Mama Mia

Rating: Null/10 (26 July 2008)

The movie was enjoyable.
There was a trade-off not banking on the music but rather bankable actors, a mistake in my opinion. I saw the Broadway production and traveling show and was thrilled with the music, the movie (musical) was passable.
At the risk of having rocks thrown at me, Merrill Streep was very good but superb in the role, no. Don't get me wrong the movie was not bad and was good, however not something I would see again.
I have the soundtrack from the Broadway production, but thought the film not as good.
The above was intended to be realistic. The movie was a good night out, glad I saw it but the casting a conservative approach rather than focus on talent. Chicago used that formula but the vocal talent was much better.