Monday, July 21, 2008

Avoid: Mamma Mia

It doesn't look that bad in the trailer, but apparently, it's worse than that bad.

A friend told me today that Mamma Mia! is quite possibly one of the worst movies she's seen in years. That the plot makes absolutely no sense, and that each scene is put in place only as set up to musical numbers. And Meryl Streep gives her worst theatrical performance.

I have no intention of seeing this movie (okay, to tell the truth, I never did). So I'll let someone who stomached this tell it like it is. "The legal definition of torture has been much aired in recent years, and I take Mamma Mia! to be a useful contribution to that debate." - Anthony Lane for the New Yorker

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