Mamma Mia DVD Review (2008)

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M AMMA MIA DVD REVIEW

Certificate: PG

Genre: Musical

Who's in it: Meryl Streep, Peirce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgard,
Anna Seigfreid, Colin Firth, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper.

Chris' Verdict On Mamma Mia DVD: 6/10- "Although I really do not like musicals,
Mamma Mia wasn't as bad as I was expecting. There was funny bits and having heard
a few of the songs before made it humorous"

Ellie's Verdict On Mamma Mia DVD: 10/10- "Probably the best film I've seen at the
cinema, I'm taking my mum and sisters to see it and will without a doubt buy it on DVD.
I've never laughed so much and I never wanted it to end!"

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Film Release date: 19th September 2008

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As a guy, I should probably not be writing this review. Nevertheless, I will do my
best to give a fair and unbiased view of the film even though I do not think under
any circumstances it could be considered a guy film. The basis of the film is a
young girl who is planning to get married and wants her father to be at the
wedding to give her away. There is one major problem, not only are her mum and
dad no longer together but to make matters worse, the mother, played by Meryl
Streep, has no idea who the father is. After careful consideration she manages to
narrow it down to three potential candidates. Unknown to her mother, the daughter
invites all three of the candidates to their home in the sun. For those of you that
have already seen the hit musical then you will know what to expect.

Mamma Mia is a musical in every sense of the word. Unfortunately, I am not a fan
of musicals and for me just as I was getting remotely interested in the plot of the
film, which was not very often, I was then having to watch a corny dance number. I
am not sure if it was better or worse that I knew the words to the songs. However,
for those of you that like to sing along and dance at the front of the cinema you will
enjoy that the songs are pretty much well known, even to me. Seen as this film is a
musical, I think it is probably fair to include the singing in this Mamma Mia review.
For me, the singing is a bad experience that goes from bad to completely
unbearable. Pierce Brosnan in particular can not sing to save his life and I hope
he steers clear of musicals in the future. While it could have been amusing if he
sang the odd line, he lost his endearing characteristics the more and more he
sung.

In you are able to see beyond the singing and big dance numbers then the plot
and story of the film is actually ok even though it lacks a certain depth. Meryl
Streep and the other more recognisable cast members give decent performances
when they have the chance to act. There is some humour in the film. If there had
not been so much bad singing then the occasional bit of bad singing from
Hollywood's finest would have been amusing but there was too much bad singing.

Ultimately, I personally hated the whole Mamma Mia experience from start to finish
and was definitely considering the leaving the cinema full of girls early. However,
girls of all ages will love this film because it is the girl film! Indeed, my local cinema
has even started running sing-a-long versions of the film for those girls that
thinking seeing the film once was just not enough. Overall, if you are a guy then
you will not enjoy this film at all, however, for girls that love to sing and dance, you
will love this film from start to finish. Mamma Mia is being billed as the feel good
film of the year and it is, if you are a girl!