Author's product rating: Mamma Mia - rated by infinitiwellt
Advantages: nice story, very good performances by the actors, and the movie itself is an advantage.
Disadvantages: Not recommended to people who don not appreciate musical movie, LOL
Recommend to potential buyers: yes
FULL REVIEW
MAMMA MIA!
STARRING:
Meryl Streep - Donna Sheridan
Amanda Seyfried - Sophie Sheridan
Julie Walters - Rosie
Christine Baranski - Tanya
Pierce Brosnan - Sam Carmichael
Colin Firth - Harry Bright
Stellan Skasgard - Bill Anderson
Dominic Copper - Sky
Ashley Lilley - Ali
Rachel McDowall - Lisa
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
In a small island in Greece, Donna Sheridan played by Meryl Streep owned a small and old inn together with her 20 year-old soon to bride daughter Sofie (Amanda Seyfried). Sophie has been dreaming who her father is. And promised herself that she will unlock the secret of father before her wedding day. As other guests stated to arrived in the island, including her 2 best friends, Ali and Lisa. Also the former groupmates of her mother, Rosie and Tanya. The wacky preparation of the wedding is starting to get even better.
PLOT
The movie started with Sophie is singing "I have a dream" while dropping 3 letters to 3 different persons in the different parts of the world. For Sam Carmichael (Pierce Brosnan), Bill Anderson (Stellan Skasgard) and Harry Bright (Colin Firth). She believe that 1 of these 3 gentlemen is her father.
The 3 arrived in the island in reply to Sophie's invitation but she did not informed her mother about her plans. But her mother discovers that 3 of her exes were there in the same island, in the inn she owned. Now Donna is in great trouble. She don not want her daughter to know about the 3. So the 2 is hiding the same secret with each other.
Bu the real twist happened during the bridal shower when Sky, Sophie's boyfriend, joined the party with his male friends, also in party is Sophie's three 'fathers', and the rest of the gang. It is the time when three of them admitted that they might be the father of Sophie. And the situation got even more complicated.
And wait until the wedding day itself. The movie is a blockbuster!
MY REACTION
Positive: All I can say is EXCELLENT! I really love ABBA songs, and this movie is definitely made me happy. From the moment I saw a DVD copy in the video stand yesterday, I immediately bought it. And today is my day off, so it's a perfect timing to watch this excellent movie. I loved almost all part of the movie, the singing, dancing. The cast is very good in their performances especially Brosnan and Streep, and here's some of my favorite scenes in the movie:
1. Scene where the all boys group singing, jumping and hopping with their flippers.
2. The Meryll Streep solo "the winner takes it all" with Pierce Brosnan
3. Scene where all the girls in the island joined Streep and her friends in singing and dancing.(Dancing Queen)
4. The bridal shower dance with the boys.(Voulez Vouz)
And I voted as my most favorite scene is the singing trio of Streep and her 2 friends as Donna and the Dynamos,performing like showgirls.(Super Trooper)
Negative: Not recommended to people who don not appreciate musical movie. LOL.
OVER-ALL RATING:
10 out of 10 stars - Excellent
RECOMMENDATION
I really loved this movie, no wonder it is a worldwide blockbuster. Very entertaining and makes me singing along with the actors. I almost cried laughing while watching this film. This is such a great movie. A MUST SEE BLOCKBUSTER FILM.
DIRECTED BY:
Phyllida Lloyd
RELEASED BY:
Universal Pictures
BUDGET:
$52,000,000.00
GROSS:
$520,350,064.00
RUNNING TIME:
1 Hr 48 Min
DATE OF RELEASE:
July 18, 2008
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