Mamma Mia! The Movie (Widescreen)

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THE STORY OF A BRIDE-TO-BE TRYING TO FIND HER REAL FATHER FROM THREE POSSIBLE CANDIDATES, TOLD USING SONGS BY THE POPULAR '70S GROUP ABBA. BASED ON THE HIT BROADWAY MUSICAL.

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• ISBN13: 0025195015882
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

The delirious sight of Meryl Streep leading a river of multigenerational women singing "Dancing Queen" is one of the high points of Mamma Mia!, the musical built around the songs of the hugely popular pop group ABBA. The plot sets in motion when Sophie (Amanda Seyfried, Mean Girls), daughter of Donna (Streep), sends a letter to three men, inviting them to her wedding--because after reading her mother's diary, she suspects that one of them is her father. When all three arrive at the Greek island where Donna runs a hotel, Donna flips out and finds that passions she thought she'd laid aside are coming back to life. But let's face it, the plot is not the point--it's a ridiculous contrivance that provides an excuse for the characters to sing the massive hits of ABBA. Regrettably, first-time film director Phyllida Lloyd (who directed the original stage production) has drawn over-the-top performances from everyone involved, even Streep; every production number hammers its exuberance into your eyeballs. Which is too bad, because Mamma Mia! is a rarity: A middle-aged love story. The kids start things off, but the story is really about Streep and the three guys (former James Bond Pierce Brosnan, former Mr. Darcy Colin Firth, and Swedish star Stellan Skarsgard), as well as Donna's best friends (Christine Baranski, best known from the TV show Cybill, and Julie Walters, Calendar Girls). It's a romantic comedy aimed at the people who were around when all these songs were new, and that's an age group Hollywood largely ignores. For that alone, Mamma Mia! deserves to find an audience. --Bret Fetzer


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Mamma Mia! The Movie (Widescreen) Customer Review


If you enjoy Abba music, romantic comedies and panoramas of Greece in full bloom, then this is the movie for you.

There are over 600 reviews of this DVD on this website already so there's no need for me to go into the actual details of the story. All I will say is that this is fun. It's also nice to see some of Abba's less well known tracks featured here - such as "Slipping Through My Fingers" and "When All Is Said and Done". They demonstrate the unique songwriting talent of Benny and Bjorn (who are truly gifted and blessed by the angel of music). When you consider that they were not writing in their native language, it makes their lyrical quality all the more remarkable.

Yes, Pierce Brosnan is not a strong singer, but that makes the movie all the more warmer - i.e. it's not clinically sung by pros; instead it's actors doing what they do.

The DVD contains a batch of useful behind-the-scenes extras such as interviews, deleted takes, and features that provide an insight into the making-of.

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