miscast for this musical lover

Rating: 2/10 (16 June 2013)

I have always loved musicals, but was not very familiar with Abba's music. I did hear that the stage musical of Mamma Mia was good. Meryl Streep was miscast, she rarely plays an airhead woman. Pierce Brosnan could not sing; another actor who could sing would have been better. The Greek isles scenes I was hoping to see were few and far between. My friends who were big Abba fans liked it, but I did not. The only other musical I disliked was Moulin Rouge, but that was so visually stunning I couldn't stop looking at it. Many musicals don't have elaborate plots, but if there is a thin plot, as there was in this one, there has to be stellar musical performances, costumes, or sets. Give me Chicago, Hairspray, or any older musical, please!