Mamma Mia!
Super cheesy but super fun. It's certainly not going to win any awards for narrative unpredictability, but that scarcely seems relevant - the real joy here comes from seeing how all the familiar Abba numbers are staged and choreographed throughout, the results of which are utterly irresistable. The film doesn't take itself any more seriously than it should, and most of the cast, particularly Meryl Streep (who is awesome) get into the spirit of it really well. It goes without saying of course that you have to like the music of Abba, and lucky for me I do. For the record, my favourite Abba song is "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A man after midnight)", but I felt that "Take a Chance on Me" was the best used and staged within the film itself. Of course the "Dancing Queen" sequence was great too.
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