Should I laugh or cry.................

Rating: 3/10 (22 June 2009)

OK, I have to confess, I am not gay or a big Abba fan, so the chances of me enjoying this film were slender from the start.However since Mama Mia had been hyped so much and had such a promising cast, I gave it a go. I am a fan of Meryl Streep and Julie Walters but even this allegiance was stretched somewhat. The script, such as it was ,was nicked from a French comedy*, I saw recently, on one of the movie channels (anyone know it?) Piers Brosnan, attempting to sing and prancing around in an ill-fitting 'Elvis in Hawaii' outfit, should change his agent and hire someone who cares enough to stop his career nosediving into a sea of embarrassment. The only good comment I can make was that Meryl Streep, Julie Walters and Christine Baranski were good when they did the stage act.
* THe French film was called ,Le parfum de la dame en noir (2005) (The Perfume of the Lady in Black)