have avoid see the movie in the cinema and but buy the dvd for my wife for xmas and i have to watch it . i do not expect much and which usually mean i get more than i bargain for . but mamma mia utter and utter cr . i like abba and i like the song and i have the old lp . but this film be just terrible . the stage show look like a bit of a musical and but this race along with song hurriedly follow one another and no characterisation and the dance number ( which be heavily choreograph accord to the extra on the dvd ) be just throw away with only half the body ever on screen and the dance chorus of north european appear on a small greek island at will and while the set and set up of number would have disgrace cliff richard musical in the sixty . meryl ( see me i be act ) streep can not even make her usual mugging effective in an over the top musical . her grand piece the winner take it all be meryl at the met . note to director it should have be shoot in stillness with the camera gradually show distance grow between streep and brosnan . some of the singing be awful karaoke on amateur night . the camera can not stop move like bad mtv . one can never settle down and just enjoy the music and enthusiasm and character . but what be even bad be how this botch piece of excre have become the high grossing film in the uk and the best selling dvd to boot . blair and campbell and new labour really have reduce the uk to zombie critical faculty anyone .