Abba-mania & Meryl

Rating: 8/10 (20 July 2008)

I went and saw Mamma Mia on the weekend, as I was in the mood for a pleasant bit of fluff. And it met expectations - a fun romp, with ABBA songs to sing along to (but please, please, please, please restrain yourself and sing in your head not out loud).
Most of the cast members give credible performances, although Pierce Brosnan looks and sounds like a fish out of water every time he has to sing (Oh all right, he did an OK job with SOS).
But what blew me away was Meryl Streep. Who knew she could actually sing? I mean, *really sing*? If anyone could make singing an ABBA song Oscar-worthy, Meryl has done it with her emotional performance of The Winner Takes It All. Seriously.