Great actors do some questionable singing

Rating: 6/10 (25 December 2013)

Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is getting marry, and she wants to invite her father. So she invites 3 possibles from her mother's (Meryl Streep) past loves. The actors are all great The story is rom-com cheese, but that's not the problem.
The biggest problem is the singing from these actors. Many of them are not natural singers. Luckily Seyfried is actually a sweet pretty singer. I wouldn't say the same for Streep. Although Streep puts it all out there, and the spectacle of her doing a musical is enough to get me to watch. She just needs to burn that ugly pair of overalls.
There is a varying degree of singing talents among Stellan Skarsgård, Colin Firth, and Pierce Brosnan. Colin has to be the best, and Stellan is surprisingly good. However Pierce stands out with his talk-singing. It's the most embarrassing performance until Russell Crowe in 'Les Misérables'. Of all the actors, the best singer has to be Christine Baranski. She's a natural in a musical.
I like ABBA just not my favorite band. I like the ABBA song 'The Winner Takes It All' the most because it's actually about something personal. And this song occurs at a crucial time dramatically. But Streep does too much on-the-nose gesturing, and Brosnan can't do much other than just stand there. It's a small hiccup in what could have been amazing.
This would have always had a certain amount of cheese factor. Pierce Brosnan didn't help any. Meryl Streep is the greatest actor ever, but there is a lot to be desired about her musical theater work.