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| Mama Mia, Better than the Ultimate Chick Flick |
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| Reviews - Movies | |
| Written by John Delia | |
| Friday, 18 July 2008 | |
 Rated: PG-13 20 year-old Sophie (Seyfried) is preparing to marry her boyfriend Sky (Cooper) at her mother's (Streep as Donna) hotel on an island in Greece. She seemingly has it all; a carefree life, loving boyfriend and happy friends, but one thing has been missing all her life; a father. Her only wish now is to be given away by her dad at her wedding. By reading her mother's diary, she discovers that she has three possible fathers (Firth, Brosnan and Skarsgard). Sophie then secretly invites all three men in a desperate bid to discover which of them is her father before the wedding bells start to chime! But not all goes to plan, old loves are re-kindled, new loves are formed, and Sophie risks everything to discover the true identity of her father. Making the film fun and lively, Streep, Walters and Baranski step it up with some great performances both in singing and dancing. For the wedding, Donna (Streep) invites her two best friends Rosie (Walters) and Tanya (Baranski). The three steal the show with their antics. I loved the bachelor-ette party where the three find themselves the belles of the event, singing and dancing the night away. The music of Mama Mia comes from the legendary singers ABBA with songs like "Dancing Queen", "Fernando", "Take a Chance on Me", and of course the title song. The group's songs have survived through the years and are still hits on many radio stations. The toe-tapping sounds make the film uplifting and fun. Most of all, I thought that Streep was amazingly good with all of her numbers, and should be honored for her performance. On a down note, Brosnan was not so good and crooned a little off key at times. But, who cares, since it's Brosnan, the ex-James Bond guy can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned. The real winner of the film is the location in Greece where the film was shot. The amazingly beautiful island made me want to start saving for a vacation to the enchanted land. If there was a category in the Oscars for ‘best locations' this film would surely win the grand award. FINAL ANALYSIS: If you love musicals, don't miss the uplifting Mama Mia.
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3.5 / 5
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