Mamma Mia!

SOOOOOO good!!! Before it came out on Friday, I was calling it the Hairspray for this summer. I loved Hairspray, but this, this was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better. I had read a review of the film in The Globe and Mail, which made me a bit wary of watching it. Basically the critic watched the film and then complained about how the first 15 minutes were exhausting to watch- which I did not feel at all- and how they over use the ariel view of the Greek islands, but I really didn't notice that one either except for one very short part of the film. If that's all they could pick on then, they really had to dig.

Like all musicals, some of it was cheesy. I don't want to spoil part of the plot, but the gay thing seemed innappropriate in my opinion. I have nothing against homosexuality, but this just seemed out of place which made the ending seem like a joke which was unnecessary. I liked that the writer of the musical wrote the screenplay also, keeping true to what she thought should and shouldn't have been in there and added a few things to give it that movie magic. This movie looked like it was a lot of fun to make and you could tell the cast enjoyed it which made the movie even better because there was the heart put in it all the way through. Meryl Streep was just wonderful in the film. I loved loved loved it and it was probably one of my favourite films so far this summer. Musicals aren't for everyone, but this production was great. The Greek staff always singing back-up and popping up everywhere just cracked me up everytime, especially the women.