Meryl Streep simply cannot be mortal

Rating: 8/10 (12 August 2009)

How can anyone do Mama Mia! and Doubt in the same year and be so utterly convincing in each??? I am convinced that Streep is really some sort of goddess sent here to show us what acting is all about.
This movie is rather cheesy, but I find myself watching it again and again. I guess it's what everyone mostly feels, but it is such a fun romp. Watching Streep play this role is a dazzling journey and the rest of the cast is wonderful, too. The music is bouncy and fun and it's just a good time. Sometimes you need that, instead of something serious and cerebral.
And I will confess, the first time through I didn't know that was Julie Walters until the credits rolled and then I shouted, "Mrs. Weasely??!" I had to run the DVD back to see that last number. She was so into her different persona that she fooled me completely.
Meryl Streep . . . perhaps the greatest actress of the 20th century. And she's still going strong in the 21st.