Mamma Mia!

Went to watch Mamma Mia! with my jc friends today.

Mamma Mia! is about the story of Sophie, a young woman living on a picturesque Greek island with her mother, Donna, and they are in the midst of preparing for Sophie's wedding. Sophie becomes troubled by the fact that she has never known her father as she was the result of one of her mother's summer flings. When Sophie stumbles upon her mother's diary, she learns that there are three possible men who could be her dad. Without telling her mother, she invites all three to her wedding.

Synopsis summarised from RT.

Mamma Mia! is a fun, optimistic and lively musical with a good cast of actors and actresses; Meryl Streep embodies the fun loving and hip mother, while Christine Baranski is a hoot with her hilarious antics. However as a musical, the vocal department definitely falls short of expectations. Some of the scenes in the musical are definitely campy or cliché, but fortunately the energetic cast saves the day.

The second half of the movie turns pensive with the looming wedding and the father issue unresolved. The movie doesn't do too well being serious and it teeters on the edge of boredom. Luckily, the gorgeous backdrop of the Greek island with light glistening on the surface of the sea leaves us constantly in awe. Overall, it is still a rather enjoyable movie that can brighten up our day.

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