Ok, so I don't go to the movies, first of all who can find the time and who can afford it. I rented Mamma Mia and let's just say it was not what I had expected. I knew there was some singing and a couple of dance numbers, but I didn't think it would be all singing with a sprinkling of dialogue in-between. My husband watched the first 5 minutes then it was upstairs to the spare TV he went, claiming that the wide screen was too narrow to watch, this coming from a man whose been known to watch the Lifetime channel. Yeah I know, even my daughter said, mom this is a chick film. Here's the story, musical number, Sophia's getting married, musical number, Sophia invites three men who could be her father, musical number, Mother, Donna (Meryl Streep) finds out, musical number, wedding day, musical number, musical number and more musical numbers. Who knew Meryl Streep could sing and I personally loved her name. Never has the name Donna held such beautiful musical connotations. The three would be fathers, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth (whom I've had a secret crush on since Bridge Jones' Diary-Mark Darcy) and Stellan Skarsgard (you'd know him if you saw him) can't sing worth a lick. The daughter (Amanda Seyfried) is not only beautiful but a great singer, who is she?
If not for the beautiful setting, Greece (next on my bucket list) and my favorite song showcasing Meryl's musical drama, The Winner Takes it All, I would have shut off the dvd and made a Greek salad instead.-Single D
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