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I am torn

about Mamma Mia - Shelly and I sorta liked it. AE & KB couldn't wait for it to end...

At moments it is kinda good, and then at others so cheesy you cringe...really.

Here are the plus and minuses:

- I love Meryl Streep but felt she wasn't quite right for the role, can't put my finger on who would be.

+ Christine Baranski and Julie Walters were really great as Donna's best friends.

+ Sophie was so very good.

- Colin Firth wasn't in the movie enough.

- Pierce Bronsnan really should never sing on screen ever again.

+/- The kid who plays Sky (or Ski as Shelly called him) kinda freaked me out because he looked exactly like this guy I used to work with who always wanted me to double check my billing numbers, I know this is just my own quirky issue.

+ I would like to visit Greece because it looked just magical on the screen.

Overall I think I maybe liked it a little, it just felt different from when I saw it on stage. Maybe it is because I am not used to watching musicals all that much anymore.

Go and see it and tell me what you think...

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Karen said…
Hmmmm. Since I actually GO to about one chick flick a year, I'll probably wait until this comes out on video.
9:21 PM
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