All singing, all dancing Meryl Streep

Rating: Null/10 (11 April 2010)

Taking the music of Abba and telling a story that has nothing to do with Abba or Sweden or the 70s/80s and casting Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnon seems like a crazy idea....and it is....but there is a fine line between insanity and genius.
The plot is, Sophie is about to get married. But she doesn't know who her father is. She invites the 3 men who could be her father to the Greek island where her mother has a hotel and the wedding will be held.
People, sing, dance and well things get confusing and emotional.
The music is ABBA, you know you like it, even if you won't admit it.
The acting is good. The thought of Meryl Streep dancing and lip syncing to ABBA might make people shudder, but this is her genius. She is emoting to every lyric and few people could pull it off.
In fact the cast is generally superb.
Pierce Brosnon manages to miss the point of the movie. He only accepted the role (script unread) for a chance to work with Meryl Streep. It is not actually a matter of bad acting, but it just some how doesn't work.
Something different and it if you like it, it will be your little secret.