Music is good, but, it doesn't justify a movie

Rating: 4/10 (20 August 2018)

It's basically one of those shows popular in the 70s - there is some contrived, silly plot that prompts a song at specific time/situation. But, it's obvious that it was deliberate, "designed", it's not "organic", "natural".
The performance is nothing special. Sure, Meryl Streep does a lot of jumping around for a woman her age and that's interesting, but, not very much. The few acting segments that we see these actors work through are not very interesting, inspired, engaging, fun, funny... They do look like people who are just waiting for the music to start playing so they can sing (and dance).
I do believe that there is a movie to be made with this premise, as ABBA did have a pretty wide range of themes in their popular songs, but, this just simply isn't it.
So, if you like both ABBA music and this show format, it's worthwhile. Otherwise, just pass.