The story flips back and forth as Sophie prepares for the grand re-opening of the Hotel Bella Donna with the story of how Donna met Sophie's fathers and ended up on the island of Kalokairi.
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PROS
1) ABBA's music of course.
2) Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson's cameos.
3) Jessica Keenan Wynn as young Tanya had Christine Baranski down cold!
4) Hugh Skinner as young Harry was freakin' hysterical!
5) Omid Djalili as a Greek customs official who just can't get Harry's attention no matter how hard he tries.
6) Stellan Skarsgard in a fat suit!
CONS
1) Bring a box of tissues with you.
Overall, I give Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again a solid 8 stars out of 10.
Overall,
Pam and I went to see this while we were in Lincoln City, and loved it. :D I actually liked it more than the first one, and I really liked the first one. They toned down the over-the-top camp a bit in places -- mainly by NOT making the young guys looking like the photos of the young guys from the first movie, thank bleep. :
ReplyDeleteI also liked the retcon of "grandma." Cher was pretty awesome, and they used her just enough, without letting her take over at all, which I'm sure she could've done. Outrageously fabulous Vegas-star grandma is much better than ultra-Catholic, get-out-you-pregnant-slut grandma. :)
And yes, we both teared up at the end. :D
Angie
Ultra-Catholic grandma singing to old boyfriend (who may possibly be Donna's real father) just wouldn't have worked. LOL
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