Mama Mia!

this will be short and sweet. Like the movie itself. ok, so here it is folks, you like abba? you'll love this. if your just ok with ABBA, then you'll probably still love this, but if you hate abba, then this is not for you. This is one of those situations where it works for those that like what it is, and wont work for those that don't. Get it? it's like, if you like horror movies, then you'll love the exorcist, but if you don't like horror movies, no matter how good it's made, you won't like the exorcist. Same here. That being said i love abba and LOVED this. What i was most suprosed by was how messy the movie was. the dialogue all sounded imporvised. when the characters were drinking, which was often, they REALLY seemed drunk, flubbing lines left and right and missing their marks and generally having a good time. thats the key here, everyone seemed to be having so much fun getting plastered and sunburned on the greek isles that it's infectious. So it doesn't have the crisp choreography of Chicago, or the perfectly timed plot structure of Hairspray (which i loved but WAS clearly edited to death in postproduction to the point that you can tell) this film comes off more like they showed up, had a blast, filmed everything, and made of it what they could after the fact. that being said, Meryl Streep acts her butt off (singing the winner takes it all in ONE TAKE on a seaside cliff at sunset in 5 minutes of perfect cinematic joy) and can actually sing VERY well, she's not just servicable, unlike Pierce Brosnan who does scrape by, mostly due to the meager song selection he's (wisely) given. Amanda Seyfried, my jesus, is awsome!!!! she reminds me of a young lily tomln from 9 to 5, or a sexier luciel ball. and she can sing. You'll forget she was dumb mean girl #2 in MEAN GIRLS, or her turn as an ill fated boozing sexpot on the most amazing television show ever VERONICA MARS. She ownes this role, and cry's on demand several times, giving Streep a run for her oscar earning money! I loved it. You may or may not, but if you will or wond, you already know.