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oy, mamma mia
Dec. 27th, 2008 07:36 amThe movie we came home from Christmas with an unexpected DVD copy of was Mamma Mia! So we watched it. To hear Pierce Brosnan sing, why else?
Look, I don't exactly dislike ABBA, not if the songs are performed with enough verve, which most of them were; and I actually kind of positively enjoy a couple of them, though apparently not the ones that everyone else does. But overall this film is a warning lesson in how lame Across the Universe could have been if it hadn't been made with the exquisite care which here was thrown to the winds.
When is this story supposed to be taking place, exactly? How old are the characters? How old are the actors playing them? How much time can the plot spend treading water? Don't think about the chronology of this film's backstory too hard, or your brain will fart.
Look, I don't exactly dislike ABBA, not if the songs are performed with enough verve, which most of them were; and I actually kind of positively enjoy a couple of them, though apparently not the ones that everyone else does. But overall this film is a warning lesson in how lame Across the Universe could have been if it hadn't been made with the exquisite care which here was thrown to the winds.
When is this story supposed to be taking place, exactly? How old are the characters? How old are the actors playing them? How much time can the plot spend treading water? Don't think about the chronology of this film's backstory too hard, or your brain will fart.
