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Jessica Sitter- Block 4 Movie Review __Streep can sing! __  //Mamma Mia!// is a fun, sing-a-long, giddy movie. You will like the movie regardless or not if you have seen the musical. I think that the movie is mostly for all ages, with little parental discretions. The movie is definitely worth the ticket price. Everyone in this movie is having the time of their life, or so they make it look like. The constant breakout of song is comical and very enjoyable, if you enjoy that sort of thing. This is the movie you can watch over and over and it’s still funny, but cute and playful.. //Mamma Mia!// includes a lot of ABBA’s major hits, like Dancing Queen and Winner Takes All. Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, the Swedish duo who wrote several dozen of the catchiest pop songs in history, also have some of their hit music included in this movie. The music clearly makes the movie and it revolves around the soundtrack. Meryl Streep is absolutely amazing, especially in this movie. Is there anything she can’t do? You get to see her belt it out, jump up and down on a bed, dance in platform shoes and slide down a banister, wow. “Streep can sell a song like nobody's business,” said Stevens. Streep provides the movie’s life force. There are currently nine productions of //Mamma Mia//! worldwide not starring her, is that possible? How does the show go on? Her chemistry with co-star Pierce Brosnan is amazing and idealistic. “The good-natured silliness is contagious. When Streep runs singing through a Greek village, it's like a spirited homage to //The Sound of Music//. It also gives a whole new meaning to the concept of a Greek chorus,” said Puig. Along with Streep, Amanda Seyfried does have a pure, trilling ingénue voice.  Seyfried is a charming presence, with a light, clear voice, and she handles the material with the right degree of casualness. She lets the songs all flow right around the story of her life. Although the movie is great, on the other hand, the story is not //Mamma Mia!//'s strong suit. The tale of a 20-year-old girl searching for her father on the eve of her wedding is paper-thin. You don’t even remember what the movie was focusing on at the end. You are better off just not paying as much attention to the plot, yet focusing on everything else. The movie was not meant to being taken so seriously; clearly, you can tell by their acting and clothing. The dialogue in "Mamma Mia!," in other words, the stuff you have to suffer through in between the songs -- barely holds the story together. It was meant to strike a fun and inviting tone. It crosses many paths of life. The point is, "//Mamma Mia//!" is fun, the music's terrific and the cast is appealing. There's a Greek Island, a pretty girl, Streep singing and being funny, an amusing situation and two renditions of "Dancing Queen." What's not to like?

Citations LaSalle, Mick. "'Mamma Mia!' a musical vacation." //San Francisco Chronicle// 18 July 2008: E1. Print. Stevens, Dana. "Hot Mamma!." //Slate// 18 July 2008: n. pag. Web. 3 Feb 2011. Puig, Claudia. "Streep is the dancing and singing queen in 'Mamma Mia!'." //USA Today// 19 July 2008, Print.

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