Horrible

Rating: 2/10 (19 July 2008)

When I first heard about this movie, I was somewhat excited to see it. It seemed like it would be a fun movie, and being as I love musicals, I was sold on it.
However, I was completely disappointed. The choice for Sophie was poor, she simply wasn't a good actress. She rarely showed emotion in any of the scenes, and talked as if she was acting in a middle school play. I also feel that Meryl Streep was a poor choice for her mother. They desperately tried to turn her into a hot, young mother. A whole new cast might have saved this movie, assuming they got different writers.
The only thing that saved the movie for me were the songs. I loved almost every song sequence. The sound was great, but visually it wasn't. Poorly choreographed, and some of them tried for humor (Dancing Queen sounded great, but the scene was just awkward enough to make me laugh.
I wish I would have left halfway though the movie, but I had nothing better to do that night.