Getaway to Greece

Rating: 10/10 (25 October 2008)

Mamma Mia is my vacation destination this year. If I can't afford to go to Greece, then this is the next best thing. To top it off, I get Meryl Streep & Amanda Seyfried singing my favorite ABBA tunes (and doing a great job as well - with gusto).
I don't want full-bore reality when it comes to musicals (i.e. Sweeney Todd - yuck). I want a semi-getaway from reality.
I want romance, dancing, laughing, great music & fun (with a bit of seriousness to it - but not taking itself too seriously). In my opinion, Mamma Mia delivers that.
I love it when the audience is swaying to the music, smiling throughout the film, leaving the theater with big grins on their faces & humming the songs on the way out. That's entertainment, folks, & money well spent at the movie theater.
BTW, this is not a chick flick - it treats men with respect & personally the term "chick flick" is way overused. What does that mean anyway? Is there an official explanation somewhere? Life doesn't revolve only around women - men make up the other half of the population!!! I saw plenty of guys in this film & some of them were really handsome & nice too!
Anyway, I loved Mamma Mia & I am glad it's doing so well abroad. I wish it did better in the USA but maybe people were sidetracked here by "The Dark Knight". Lighten up everyone - go see Mamma Mia.