan can't sing, story is very lightly sketched

Mamma Mia! is a throwback to the old fashioned musical that's all about fun and exuberance, filled with song and dance, and not overly concerned with plot or characterization. It's a good example of its kind, but it will seem a bit light and ...

Pros: Fun, lighthearted movie
Cons: Not the best singing voices

I went into this movie expecting to enjoy it thoroughly after having seen the stage version of Mamma Mia twice, and I was not disappointed. The basic plot is indeed basic. Sophia, a young woman raised by her single mom in Greece is getting married. ...

Pros: Everything about it.
Cons: Nothing really if you take it all as fun.

Despite the fact that Hubby was always more of a fan of Abba music than I was, I could not persuade him to go with me to the cinema to see Mamma Mia'. So, last Tuesday afternoon, a girl friend and I trotted off to the matinee performance at a local ...

Pros:

ABBA! Also, noticed I mentioned the word "fun" a lot?????

Cons: Some sexual innuendo, and of course, Pierce Brosnan's singing!! :)

I am a BIG ABBA fan, (and yes, I am a 46 year old straight male...) because I grew up with them in the seventies. Some people call their music "Bubble Gum" music. I call it "feel good" music. If their music was so bad, then why were they offered 1 ...

Pros: I hated it. So did my husband. We almost walked out several times.
Cons: I didn't like much about the movie at all.

To begin with, let me admit that I am not familiar with ABBA's music so I couldn't really evaluate how well the movie presented that. I also can't compare and contrast the movie to its Broadway production, never having seen that. All I am left with is my ...

Pros: Excellent casting, particularly Meryl Streep. Good supporting cast. Great soundtrack!
Cons: A little cheesy but fun. Not one the guys will likelygo for.

My mom and I had a rare afternoon out together yesterday, and decided to take in a chick flick. "Mamma Mia!" was a film both my dad and my husband said they definitely would not go to see, so we figured that was a perfect choice! Donna (Meryl ...

Pros: Catchy songs, good performances from Amanda Seyfried and Meryl Streep
Cons: Pierce Brosnan's singing performance

I saw Mamma Mia solely because Dark Knight was sold out on opening night. My sister and I decided that we still wanted to see a movie, so we went to Mamma Mia because it looked decent from the commercials. To tell the truth, if I hadn't seen Mamma Mia ...

Pros: Clean (sometimes naughty) comedy. Music.
Cons: Lacks some technical quality (sound).

If you like ABBA music you will like this movie. Granted, this movie is not an Oscar winning movie. The plot is not "deep", but it is entertaining. And that is the reason I and most people go to the movies. Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried chemistry ...