so much fun!

Rating: 10/10 (24 July 2008)

Sure, the plot's silly, Pierce Brosnan can't sing, and there is WAY too much screeching in the first 1/2 hour of the film. But that doesn't matter, because it is so much FUN!
If you go to the cinema with an open mind, you will LOVE this movie. It's not pretending to be a serious film with deep characters, it's there to lift your spirits and have a good time. It was the most fun I've had in ages and I think what it is is it's so bad it's good and now I still can't get ABBA songs out of my head!
I went to the cinema expecting there to only be a couple of people in there as it's been out a couple of weeks now, but the cinema was full, and a lot of the people had even seen it before. I think that's what made the film so much fun as people were laughing a lot, clapping at the end of good songs and even singing along at the end. At one point, people even started shouting at the screen (I can't tell you where, it'll ruin the plot) and I think all of this made the film even better as I could see everyone else was enjoying it too and having a great time. I have been to the cinema a lot and this was the first ever film where there was an applause at the end, showing the audience's appreciation of the film.
So, what's good about Mamma Mia!? It doesn't take itself seriously and has lots of funny moments. I thought the random villagers that pop up as the backing singers for each song were good too! The songs were really catchy and make you want to sing along, and even if you don't like ABBA it's worth going to see as it's just a feel-good musical that happens to have ABBA songs in it (I don't even like ABBA that much). Meryl Streep is very good at singing and portrays strong emotion in The Winner Takes It All, and her daughter is a good actress too. Donna's two friends are very good and Julie Walters almost steals the show at some points! I think that the three men chosen for the Dads were good for their roles, especially Colin Firth ("I'm Spontaneous"!). The film never dragged and the 1 3/4 hours flew by. When it ended, we all wanted more, and make sure that you stay to see the singing in the credits. They even managed to shoe Waterloo in there!
So, in conclusion, if you haven't seen it yet, GO!
Also, a note for any man who's unsure: My Dad's the most heterosexual man I know, and he really enjoyed the film as well! He went there wanting to hate it, but it was so cheesy and fun he came out of the cinema thanking me for dragging him in!