Almost ruined ABBA music for me

Rating: 2/10 (7 February 2010)

Somehow I thought the soundtrack would have ABBA performances in it - not so. Instead, the actors "sing" ABBA's music - but not well.
And Pierce Brosnan may be a hunk to look at but when he tries to sing, yikes- he turns into a comic character. He's simply awful but probably the funniest thing in the film watching him struggle through his songs.
Meryl Streep may be a decent actress - but she is not a singer.
Phyllida Lloyd's directing is completely amateur, disturbingly frenetic and often illogical - she had no idea what she was doing. The wacky camera angles, pace and editing are often arbitrary and meaningless.
This film is a mess. Don't waste your time or money.
The only reason to give it a 2 instead of a 1 was the beautiful scenery.
My spouse and could not figure out why anyone regarded this as a hit.
Executive producers were Mr and Mrs Tom Hanks - what were they thinking?