ABOUT THE MOVIE
MAMMA MIA! was nominated for 2 Golden Globe awards and the soundtrack was nominated for Grammy award. Produced by Universal - this PG-13 rated movie features an all - star cast such as Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Domnic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski and Julie Walters. Produced by Universal Pictures with producing partners Playtone and Littlestar. The rating of PG 13 is due to some sex-related comments. It is 1 hour and 49 minutes in length.
MAMMA MIA! is based on the Broadway hit and features songs of ABBA such as Dancing Queen, I Have a Dream and Take a Chance on Me. This musical is a tale of love, laughter and friendship. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter's quest to discover the identity of her father brings 3 men from her mother's past back to the Greek island paradise they last visited 20 years ago.
MY REVIEW
I am not a big fan of musicals and only purchased this movie because of all the advertisement that gather.com did. I viewed this movie twice since I purchased it. I first viewed it with my Daughter and Granddaughter. Then my husband and I viewed it together. I am not a fan of Meryl streep but I loved her in this movie. I think it is her best performance ever! I loved the ABBA songs and the story line. It kept me interested throughout and laughing. The scenery was amazing so I did some research to see where it was shot. It was shot in London and Greece I will be viewing this movie again.
I would rate it a 4 & 1/2 star and recommend it for a girls night out movie.
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Best Wishes!
Thanks for the review.
If so, I was planning on seeing this movie.
Even more so, since you reminded me of the songs. I love Abba.
Do you recall Shangri La with Peter Finch? Ugh. That was my instant comparison to Mama Mia!
I would love to have Meryl Streep's energy though, and she did do a good job.
Yes it is out on DVD
The only scene that stood out for me was when Meryl Streep's character sings "The Winner Takes It All", which is the only Abba song which I feel has any merit. She did a really good job with it.
I will say, though, that it was nice to see something upbeat and as far as the PG-13 goes, I don't see why there's a restriction on it.
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The following is a list of the winners of the DVD
Dawn J.
Diane H.
Erica Carnes
Geoff Kaufman
Jennifer B.
Kimber L.
Susan G.
Suze P.
Tonia, who hugs trees G.
Vikki M.
We are very particular about what we view. No nudity, bad language and not a lot of violence.