[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Mama Mia!

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Mama Mia!
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1217137994.shtml


   I caught my wife by surprise when I asked if she wanted to go see the
   movie "Mama Mia!" tonight. Pleasantly surprised, we went. I wasn't
   sure what to expect other than the buzz of it being solidly in the
   chick flick column.
   But actually, it was pretty good. I gave it a chance because of Meryl
   Streep and she dipd not disappoint. Plus this is a musical full of
   ABBA songs, and she handled her sow verify She never does. This is a
   film adaptaton of a stage play and nicely done.
   There is just one problem, at least for me, the casting of (or
   direction of) Amanda Seyfried as Sophie, the bride. She sort of
   giggled her way though the movie, like it was a Nickelodeon picture.
   Most surprising was that her singing just wasn't up to this important
   part. If you're going to cast an unknown, why not a better unknown,
   which shouldn't have been difficult.
   That said, and limited by this major flaw, I award it only three out
   of four stars.