Genre: Comedy Rating: PG13 Release Date: 16-DEC-2008 Media Type: DVD
The delirious sight of Meryl Streep leading a river of multigenerational women singing "Dancing Queen" is one of the high points of Mamma Mia!, the musical built around the songs of the hugely popular pop group ABBA. The plot sets in motion when Sophie (Amanda Seyfried, Mean Girls), daughter of Donna (Streep), sends a letter to three men, inviting them to her wedding--because after reading her mother's diary, she suspects that one of them is her father. When all three arrive at the Greek island where Donna runs a hotel, Donna flips out and finds that passions she thought she'd laid aside are coming back to life. But let's face it, the plot is not the point--it's a ridiculous contrivance that provides an excuse for the characters to sing the massive hits of ABBA. Regrettably, first-time film director Phyllida Lloyd (who directed the original stage production) has drawn over-the-top performances from everyone involved, even Streep; every production number hammers its exuberance into your eyeballs. Which is too bad, because Mamma Mia! is a rarity: A middle-aged love story. The kids start things off, but the story is really about Streep and the three guys (former James Bond Pierce Brosnan, former Mr. Darcy Colin Firth, and Swedish star Stellan Skarsgard), as well as Donna's best friends (Christine Baranski, best known from the TV show Cybill, and Julie Walters, Calendar Girls). It's a romantic comedy aimed at the people who were around when all these songs were new, and that's an age group Hollywood largely ignores. For that alone, Mamma Mia! deserves to find an audience. --Bret Fetzer Stills from Mamma Mia! (Click for larger image)
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
my favorite movie ever:
The picture is amazing!. Blu-ray is the way. This movie has fantastic colorful scenes and I love the way they burst into song (great songs) and the way older people of my age just freely give way to acting crazy just for the fun of it and don't care how they look to anyone else. It's just a great, fun, sweet, visually stunning movie!
Mama Mia UMD. YAY!!!:
I'm so glad I found this. I really enjoy this movie and now I can take it with me on my PSP.
Embarrassing:
I'm not sure how all of these top-notch actors were convinced into performing in this film, and so horribly. Even Meryl Streep couldn't save this disaster of a movie. It was overacted cheese, cheese, cheese from start to finish. I like Abba, I like musicals, I love most of the cast in other films, but the best word to describe the whole production is embarrassing. I blushed for Streep, Brosnan, and Firth, as they inexpertly belted tunes off-key with a melodramatic exaggeration I would expect to see from a... more info
Mama Mia the movie:
This was a used DVD and it was in fine condition. Am enjoying watching it over and over!
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