While everyone else was going to see “The Dark Knight,” Pam and I saw “Mama Mia,” the musical based entirely on Abba songs. I was a huge Abba fan (particularly of Agnetha–hey, I was a college student), back when they were the biggest band in the world. “Take a Chance on Me” and “Dancing Queen” were my favorites, and both appeared in the movie. However, I didn’t recognize several songs.
I suspect “Mama Mia” will do great, particularly with us folks in the older demographics who remember Abba. It was not as good a musical as “Hairspray,” and certainly not as good as “Phantom of the Opera.” But it was very enjoyable–fun, funny, tear-jerking in places, a happy ending.
Two observations:
- Mery Streep can really sing.
- Pierce Brosnan can’t, but gets an A for effort.
I think the movie could have done just as well without Brosnan, but I imagine they were going for star-power equal to Streep. Hey, it worked out, and I did kinda enjoy the final song he did.
Anyway, go see it. You’ll enjoy it. And you’ll be humming Abba songs the rest of the day.
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